1966 Harvard Crimson football team explained

Year:1966
Team:Harvard Crimson
Sport:football
Conference:Ivy League
Short Conf:Ivy
Record:8–1
Conf Record:6–1
Head Coach:John Yovicsin
Hc Year:10th
Def Coach:James S. Lentz
Dc Year:5th
Captain:Justin P. Hughes
Stadium:Harvard Stadium
Champion:Ivy League co-champion

The 1966 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Harvard shared the championship of the Ivy League in a three-way tie.

In their tenth year under head coach John Yovicsin, the Crimson compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents 231 to 60. Justin P. Hughes was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 6–1 conference record earned a three-way tie for first place in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 156 to 53.[2] Harvard defeated one of its co-champions, Dartmouth, and suffered its lone loss to the other co-champion, Princeton.

Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Actor Tommy Lee Jones was a guard on the team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results . . Cambridge, Mass. . June 20, 2020 .
  2. Book: Ivy League Football Media Guide. Year-by-Year History. Ivy League. Princeton, N.J.. 2017. July 10, 2020. 23.