1997 Harvard Crimson football
Ivy League champion
ConferenceIvy League
Record9–1 (7–0 Ivy)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorJay Mills (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJoe Philbin (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMark Harriman (4th season)
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Harvard $   7 – 0     9 – 1  
Dartmouth   6 – 1     8 – 2  
Brown   4 – 3     7 – 3  
Cornell   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Princeton   3 – 4     6 – 4  
Columbia   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Yale   1 – 6     2 – 8  
Penn *   0 – 7     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Standings reflect Penn's forfeit of five conference wins due to use of an ineligible player

The 1997 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Harvard finished the season with an overall record of 9–1, winning the Ivy league with a conference mark of 7–0, the first time Harvard had ever gone unbeaten and untied in Ivy League play.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Columbia
W 45–77,658[2]
September 27at Lehigh*
W 35–3011,107[3]
October 4at Bucknell*
L 20–244,330[4]
October 11at Cornell
W 34–95,287[5]
October 18Holy Cross*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 52–247,094[6]
October 25Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 14–128,480[7]
November 1at Dartmouth
W 24–013,111[8]
November 8at Brown
W 27–103,188[9]
November 15Penn
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 33–05,452[10]
November 22Yale
W 17–726,064[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Media Center: Harvard Crimson Football - All-Time Coaching Records". Harvard. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Monahan, Bob (September 21, 1997). "Harvard Opening Act Is a Smash". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C20 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (September 28, 1997). "Lehigh's Rally Falls Short vs. Harvard". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bucknell Bets Harvard, Goes 4-0 for First Time Since 1954". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 5, 1997. pp. C1, C10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 12, 1997). "Harvard Gets Some Revenge". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. pp. C16, C17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Greenidge, Jim (October 19, 1997). "Menick, Harvard in a Rush". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 26, 1997). "Sloppy Harvard Win Sets Up Neat Match". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. F14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 2, 1997). "Harvard Takes Over Ivy by Pounding Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D14 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Pave, Marvin (November 9, 1997). "Early Brown-Out No Sweat for Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C21 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Jensen, Mike (November 16, 1997). "Harvard Jumps All Over Quakers, 33-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Berlet, Bruce (November 23, 1997). "Elis Shown How It's Done". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1997 Harvard football Schedule". Harvard. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2019.


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