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

Crimson Football 2017: Harvard 3, Yale 24

You can’t win if you can’t score.

by Dick Friedman

Crimson Football 2017: Harvard 6, Penn 23

A drubbing by Penn knocks the Crimson out of the title race.

by Dick Friedman

Crimson Football 2017: Princeton 52, Harvard 17

A shellacking in the Stadium

by Dick Friedman

Crimson Football 2017: Harvard 38, Lafayette 10

The Crimson gets back on track.

by Dick Friedman

Crimson Football 2017: Harvard 14, Cornell 17

Cornell inexorably outmuscles Harvard.

by Dick Friedman

An Ivy win and a terrible injury mark Harvard football's early season

An Ivy win and a terrible injury mark Harvard football's early season.

by Dick Friedman

Crimson Football 2017: Harvard 41, Georgetown 2

A steamrolling at RFK Stadium

by Dick Friedman

Crimson Football 2017: Harvard 45, Brown 28

Harvard cruises in its home opener.

by Dick Friedman

Crimson Football 2017: Harvard 10, Rhode Island 17

The Crimson drops its first season opener since 2011.

by Dick Friedman