1998 Harvard Crimson football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1998
| team = Harvard Crimson
| sport = football
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| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 4–6
| conf_record = 3–4
| head_coach = Timothy Murphy
| hc_year = 5th
| cooff_coach1 = Jay Mills
| cooc1_year = 3rd
| cooff_coach2 = Joe Philbin
| cooc2_year = 2nd
| off_scheme = Multiple
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| captain = Brendan Bibro
| stadium = Harvard Stadium
}}
{{1998 Ivy League football standings}}
The 1998 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crimson tied for fifth in the Ivy League.
In their fifth year under head coach Timothy Murphy, the Crimson compiled a 4–6 record and were outscored 211 to 136. Brendan Bibro 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 |archive-date=July 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706155918/https://gocrimson.com/documents/2020/6/17//FBL_RecordBook_Year_by_Year_Results.pdf?id=6334 |url-status=dead }}
Harvard's 3–4 conference record tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 142 to 86 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=37–38}}
Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Schedule
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| rankyear = 1998
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
| September 19 | @ | Columbia
| Wien Stadium | New York, NY | L 0-24
| 11,175 | {{cite news |title=Harvard Bashed by Lions |first=Joe |last=Concannon |date=September 20, 1998 |page=D17 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59539116/1998-columbia-harvard/ }}
| September 26 | @ | Colgate
| Andy Kerr Stadium | Hamilton, NY | L 14-34
| 9,355 | {{cite news |title=Determined on Defense |first=Sean |last=Mayer |date=September 27, 1998 |pages=1F, 8F |newspaper=Press & Sun-Bulletin |location=Binghamton, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59542177/1998-colgate-harvard/ }}
| October 3 | | #12 Lehigh
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA | L 17-21
| 5,270 | {{cite news |title=Crimson Pounce, Then Fizzle; Two Late Miscues Hand It to Lehigh |first=Joe |last=Concannon |date=October 4, 1998 |page=D17 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59547299/1998-lehigh-harvard/ }}
| October 10 | | Cornell
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA | W 19-12
| 6,075 | {{cite news |title=Mud Bath Is Rejuvenating; Menick, Harvard Clean Up on Cornell |first=Joe |last=Concannon |date=October 11, 1998 |page=C19 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59548457/1998-cornell-harvard/ }}
| October 17 | | Holy Cross
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA | W 20-14
| 5,574 | {{cite news |title=Third TD Is the Charm for Menick; He Paces Harvard's OT Win vs. Holy Cross |first=Bob |last=Monahan |date=October 18, 1998 |page=D19 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59549665/1998-harvard-hc/ }}
| October 24 | @ | Princeton
| Princeton Stadium | Princeton, NJ | W 23-22
| 25,388 | {{cite news |title=Play Is the Thing for Menick, Harvard |first=Joe |last=Concannon |date=October 25, 1998 |page=D19 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59555953/1998-harvard-princeton/ }}
| October 31 | @ | Dartmouth
| Memorial Field | Hanover, NH (rivalry) | W 20-7
| 7,031 | {{cite news |title=Harvard Shows Bounce |first=Joe |last=Concannon |date=November 1, 1998 |page=C17 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59557034/1998-dartmouth-harvard/ }}
| November 7 | | Brown
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA | L 6-27
| 8,067 | {{cite news |title=Crimson Are Hit with Combination |first=Joe |last=Concannon |date=November 8, 1998 |page=C11 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59558230/1998-brown-harvard/ }}
| November 14 | @ | Penn
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA | L 10-41
| 14,909 | {{cite news |title=Quakers Crush Crimson, Clinch Tie for Ivy Crown |first=Joe |last=Juliano |date=November 15, 1998 |page=C9 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59559898/1998-harvard-penn/ }}
| November 21 | | Yale
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA (The Game) | L 7-9
| 27,787 | {{cite news |title=Yale Has Late Kick for Win |first=Joe |last=Concannon |date=November 22, 1998 |page=C1 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59561113/1998-harvard-yale/ }}
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