1960 Harvard Crimson football team

1960 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainTerry F. Lenzner
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Yale $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Princeton 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Harvard 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Columbia 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Penn 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Brown 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Cornell 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1960 college football season. Harvard tied for third in the Ivy League.

In their fourth year under head coach John Yovicsin, the Crimson compiled a 5–4 record but were outscored 119 to 90. Terry F. Lenzner was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 4–3 conference record tied for third-best in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 86 to 65 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Holy Cross*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 13–6 18,000 [3]
October 1 Massachusetts*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 12–27 10,500 [4]
October 8 at Cornell
L 0–12 15,000 [5]
October 15 at Columbia
W 8–7 21,899 [6]
October 22 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 9–6 30,000 [7]
October 29 Penn
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 8–0 11,000 [8]
November 5 at Princeton
L 12–14 36,000 [9]
November 12 Brown
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 22–8 15,000 [10]
November 19 No. 17 Yale
L 6–39 40,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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. 22–23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 25, 1960). "Harvard Sets Back Holy Cross, 13 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ "Ravenel of Harvard Hurt in 27-12 Loss". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 2, 1960. p. S1.
  5. ^ Teague, Robert L. (October 9, 1960). "Alert Big Red Subdues Harvard at Ithaca, 12-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Teague, Robert L. (October 16, 1960). "Harvard Interception Stops Columbia, 8-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Tuckner, Howard M. (October 23, 1960). "Crimson Sinks Dartmouth; Pass Beats Indians, 9-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Holbrook, Bob (October 30, 1960). "Harvard Topples Penn, 8-0, on Halaby's Pass". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Adams, Frank S. (November 6, 1960). "Tigers Turn Back Harvard, 14 to 12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Tuckner, Howard M. (November 13, 1960). "Harvard Subdues Brown Team, 22-8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 20, 1960). "Yale Routs Harvard, 39-6; Elis Get Ivy Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.