1974 Harvard Crimson football team

1974 Harvard Crimson football
Ivy League co-champion
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–2 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainBrian P. Hehir
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard + 6 1 0 7 2 0
Yale + 6 1 0 8 1 0
Penn 4 2 1 6 2 1
Brown 4 3 0 5 4 0
Dartmouth 3 4 0 3 6 0
Princeton 3 4 0 4 4 1
Cornell 1 5 1 3 5 1
Columbia 0 7 0 1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1974 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Harvard was co-champion of the Ivy League.

In their fourth year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents 236 to 129. Brian P. Hehir was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 6–1 conference record tied for best in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 191 to 91.[2] Harvard shared the league title with Yale, despite beating the Bulldogs in the final game of the season.

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

  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. 27. Retrieved July 10, 2020.