The 1986 Harvard Crimson football team was an

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team that represented

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during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crimson finished fifth in the

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. In their 16th year under head coach

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, 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

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in the

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neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

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