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1993 Harvard Crimson football team

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1993 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–7 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainBrian Ramer
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Penn $ 7 0 0 10 0 0
Dartmouth 6 1 0 7 3 0
Princeton 5 2 0 8 2 0
Brown 3 4 0 4 6 0
Cornell 3 4 0 4 6 0
Yale 2 5 0 3 7 0
Harvard 1 6 0 3 7 0
Columbia 1 6 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Harvard tied for last in the Ivy League.

In their 23rd and final year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 279 to 233. Brian Ramer was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 1–6 conference record tied for seventh (and worst) in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 193 to 154 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Columbia W 30–3 8,448 [3]
September 25 at No. 20 William & Mary* L 17–45 14,314 [4]
October 2 Lafayette*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 21–16 10,112 [5]
October 9 at Cornell L 0–27 6,092 [6]
October 16 Holy Cross*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 41–25 11,647 [7]
October 23 Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 10–21 19,309 [8]
October 30 at Dartmouth L 34–39 11,030 [9]
November 6 at Brown L 29–43 6,129 [10]
November 13 No. 17 Penn
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 20–27 8,950 [11]
November 20 at Yale L 31–33 33,776 [12]

References

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  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. 35. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Concannon, Joe (September 19, 1993). "Harvard Gets Off to a Fresh Start". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Fairbank, Dave (September 26, 1993). "Blowout of the Century: Outgunned Harvard the Perfect Guest at Tribe's Party". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 3, 1993). "Crimson Clock Lafayette". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 10, 1993). "Harvard Blown Out by Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 17, 1993). "Harvard Flexes Its Muscle Against Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 24, 1993). "Princeton Gives Harvard the Slip". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 31, 1993). "Dartmouth Burns Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 75 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 7, 1993). "Pumped-Up Brown Deflates the Crimson". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Searcy, Jay (November 14, 1993). "Penn Ends Crimson Jinx, 27-20, Closes on Ivy Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Berlet, Bruce (November 21, 1993). "Iwan Assures Victory Ends Up in Yale's Hands". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E1, E11 – via Newspapers.com.