1992 Harvard Crimson football team

1992 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–7 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainRobb Hirsch
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Princeton + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Penn 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Cornell 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Harvard 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Yale 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Columbia 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Brown 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1992 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crimson finished fifth in the Ivy League.

In their 20th year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 240 to 167. Robb Hirsch was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 3–4 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 143 to 115 by Ivy opponents.[2]

Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 at Columbia
W 27–20 5,750 [3]
September 26 No. 14 William & Mary*
L 16–36 5,794 [4]
October 3 at Holy Cross*
L 7–30 10,601 [5]
October 10 Cornell
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 13–31 13,346 [6]
October 17 at Lafayette*
L 29–31 7,859 [7]
October 24 at Princeton
L 6–21 19,250 [8]
October 31 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 7–31 12,850 [9]
November 7 Brown
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 29–19 5,350 [10]
November 14 at Penn
L 19–21 21,626 [11]
November 21 Yale
W 14–0 31,500 [12]

References

  1. ^ "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 34–35. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Wallace, William N. (September 20, 1992). "Columbia Roars but Not Quite Enough". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S3, S4.
  4. ^ Fairbank, Dave (September 27, 1992). "Tribe Stops Harvard Efficiently". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 4, 1992). "Tough Crusader Defense Has Harvard All Crossed Up". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 11, 1992). "Cornell Bags Big Victory". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 18, 1992). "High-Scoring Win Finally for Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Naunton, Shawn (October 25, 1992). "Princeton Dumps Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 1, 1992). "Harvard Still Can't Get Ball Rolling". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 8, 1992). "A Breakthrough for Harvard, Giardi". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Summaries: East". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 8, 1992. p. S7.
  11. ^ Kelly, Matt (November 15, 1992). "Harvard Can't Kick In". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 22, 1992). "High Point for Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.