1978-79 Harvard Crimson — schedule and results

The 1978-79 Harvard Crimson went 8-21 (6-8 in the Ivy) under head coach Frank McLaughlin. Simple Rating System: -10.58.

Game-by-game results (28 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1978-11-29at Massachusetts MinutemenL 65–79Curry Hicks Cage
1978-12-04at South Carolina GamecocksL 71–85Carolina Coliseum
1978-12-07vs Fordham RamsW 87–82Indoor Athletic Building
1978-12-10vs Dartmouth Big GreenW 78–71Indoor Athletic Building
1978-12-14vs Wagner SeahawksL 73–82Indoor Athletic Building
1978-12-16neutral Boston College EaglesL 83–86Boston Garden
1978-12-21at BYU CougarsL 72–113Marriott Center
1978-12-23at Stanford CardinalL 81–103Maples Pavilion
1978-12-27neutral Arizona State Sun DevilsL 77–81Neal S. Blaisdell Center
1978-12-29neutral Boston College EaglesL 78–83Neal S. Blaisdell Center
1978-12-30neutral Fordham RamsL 60–71Neal S. Blaisdell Center
1979-01-02at Pepperdine WavesL 63–95Firestone Fieldhouse
1979-01-05vs Pennsylvania QuakersL 77–103Indoor Athletic Building
1979-01-06vs Princeton TigersL 49–55Indoor Athletic Building
1979-01-09vs Holy Cross CrusadersL 73–90Indoor Athletic Building
1979-01-11vs Northeastern HuskiesL 61–81Indoor Athletic Building
1979-02-02at Cornell Big RedW 70–64Barton Hall
1979-02-03at Columbia LionsL 74–90Francis A. Levien Gymnasium
1979-02-06at UConn HuskiesL 70–84UConn/Hugh S. Greer Fieldhouse
1979-02-09vs Yale BulldogsW 83–71Indoor Athletic Building
1979-02-10vs Brown BearsW 76–57Indoor Athletic Building
1979-02-16at Princeton TigersL 60–65Jadwin Gymnasium
1979-02-17at Pennsylvania QuakersL 73–86The Palestra
1979-02-23at Brown BearsW 61–60Marvel Gym
1979-02-24at Yale BulldogsW 80–79Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1979-02-27at Dartmouth Big GreenL 74–77Alumni Gym
1979-03-02vs Columbia LionsL 82–96Indoor Athletic Building
1979-03-03vs Cornell Big RedL 78–86Indoor Athletic Building

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