1975 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1975 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. A year after sharing the Ivy League crown, the Crimson won the championship outright in 1975.

1975 Harvard Crimson football
Ivy League champion
ConferenceIvy League
1975 record7–2 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainDaniel M. Jiggetts
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
1975 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Harvard $ 6 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Brown 5 –1 –1  6 –2 –1
Yale 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Dartmouth 4 –2 –1  5 –3 –1
Princeton 3 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Penn 2 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Columbia 2 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
Cornell 0 –7 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their fifth year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents 216 to 133. Daniel M. Jiggetts was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 6–1 conference record placed first in the Ivy League standings, for the second year in a row. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 189 to 113.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Holy Cross*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 18–7 11,000 [3]
October 4 Boston University*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 9–13 37,289 [4]
October 11 Columbia
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 35–30 11,000 [5]
October 18 at Cornell
W 34–13 18,000 [6]
October 25 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 24–10 31,000 [7]
November 1 at Penn
W 21–3 17,256 [8]
November 8 Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 20–24 23,000 [9]
November 15 at Brown
W 45–26 18,000 [10]
November 22 at Yale
W 10–7 66,846 [11]
  • *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. p. 27. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Harvard 18, Holy Cross 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 28, 1975. p. S8.
  4. "Harvard Upset, 13-9; Boston U. Aided by 8 Fumbles". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 5, 1975. p. S6.
  5. Rogers, Thomas (October 12, 1975). "Columbia Edged by Harvard; Crimson Withstands Lion Rally, 35-30". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. "Harvard Victor over Cornell; Crimson Routs Big Red, 34-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 19, 1975. p. S6.
  7. McGowen, Deane (October 26, 1975). "Ohio State, Harvard Win". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. McGowen, Deane (November 2, 1975). "Brown and Harvard Triumph; Crimson Sets Back Penn, 21 to 3". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. White, Gordon S., Jr. (November 9, 1975). "Harvard Is Toppled by Princeton, 24-20; Crimson Halted for 3 Quarters, Rally Fails". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. White, Gordon S., Jr. (November 16, 1975). "Harvard Routs Brown by 45-26 to Share Ivy Lead with Yale". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. Wallace, William N. (November 23, 1975). "Harvard Tops Yale, 10-7, and Takes Ivy Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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