1971 Harvard Crimson football team

1971 Harvard Crimson football
1971 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Joe Restic (1st season);
Captain	David A. Ignacio
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

The 1971 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Harvard finished fourth in the Ivy League.

1971 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Dartmouth +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Cornell +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Columbia	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Harvard	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Yale	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Penn	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Brown	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

In their first year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 180 to 167. David A. Ignacio was the team captain.^[1]

Harvard's 4–3 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 147 to 139.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Holy Cross*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 16–21	14,000	^[3]
October 2	Northeastern*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 17–7	15,000	^[4]
October 9	Columbia	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 21–19	13,500	^[5]
October 16	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 16–21	20,000	^[6]
October 23	Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 13–16	33,500	^[7]
October 30	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 28–27	21,770	^[8]
November 6	Princeton	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 10–21	23,000	^[9]
November 13	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 24–19	11,500	^[10]
November 20	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	W 35–16	51,238	^[11]
*Non-conference game

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