1992 Harvard Crimson football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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| year = 1992
| team = Harvard Crimson
| sport = football
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| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 3–7
| conf_record = 3–4
| head_coach = Joe Restic
| hc_year = 22nd
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| captain = Robb Hirsch
| stadium = Harvard Stadium
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{{1992 Ivy League football standings}}
The 1992 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crimson finished fifth in the Ivy League.
In their 20th year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 240 to 167. Robb Hirsch was the team captain.{{cite web |title=Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results |publisher=Harvard University |location=Cambridge, Mass. |access-date=June 20, 2020 |url=https://gocrimson.com/documents/2020/6/17//FBL_RecordBook_Year_by_Year_Results.pdf?id=6334}}
Harvard's 3–4 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 143 to 115 by Ivy opponents.{{cite book|url=https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998|title=Ivy League Football Media Guide|chapter=Year-by-Year History|publisher=Ivy League|location=Princeton, N.J.|date=2017|access-date=July 10, 2020|pages=34–35}}
Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Schedule
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| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
| September 19 | @ | Columbia
| Wien Stadium | New York, NY | W 27-20
| 5,750 | {{cite news |title=Columbia Roars but Not Quite Enough |first=William N. |last=Wallace |date=September 20, 1992 |pages=S3, S4 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| September 26 | | #14 William & Mary
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA | L 16-36
| 5,794 | {{cite news |title=Tribe Stops Harvard Efficiently |first=Dave |last=Fairbank |date=September 27, 1992 |page=C1 |newspaper=Daily Press |location=Newport News, Va.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58618964/1992-harvard-wm/ }}
| October 3 | @ | Holy Cross
| Fitton Field | Worcester, MA | L 7-30
| 10,601 | {{cite news |title=Tough Crusader Defense Has Harvard All Crossed Up |first=Joe |last=Concannon |date=October 4, 1992 |page=63 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58620250/1992-o4-ivies/ }}
| October 10 | | Cornell
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA | L 13-31
| 13,346 | {{cite news |title=Cornell Bags Big Victory |first=Joe |last=Concannon |date=October 11, 1992 |page=59 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58621038/1992-cornell-harvard/ }}
| October 17 | @ | Lafayette
| Fisher Field | Easton, PA | L 29-31
| 7,859 | {{cite news |title=High-Scoring Win Finally for Lafayette |first=Ted |last=Meixell |date=October 18, 1992 |page=C1 |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58621668/1992-harvard-lafayette/ }}
| October 24 | @ | Princeton
| Palmer Stadium | Princeton, NJ (rivalry) | L 6-21
| 19,250 | {{cite news |title=Princeton Dumps Harvard |first=Shawn |last=Naunton |date=October 25, 1992 |page=C12 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58646478/1992-harvard-princeton/ }}
| October 31 | | Dartmouth
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA | L 7-31
| 12,850 | {{cite news |title=Harvard Still Can't Get Ball Rolling |first=Joe |last=Concannon |date=November 1, 1992 |page=72 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58648573/1992-dartmouth-harvard/ }}
| November 7 | | Brown
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA | W 29-19
| 5,350 | {{cite news |title=A Breakthrough for Harvard, Giardi |first=Joe |last=Concannon |date=November 8, 1992 |page=72 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58667990/1992-brown-harvard/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Summaries: East |date=November 8, 1992 |page=S7 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 14 | @ | Penn
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA | L 19-21
| 21,626 | {{cite news |title=Harvard Can't Kick In |first=Matt |last=Kelly |date=November 15, 1992 |page=61 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58669897/1992-harvard-penn/ }}
| November 21 | | Yale
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA (The Game) | W 14-0
| 31,500 | {{cite news |title=High Point for Harvard |first=Joe |last=Concannon |date=November 22, 1992 |page=49 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58670762/1992-harvard-yale/ }}
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