1999 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorJay Mills (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBob Stitt (1st season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Brown +   6 – 1     9 – 1  
Yale +   6 – 1     9 – 1  
Cornell   5 – 2     7 – 3  
Penn   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Harvard   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Dartmouth   2 – 5     2 – 8  
Columbia   1 – 6     3 – 7  
Princeton   1 – 6     3 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Harvard compiled a 5–5 record (3–4 conference record) and finished fifth in the Ivy League.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Columbia
W 24–77,912[1]
September 25at Holy Cross*
W 25–1711,248[2]
October 2Colgate*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 21–247,468[3]
October 9at Cornell
L 23–249,218[4]
October 16at Fordham*
W 37–304,172[5]
October 23Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 13–68,174[6]
October 30Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 63–2113,706[7]
November 6at Brown
L 10–1713,371[8]
November 13Penn
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 17–216,990[9]
November 20at Yale
L 21–2452,484[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ Concannon, Joe (September 19, 1999). "Crimson Get It Going in the Right Direction". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. F16 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Chamberlain, Tony (September 26, 1999). "Crimson Hold Off HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Pave, Marvin (October 3, 1999). "Crimson Left Feeling Blue; Kutschke FG Gives Red Raiders the Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Vellante, John (October 10, 1999). "Crimson Heartbroken; Rahne Guides Cornell in the Final Minute". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Dell'Apa, Frank (October 17, 1999). "Nearly Caught Holding: Crimson Build Bulge but Barely Beat Fordham". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Vellante, John (October 24, 1999). "Crimson Turn the Tables". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 31, 1999). "Crimson Stops Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Vega, Michael (November 7, 1999). "Bears Stop Crimson Cold". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C20 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Monahan, Bob (November 14, 1999). "Crimson Left Blue; Late Penn TD Pass Nullifies Harvard Comeback". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Hine, Tommy (November 21, 1999). "Play of The Game: Walland Goes Out 42-for-67". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1999 Harvard football Schedule". Harvard. Retrieved July 1, 2019.


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