1989 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1989 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Harvard finished third in the Ivy League.

1989 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–5 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainGreg Gicewicz
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
1989 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale + 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
Princeton + 6 –1 –07 –2 –1
Harvard 5 –2 –05 –5 –0
Dartmouth 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Cornell 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Penn 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Brown 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Columbia 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

In their 19th year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored 257 to 207. Greg Gicewicz was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 5–2 conference record placed third in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 134 to 120.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 at Columbia
W 26–10 4,750 [3]
September 23 No. 4 Holy Cross*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 17–31 17,500 [4]
September 30 at Army*
L 28–56 39,115 [5]
October 7 Lehigh*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 28–50 11,200 [6]
October 14 at Cornell
L 0–28 21,000 [7]
October 21 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 6–5 20,500 [8]
October 28 Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 14–28 22,300 [9]
November 4 at Brown
W 27–14 10,700 [10]
November 11 Penn
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 24–15 12,600 [11]
November 18 at No. 13 Yale
W 37–20 59,263 [12]

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. p. 33. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Harvard Gets Past Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 17, 1989. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Holy Cross Comeback Stifles Harvard, 31-17". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. September 24, 1989. pp. D15, D18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Concannon, Joe (October 1, 1989). "Army Marches Through Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Powers, John (October 8, 1989). "Lehigh Humbles Harvard, 50-28". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure from boxscore at "Lehigh 50, Harvard 28". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 8, 1989. p. S9.
  7. Concannon, Joe (October 15, 1989). "Cornell Keeps Harvard Down". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Concannon, Joe (October 22, 1989). "Harvard Boots Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Knobelman, Bob (October 29, 1989). "Gimmicks Help Princeton to Easy Win over Harvard". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Concannon, Joe (November 5, 1989). "Harvard's Restic Wins His 100th". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Juliano, Joe (November 12, 1989). "Penn Again Fails to Mesh and Falls to Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13-E – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Concannon, Joe (November 19, 1989). "Harvard Beats Yale in The Upset; Elis Forced to Share Ivy Title". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
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