1973 Harvard Crimson football team

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1973 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainDavid P. St. Pierre
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Harvard 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Penn 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Yale 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Brown 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Cornell 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Princeton 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1973 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. They were led by third-year head coach Joseph Restic and played in the Ivy League.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29UMass*
W 24–719,100–19,200[2][3]
October 6Boston University*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 16–013,000[4]
October 13Columbia
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 57–025,500[5]
October 20at Cornell
W 21–1520,000[6]
October 27Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 18–2431,000[7]
November 3at Penn
W 34–3037,167[8]
November 10Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 19–1416,000[9]
November 17at Brown
W 35–3215,792[10]
November 24at Yale
L 0–3541,247[11]
  • *Non-conference game

[12][13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ McGowen, Deane (November 2, 1973). "Harvard's Hopes at Stake In Penn Game Tomorrow". NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Nason, Jerry (September 28, 1973). "Harvard Opens with a Bang Leaves UMass in Dust, 24-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  4. ^ Roberts, Ernie (October 7, 1973). "Harvard Sputters, but 3 Tetirick Field Goals Drop Terriers, 16-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 14, 1973). "Columbia Shut Out, 57-0; Harvard Is Easy Victor". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ "Harvard Downs Cornell; Crimson Triumphs, 21-15". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 21, 1973. p. S4.
  7. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 28, 1973). "Dartmouth Tops Harvard; Crimson Upset, 24-18". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 4, 1973). "Harvard Conquers Penn with a Late Pass, 34-30". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Cady, Steve (November 11, 1973). "Harvard, Dartmouth Win to Stay Tied for Ivy Lead; Princeton 19-14 Loser". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Cady, Steve (November 18, 1973). "Harvard, Dartmouth Win to Stay Tied for Ivy Lead; Brown Bows, 35-32". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 25, 1973). "Dartmouth Wins, Takes Title, as Yale Routs Harvard, 35-0; Rogan Guides Elis". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  12. ^ "1973 Harvard football Schedule". Harvard. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  13. ^ "1973 Harvard Crimson Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 15, 2019.


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