1986 Harvard Crimson football team

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1986 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–7 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainScott C. Collins
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Penn $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Cornell 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Brown 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Dartmouth 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Harvard 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Yale 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Princeton 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Columbia 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crimson finished fifth in the Ivy League.

In their 16th year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 190 to 139. Scott C. Collins was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 3–4 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 132 to 108.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Columbia
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 34–0 7,534 [3]
September 27 Holy Cross*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 0–41 12,540 [4]
October 4 at No. T–5 William & Mary*
L 0–24 13,100 [5]
October 11 Cornell
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 0–3 17,531 [6]
October 18 at Dartmouth
W 42–26 15,618 [7]
October 25 at Princeton
L 3–14 20,500 [8]
November 1 Brown
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 19–31 12,540 [9]
November 8 UMass*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 7–17 1,250 [10]
November 15 at No. 6 Penn
L 10–17 25,650 [11]
November 22 Yale
W 24–17 40,000 [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. 31–32. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
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