1982 Harvard Crimson football team explained

Year:1982
Team:Harvard Crimson
Sport:football
Conference:Ivy League
Short Conf:Ivy
Record:7–3
Conf Record:5–2
Head Coach:Joe Restic
Hc Year:12th
Captain:Greg Brown
Stadium:Harvard Stadium
Champion:Ivy League co-champion

The 1982 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crimson were one of three co-champions of the Ivy League.

In their 12th year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents 259 to 136. Greg Brown was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 5–2 conference record put it in a three-way tie atop the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 191 to 88.[2] Despite having the best in-conference and overall point differentials of the three, Harvard lost its head-to-head matchups against both of its co-champions, Dartmouth and Penn.

This was Harvard's first year in Division I-AA, after having competed in the top-level Division I-A and its predecessors since 1873.

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

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. 30.