Athletics

Coverage of the Harvard sports and athletics—from team achievements to individual standout stories.

Harvard team, wearing red uniforms, cheer and celebrate together by raising player #17 into the air

A Play for the Ages Propels Crimson Football to Victory

Dick Friedman on Harvard’s 20-17 win over Colgate

by Dick Friedman

People playing dodgeball on indoor trampolines

Jumping for Joy

Trampoline parks—fun for all ages 

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard’s Truman Jones (90) and Khalil Dawsey corral Yale running back Joshua Pitsenberger.

Ups and Downs

Kings of the road, the football team struggled at home—and in The Game.

by Dick Friedman

Yale mascot Handsome Dan XIX and a Harvard University Police dog at The Game

Football 2022: Yale 19-Harvard 14

A tough finish to a quirky season

by Dick Friedman

Harvard quarterback Charlie Dean surveying the Penn defense, on his way to one of the best days in Harvard quarterback history.

Football 2022: Harvard 37-Penn 14

Dean passes the Quakers silly—and Eli’s coming!

by Dick Friedman

Football 2022: Columbia 21-Harvard 20

Sloppy play and a wily Lion create a nightmarish loss.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard quarterback Luke Emge in his first start of 2022

Football 2022: Harvard 28-Dartmouth 13

A needed restorative is marred by an injury.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard quarterback Charlie Dean gets off a pass despite Princeton rush.

Football 2022: Princeton 37-Harvard 10

A night to forget against a powerhouse rival

by Dick Friedman

Football 2022: Harvard 41-Howard 25

A second-half barrage subdues the valiant Bison.

by Dick Friedman

Senior Kobe Joseph, who broke in and blocked a Cornell punt,accompanies junior Jelani Machen as he holds the ball aloft and runs into the end zone to give Harvard a second-quarter lead.

Football 2022: Harvard 35-Cornell 28

Another close and penalty-strewn Ivy road win

by Dick Friedman

Defensive lineman Thor Griffith, a junior, celebrating two sacks and a game-high nine tackles against Merrimack

Great Expectations

Picked to win the 2022 Ivy championship, the football team got off to a solid start.

by Dick Friedman