1988 Harvard Crimson football team

1988 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–8 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainDonald C. Peterson
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn + 6 1 0 9 1 0
Cornell + 6 1 0 7 2 1
Princeton 4 3 0 6 4 0
Dartmouth 4 3 0 5 5 0
Yale 3 3 1 3 6 1
Columbia 2 5 0 2 8 0
Harvard 2 5 0 2 8 0
Brown 0 6 1 0 9 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1988 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crimson tied for next-to-last in the Ivy League.

In their 18th year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 272 to 202. Donald C. Peterson was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 2–5 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 168 to 131 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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. pp. 32–33. Retrieved July 10, 2020.