1978 Harvard Crimson football team

1978 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–4–1 (2–4–1 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainSteven C. Potysman
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth $ 6 1 0 6 3 0
Brown 5 2 0 6 3 0
Yale 4 1 2 5 2 2
Cornell 3 3 1 5 3 1
Harvard 2 4 1 4 4 1
Columbia 2 4 1 3 5 1
Princeton 1 4 2 2 5 2
Penn 1 5 1 2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1978 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Harvard tied for fifth place in the Ivy League.

In their eighth year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored opponents 196 to 189. Steven C. Potysman was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 2–4–1 conference record tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 168 to 162 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. p. 28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.