Athletics

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

A Near-Perfect Football Season Ends in Disappointment

A loss to Villanova derails Harvard in the playoffs. 

by Dick Friedman

Dick Friedman on early season Harvard football

The early season holds no easy wins for Harvard football.

by Dick Friedman

A melting pot: Harvard’s 1968 football team

How the Crimson squad from the immortal ’68 Game revealed a transforming Harvard

by George Howe Colt

Crimson Football 2018: Harvard 33, Holy Cross 31

A loss turns into a win—just in the kick of time.

by Dick Friedman

Crimson Football 2018: Harvard 16, Rhode Island 23

A quick and aggressive opponent makes the Crimson look sluggish.

by Dick Friedman

Crimson Football 2018: Harvard 31, Brown 17

An unexpectedly tough win in Providence

by Dick Friedman

Crimson Football 2018: Harvard 36, San Diego 14

A strong start, and for Crimson running back Aaron Shampklin, a breakout day

by Dick Friedman

Harvard “return man” Justice Shelton-Mosley, profiled by Dick Friedman

Justice Shelton-Mosley needs only the tiniest bit of space to go the distance.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard and the making of Big Football

Boosting the game, and The Game

by Dick Friedman

Harvard football 2017 season wrap-up

A humbling defeat in The Game caps Harvard’s dreariest season in 17 years.

by Dick Friedman