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| head_coach = [[John Yovicsin]]
| head_coach = [[John Yovicsin]]
| hc_year = 11th
| hc_year = 11th
| def_coach = [[James S. Lentz]]
| dc_year = 6th
| captain = Donald J. Chiofaro
| captain = Donald J. Chiofaro
| stadium = [[Harvard Stadium]]
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| September 30 | | [[1967 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]<ncg>
| September 30 | | [[1967 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]]<ncg>
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA | W 51-0
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA | W 51-0
| 13,000 | <ref>{{cite news |title=Harvard Crushes Lafayette, 51-0 |first=Tom |last=Fitzgerald |date=October 1, 1967 |page=63 |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe|Boston Sunday Globe]] |location=Boston, Mass.|via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69316774/1967-harvard-lafayette/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Harvard Scores Four Times in Second Quarter and Routs Lafayette, 51 to 0 |date=October 1, 1967 |page=S7 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |location=New York, N.Y.}}</ref>
| 13,000–15,000 | <ref>{{cite news |title=Harvard Crushes Lafayette, 51-0 |first=Tom |last=Fitzgerald |date=October 1, 1967 |page=63 |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe|Boston Sunday Globe]] |location=Boston, Mass.|via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69316774/1967-harvard-lafayette/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Harvard Scores Four Times in Second Quarter and Routs Lafayette, 51 to 0 |date=October 1, 1967 |page=S7 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |location=New York, N.Y.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lafayette) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/342/stats/13797 |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=August 16, 2024 }}</ref>


| October 7 | | [[1967 Boston University Terriers football team|Boston University]]<ncg>
| October 7 | | [[1967 Boston University Terriers football team|Boston University]]<ncg>
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| [[Yale Bowl]] | [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven, CT]] ([[Harvard–Yale football rivalry|The Game]]) | L 20-24
| [[Yale Bowl]] | [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven, CT]] ([[Harvard–Yale football rivalry|The Game]]) | L 20-24
| 68,135 | <ref>{{cite news |title=Yale Beats Harvard, 24-20; 68,135 Fill Bowl |first=Allison |last=Danzig |date=November 26, 1967 |page=S1 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |location=New York, N.Y.}}</ref>
| 68,135 | <ref>{{cite news |title=Yale Beats Harvard, 24-20; 68,135 Fill Bowl |first=Allison |last=Danzig |date=November 26, 1967 |page=S1 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |location=New York, N.Y.}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 11:18, 16 August 2024

1967 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJames S. Lentz (6th season)
CaptainDonald J. Chiofaro
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Dartmouth 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Cornell 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Harvard 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Princeton 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Penn 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Brown 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Columbia 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1967 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. After gaining a share of the Ivy League crown the previous year, Harvard fell to a fourth-place tie in 1967.

In their eleventh year under head coach John Yovicsin, the Crimson compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 256 to 144. Donald J. Chiofaro was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 4–3 conference record tied for fourth-best in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 176 to 130.[2]

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

Actor Tommy Lee Jones was a guard on the team.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Lafayette*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 51–0 13,000–15,000 [3][4]
October 7 Boston University*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 29–14 31,621 [5]
October 14 Columbia
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 49–13 14,000 [6]
October 21 at Cornell
W 14–12 20,000 [7]
October 28 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 21–23 40,000 [8]
November 4 at Penn
W 45–7 15,967 [9]
November 11 Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 6–45 35,000 [10]
November 18 at Brown
W 21–6 14,400 [11]
November 25 at Yale
L 20–24 68,135 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  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. 24. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Fitzgerald, Tom (October 1, 1967). "Harvard Crushes Lafayette, 51-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Harvard Scores Four Times in Second Quarter and Routs Lafayette, 51 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 1, 1967. p. S7.
  4. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lafayette)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  5. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 8, 1967). "Harvard Downs Boston U., 29-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ "Harvard Downs Columbia, 49-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 15, 1967. p. S1.
  7. ^ Nason, Jerry (October 22, 1967). "Harvard Holds Off Cornell Rally, 14-12". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Cady, Steve (October 29, 1967). "Dartmouth Wins; Harvard Beaten". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 5, 1967). "Harvard Sets Offensive Record with 547 Yards in 45-7 Triumph over Penn". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  10. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 12, 1967). "Moore's 5 Touchdowns Help Rout Harvard, 45-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Cady, Steve (November 19, 1967). "Harvard Subdues Brown, 21-6; Zimmerman Sets Passing Mark". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
  12. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 26, 1967). "Yale Beats Harvard, 24-20; 68,135 Fill Bowl". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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