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1989 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1989 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Harvard finished third in the Ivy League.

1989 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–5 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainGreg Gicewicz
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Princeton + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Harvard 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Cornell 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Penn 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Brown 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

In their 19th year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored 257 to 207. Greg Gicewicz was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 5–2 conference record placed third in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 134 to 120.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 at Columbia
W 26–10 4,750 [3]
September 23 No. 4 Holy Cross*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 17–31 17,500 [4]
September 30 at Army*
L 28–56 39,115 [5]
October 7 Lehigh*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 28–50 11,200 [6]
October 14 at Cornell
L 0–28 21,000 [7]
October 21 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 6–5 20,500 [8]
October 28 Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 14–28 22,300 [9]
November 4 at Brown
W 27–14 10,700 [10]
November 11 Penn
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 24–15 12,600 [11]
November 18 at No. 13 Yale
W 37–20 59,263 [12]

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. p. 33. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Harvard Gets Past Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 17, 1989. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Holy Cross Comeback Stifles Harvard, 31-17". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. September 24, 1989. pp. D15, D18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 1, 1989). "Army Marches Through Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Powers, John (October 8, 1989). "Lehigh Humbles Harvard, 50-28". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure from boxscore at "Lehigh 50, Harvard 28". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 8, 1989. p. S9.
  7. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 15, 1989). "Cornell Keeps Harvard Down". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 22, 1989). "Harvard Boots Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Knobelman, Bob (October 29, 1989). "Gimmicks Help Princeton to Easy Win over Harvard". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 5, 1989). "Harvard's Restic Wins His 100th". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Juliano, Joe (November 12, 1989). "Penn Again Fails to Mesh and Falls to Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13-E – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 19, 1989). "Harvard Beats Yale in The Upset; Elis Forced to Share Ivy Title". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
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