1976 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1976 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Harvard tied for third place in the Ivy League.

1976 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam D. Emper
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
1976 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale + 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Brown + 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Harvard 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Dartmouth 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Columbia 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Penn 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Princeton 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
Cornell 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

In their sixth year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 176 to 115. William D. Emper was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 4–3 conference record tied for third in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 115 to 88.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Columbia
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 34–10 12,201 [3]
September 25 UMass*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 24–13 14,454–17,000 [4][5]
October 2 Boston University*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 37–14 14,000 [6]
October 9 Cornell
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 3–9 8,000 [7]
October 16 at Dartmouth
W 17–10 20,336 [8]
October 23 at Princeton
W 20–14 18,000 [9]
October 30 Brown
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 14–16 26,500 [10]
November 6 at Penn
W 20–8 8,423 [11]
November 13 Yale
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 7–21 42,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  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. pp. 27–28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Strauss, Michael (September 19, 1976). "Harvard Wins; Crimson Conquers Columbia, 34 to 10". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S1, S7.
  4. Eisenberg, Harry (September 26, 1976). "Another Step, Second for Minutemen and ..." Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 98 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  6. Monahan, Bob (October 3, 1976). "Kubacki Rolls, BU Falls, 37-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 77 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. McGowen, Deane (October 10, 1976). "Penn and Cornell Score First Victories in Upsets; 9-3 Loss to Big Red First of Season for Harvard". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S7.
  8. Roberts, Ernie (October 17, 1976). "Harvard Re-Joyces as Dartmouth Is Tackled, 17-10". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Roberts, Ernie (October 24, 1976). "A Defensive Dandy -- Baggott Saves Harvard, 20-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 90 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. White, Gordon S., Jr. (October 31, 1976). "Brown and Yale Triumph, Tie for Ivy Lead; Bruin Rally Subdues Harvard by 16-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. McGowen, Deane (November 7, 1976). "Harvard Conquers Penn, 20-8, as Defense Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  12. Wallace, William N. (November 14, 1976). "Yale Beats Harvard, 21-7, and Shares Ivy Crown with Brown, 28-17 Winner; Pagliaro Gains 125 Yards to Pace Elis". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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