1985-86 Harvard Crimson — schedule and results

The 1985-86 Harvard Crimson went 6-20 (2-12 in the Ivy) under head coach Peter Roby. Simple Rating System: -19.73.

Game-by-game results (22 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1985-11-30vs Vermont CatamountsW 64–62Lavietes Pavilion
1985-12-04at Holy Cross CrusadersL 70–78Hart Center Arena
1985-12-07at New Hampshire WildcatsL 62–65Lundholm Gym
1985-12-14at Manhattan JaspersL 69–81Draddy Gymnasium
1985-12-17vs Stanford CardinalL 62–78Lavietes Pavilion
1986-01-02vs Lafayette LeopardsW 68–58Lavietes Pavilion
1986-01-04at Dartmouth Big GreenL 52–60Alumni Gym
1986-01-06vs Lehigh Mountain HawksL 75–82Lavietes Pavilion
1986-01-10at Pennsylvania QuakersL 71–84The Palestra
1986-01-11at Princeton TigersL 44–77Jadwin Gymnasium
1986-01-27at Duke Blue DevilsL 52–89Cameron Indoor Stadium
1986-01-31at Yale BulldogsL 45–54Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1986-02-01at Brown BearsL 46–67Marvel Gym
1986-02-04vs Dartmouth Big GreenW 62–54Lavietes Pavilion
1986-02-07vs Cornell Big RedL 51–72Lavietes Pavilion
1986-02-08vs Columbia LionsL 49–60Lavietes Pavilion
1986-02-14vs Princeton TigersL 43–61Lavietes Pavilion
1986-02-15vs Pennsylvania QuakersW 62–53Lavietes Pavilion
1986-02-21at Columbia LionsL 54–73Francis A. Levien Gymnasium
1986-02-22at Cornell Big RedL 35–71Barton Hall
1986-02-28vs Brown BearsL 78–88Lavietes Pavilion
1986-03-01vs Yale BulldogsL 70–82Lavietes Pavilion

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