1992 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season

1992 Harvard Crimson football

Conference| Ivy League
Record| 3–7 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach|

* Joe Restic (22nd season)

Captain| Robb Hirsch
Home stadium| Harvard Stadium

Seasons

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1993 ->

1992 Ivy League football standings

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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

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 19 | at Columbia |

* Wien Stadium
* New York, NY

| W 27–20|  5,750 |  [3]
September 26 |  No. 14 William & Mary* |

* Harvard Stadium
* Boston, MA

| L 16–36|  5,794 |  [4]
October 3 | at Holy Cross* |

* Fitton Field
* Worcester, MA

| L 7–30|  10,601 |  [5]
October 10 |  Cornell |

* Harvard Stadium
* Boston, MA

| L 13–31|  13,346 |  [6]
October 17 | at Lafayette* |

* Fisher Field
* Easton, PA

| L 29–31|  7,859 |  [7]
October 24 | at Princeton |

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ (rivalry)

| 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 |

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 19–21|  21,626 |  [11]
November 21 |  Yale |

* Harvard Stadium
* Boston, MA (The Game)

| W 14–0|  31,500 |  [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

## References

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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.

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Harvard Crimson football

Venues|

* Boston Baseball Grounds (1877–1881)
* Holmes Field (1881–1882, 1888)
* Jarvis Field (1883–1893)
* Soldier's Field (1894–1903)
* Harvard Stadium (1903–present)

Bowls and rivalries|

* 1920 Rose Bowl
* Dartmouth
* Penn
* Princeton
* Yale

Culture and lore|

* "Ten Thousand Men of Harvard"
* 1874 McGill game
* 1921 Centre game
* 1968 Yale game (Harvard Beats Yale 29–29)
* 2004 Harvard–Yale prank

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