1986 Harvard Crimson football team

1986 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–7 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainScott C. Collins
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
1986 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Penn $ 7 0 010 0 0
Cornell 6 1 08 2 0
Brown 4 2 15 4 1
Dartmouth 3 3 13 6 1
Harvard 3 4 03 7 0
Yale 2 5 03 7 0
Princeton 2 5 02 8 0
Columbia 0 7 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crimson finished fifth in the Ivy League.

In their 16th year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 190 to 139. Scott C. Collins was the team captain.

Harvard's 3–4 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 132 to 108.

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