1992 Harvard Crimson football team

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.

1992 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
1992 record3–7 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainRobb Hirsch
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
1992 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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.
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