| 1980 Harvard Crimson football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 7–3 (4–3 Ivy) |
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| Captain | Charles F. Durst |
| Home stadium | Harvard Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Harvard tied for third place in the Ivy League.
In their tenth year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents 159 to 138. Charles F. Durst was the team captain.[1]
Harvard's 4–3 conference record tied for third in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were evenly matched by Ivy opponents, with 106 points scored and 106 points against.[2]
Ivy League football teams expanded their schedules to 10 games in 1980, making this the first year since 1953 that the Crimson played three games against non-Ivy opponents.
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 20 | Columbia |
| W 26–6 | 10,000 | [3] | ||
| September 27 | Holy Cross* |
| W 14–13 | 18,000 | [4] | ||
| October 4 | at Army* | W 15–10 | 38,479 | [5] | |||
| October 11 | Cornell |
| W 20–12 | 10,000 | [6] | ||
| October 18 | at Dartmouth | L 12–30 | 20,000 | [7] | |||
| October 25 | at Princeton | L 3–7 | 6,868 | [8] | |||
| November 1 | Brown |
| W 17–16 | 16,000 | [9] | ||
| November 8 | William & Mary* |
| W 24–13 | 10,000 | [10] | ||
| November 15 | at Penn | W 28–17 | 5,917 | [11] | |||
| November 22 | Yale |
| L 0–14 | 41,000 | [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. p. 29. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Verigan, Bill (September 21, 1980). "Harvard Rolls Up 394 Total Yards as Hapless Columbia Falls 26-6". Daily News. New York, N.Y. Sports p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roberts, Ernie (September 28, 1980). "HC Can't Convert; Harvard Escapes". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (October 5, 1980). "Harvard Surprises Army". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roberts, Ernie (October 12, 1980). "Harvard Rolls On". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roberts, Ernie (October 19, 1980). "Dartmouth Rips Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (October 26, 1980). "Harvard Falls Again". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Powers, John (November 2, 1980). "Buckley, Harvard End Brown Hex -- Barely". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Visser, Lesley (November 9, 1980). "Harvard Tops Wm. & Mary". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Visser, Lesley (November 16, 1980). "Harvard Rally Beats Penn". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (November 23, 1980). "Yale Gets Its Revenge, 14-0; Defense Ends Harvard Hopes". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
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