| 1976 Harvard Crimson football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 6–3 (4–3 Ivy) |
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| Captain | William D. Emper |
| Home stadium | Harvard Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Harvard tied for third place in the Ivy League.
In their sixth year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 176 to 115. William D. Emper was the team captain.[1]
Harvard's 4–3 conference record tied for third in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 115 to 88.[2]
Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | Columbia |
| W 34–10 | 12,201 | [3] | ||
| September 25 | UMass* |
| W 24–13 | 14,454–17,000 | [4][5] | ||
| October 2 | Boston University* |
| W 37–14 | 14,000 | [6] | ||
| October 9 | Cornell |
| L 3–9 | 8,000 | [7] | ||
| October 16 | at Dartmouth | W 17–10 | 20,336 | [8] | |||
| October 23 | at Princeton | W 20–14 | 18,000 | [9] | |||
| October 30 | Brown |
| L 14–16 | 26,500 | [10] | ||
| November 6 | at Penn | W 20–8 | 8,423 | [11] | |||
| November 13 | Yale |
| L 7–21 | 42,000 | [12] | ||
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References
- ^ "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 27–28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Strauss, Michael (September 19, 1976). "Harvard Wins; Crimson Conquers Columbia, 34 to 10". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S1, S7.
- ^ Eisenberg, Harry (September 26, 1976). "Another Step, Second for Minutemen and ..." Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 98 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
- ^ Monahan, Bob (October 3, 1976). "Kubacki Rolls, BU Falls, 37-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 77 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McGowen, Deane (October 10, 1976). "Penn and Cornell Score First Victories in Upsets; 9-3 Loss to Big Red First of Season for Harvard". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S7.
- ^ Roberts, Ernie (October 17, 1976). "Harvard Re-Joyces as Dartmouth Is Tackled, 17-10". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roberts, Ernie (October 24, 1976). "A Defensive Dandy -- Baggott Saves Harvard, 20-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 90 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (October 31, 1976). "Brown and Yale Triumph, Tie for Ivy Lead; Bruin Rally Subdues Harvard by 16-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ McGowen, Deane (November 7, 1976). "Harvard Conquers Penn, 20-8, as Defense Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
- ^ Wallace, William N. (November 14, 1976). "Yale Beats Harvard, 21-7, and Shares Ivy Crown with Brown, 28-17 Winner; Pagliaro Gains 125 Yards to Pace Elis". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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