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]
1997 Harvard Crimson football | |
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Ivy League champion | |
Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 9–1 (7–0 Ivy) |
Head coach |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Jay Mills (2nd season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Joe Philbin (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Mark Harriman (4th season) |
Home stadium | Harvard Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 | Columbia | W 45–7 | 7,658 | [2] | |
September 27 | at Lehigh* | W 35–30 | 11,107 | [3] | |
October 4 | at Bucknell* | L 20–24 | 4,330 | [4] | |
October 11 | at Cornell | W 34–9 | 5,287 | [5] | |
October 18 | Holy Cross* |
| W 52–24 | 7,094 | [6] |
October 25 | Princeton |
| W 14–12 | 8,480 | [7] |
November 1 | at Dartmouth | W 24–0 | 13,111 | [8] | |
November 8 | at Brown | W 27–10 | 3,188 | [9] | |
November 15 | Penn |
| W 33–0 | 5,452 | [10] |
November 22 | Yale | W 17–7 | 26,064 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Media Center: Harvard Crimson Football - All-Time Coaching Records". Harvard. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ Monahan, Bob (September 21, 1997). "Harvard Opening Act Is a Smash". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Blockus, Gary R. (September 28, 1997). "Lehigh's Rally Falls Short vs. Harvard". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (October 12, 1997). "Harvard Gets Some Revenge". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. pp. C16, C17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Greenidge, Jim (October 19, 1997). "Menick, Harvard in a Rush". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (October 26, 1997). "Sloppy Harvard Win Sets Up Neat Match". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. F14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (November 2, 1997). "Harvard Takes Over Ivy by Pounding Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pave, Marvin (November 9, 1997). "Early Brown-Out No Sweat for Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jensen, Mike (November 16, 1997). "Harvard Jumps All Over Quakers, 33-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Berlet, Bruce (November 23, 1997). "Elis Shown How It's Done". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1997 Harvard football Schedule". Harvard. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2019.