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
Conference	Ivy League
Record	7–2 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Joe Restic (5th season)
Captain	Dan Jiggetts
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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	10,200	^[4]
October 11	Columbia	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 35–30	11,000	^[5]
October 18	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 34–13	18,000	^[6]
October 25	Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 24–10	31,000	^[7]
November 1	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 21–3	17,256	^[8]
November 8	Princeton	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 20–24	23,000	^[9]
November 15	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 45–26	18,000	^[10]
November 22	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	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. Concannon, Joe (September 28, 1975). "Harvard Discovers Spark, Halts HC, 18-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Roberts, Ernie (October 5, 1975). "'Throwback' to '69: BU's Big Play Stuns Harvard Again, 13-9". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.
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.