1990 Harvard Crimson football team

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1990 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainTom Callahan
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Dartmouth + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Cornell + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Yale 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Harvard 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Penn 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Princeton 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Brown 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crimson tied for fourth in the Ivy League.

In their 20th year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored 206 to 199. Tom Callahan was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 3–4 conference record tied for fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 158 to 140 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 at Columbia
W 9–6 9,430 [3]
September 22 Northeastern*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 26–0 9,200 [4]
September 29 at Holy Cross*
L 14–35 14,106 [5]
October 6 Cornell
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 17–20 16,300 [6]
October 13 Fordham*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 19–13 4,500 [7]
October 20 at Princeton
W 23–20 24,345 [8]
October 27 at Dartmouth
L 0–17 8,821 [9]
November 3 Brown
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 52–37 15,500 [10]
November 10 at Penn
L 20–24 17,918 [11]
November 17 Yale
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 19–34 35,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  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. 33–34. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Greenidge, Jim (September 16, 1990). "Harvard Picks Off Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Concannon, Joe (September 23, 1990). "Harvard Gets a Tuneup". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Concannon, Joe (September 30, 1990). "Holy Cross Swarms over Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 7, 1990). "Harvard Sacked by Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Monahan, Bob (October 14, 1990). "Harvard Takes Sloppy Win over Fordham". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Knobelman, Bob (October 21, 1990). "Harvard Edges Princeton in Sloppy but Close Game". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Haley, Tom (October 28, 1990). "Page Powers Dartmouth to First Shutout of Harvard Since 1965". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. pp. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 4, 1990). "Harvard Exercises Its Option". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Juliano, Joe (November 11, 1990). "Penn Holds Off Crimson Charge for a 24-20 Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14-E – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 18, 1990). "Yale Has Fun in The Game". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
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