The 1968 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Harvard was co-champion of the Ivy League.
1968 Harvard Crimson football | |
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Ivy League co-champion | |
Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 8–0–1 (6–0–1 Ivy) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Victor E. Gatto Jr. |
Home stadium | Harvard Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their 12th year under head coach John Yovicsin, the Crimson compiled an 8–0–1 record and outscored opponents 236 to 90. Vic Gatto was the team captain.[1]
Both Harvard and Yale were unbeaten entering their season-ending rivalry matchup. Their 29–29 tie resulted in identical 6–0–1 conference records, and in both teams being named co-champions of the league. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 150 to 70.[2] The final game inspired the famous headline "Harvard Beats Yale 29-29" printed in The Harvard Crimson, and a 2008 documentary film of the same name.
Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Actor Tommy Lee Jones was a starting guard on the team.
Schedule edit
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 28 | Holy Cross* |
| W 27–20 | 23,000 | [3] | ||
October 5 | Bucknell* |
| W 59–0 | 12,000 | [4] | ||
October 12 | at Columbia | W 21–14 | 17,182 | [5] | |||
October 19 | Cornell |
| W 10–0 | 15,000 | [6] | ||
October 26 | Dartmouth |
| W 22–7 | 39,000 | [7] | ||
November 2 | Penn |
| W 28–6 | 25,000 | [8] | ||
November 9 | at Princeton | W 9–7 | 36,000 | [9] | |||
November 16 | Brown |
| W 31–7 | 16,000 | [10] | ||
November 23 | Yale |
| T 29–29 | 40,280 | [11] | ||
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Awards edit
- All-Ivy League 1st team
References edit
- ^ "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Keese, Parton (September 29, 1968). "Crimson Tops Holy Cross". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Montville, Leigh (October 6, 1968). "Harvard Runs Roughshod over Bucknell, 59-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wallace, William N. (October 13, 1968). "Harvard Topples Columbia, 21 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ McGowen, Deane (October 20, 1968). "Harvard Downs Cornell by 10-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 27, 1968). "Harvard Stays Undefeated; Dartmouth Routed, 22-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Keese, Parton (November 3, 1968). "Harvard Remains Undefeated, 28-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Anderson, Dave (November 10, 1968). "Princeton Loses, 9-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Strauss, Michael (November 17, 1968). "Harvard Scores over Brown, 31-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Cady, Steve (November 24, 1968). "Harvard Ties Yale, 29-29, on Last Play of the Game; Crimson Tallies Twice in 42 Seconds". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.