1983 Harvard Crimson football team

1983 Harvard Crimson football
Ivy League co-champion
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–2–2 (5–1–1 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainJoseph K. Azelby
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard + 5 1 1 6 2 2
Penn + 5 1 1 6 3 1
Brown 4 2 1 4 5 1
Dartmouth 4 2 1 4 5 1
Cornell 3 3 1 3 6 1
Princeton 2 5 0 4 6 0
Columbia 1 5 1 1 7 2
Yale 1 6 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1983 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Harvard was co-champion of the Ivy League.

In their 13th year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 6–2–2 record and outscored opponents 188 to 140. Joseph K. Azelby was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 5–1–1 conference record tied for best in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 147 to 88.[2] Harvard defeated its co-champion, Penn, in their head-to-head matchup.

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. 30. Retrieved July 10, 2020.