Athletics

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

Harvard wide receiver sprints with the ball, teammates blocking ahead.

Harvard Football: Harvard 34, Cornell 10

The Crimson stays unbeaten following a hard fight with the Big Red

by Dick Friedman

With a slashing run that covered 17 yards, sophomore tailback Paul Stanton Jr. scored the decisive points in Harvard’s triple-overtime victory over Holy Cross. Stanton rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns, caught five passes for 55 yards, and was awarded the Turco Memorial Trophy as the game’s most valuable player. At right is tight end Tyler Ott.

October 5, 2013: Harvard 41, Holy Cross 35

A fantasy finish at Fitton Field

by Bethell, John T

Hard-running quarterback Conner Hempel (14) gives Harvard’s ground game an added dimension. Hempel ran the ball 11 times as Harvard overcame Brown, 41-23.

September 28, 2013: Harvard 41, Brown 23

Led by junior quarterback Conner Hempel, the Crimson comes from behind to win its Ivy League opener.

by Bethell, John T

<strong>On the road:</strong> Crimson team members huddled before taking the field at Torero Stadium for Harvard’s first West Coast game since 1949. The University of San Diego’s small but picturesque facility has a seating capacity of 6,000.

September 21, 2013: Harvard 42, San Diego 20

Crimson football finds redemption in the West

by Bethell, John T

Vote for the greatest moment in Harvard sports history

From Charlie Brickley’s amazing 1913 Yale Game feat to the fourteenth-seeded men's basketball win over New Mexico in 2013, vote for the greatest moment in Harvard sports history.

Quarterback Colton Chapple accounted for three touchdowns in the Yale game, passing for two and scoring another on foot. He threw 24 scoring passes in a spectacular senior season, breaking the Harvard record of 18 set by Neil Rose &rsquo;03 in 2002.

Harvard’s 2012 football season, part two

The football team broke records, but the Ivy trophy went south.

by Bethell, John T

Defensive line coach Michael Horan and reserve tackle Adam Riegel ’13 share a jubilant hug after a 34-24 victory in The Game.

November 17, 2012: Harvard 34, Yale 24

A late-game surge makes it six straight over the Blue.

by Bethell, John T

Linebacker Jacob Lindsey (51) trails the play as safety Reynaldo Kirton (22) and cornerback Brian Owusu (6) bring down Penn quarterback Billy Ragone. Ragone rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown, passing for two more Quaker scores in a 30-21 upset.

November 10, 2012: Penn 30, Harvard 21

Ivy title bid quashed by Quakers.

by Bethell, John T

In the two quarters he played, quarterback Colton Chapple threw three scoring passes and rushed for a touchdown on an 11-yard keeper.

November 3, 2012: Harvard 69, Columbia 0

A scoring saturnalia at the Stadium

by Bethell, John T

The Harvard defense allowed 378 passing yards, but held Dartmouth to just 19 yards rushing. Jacob Lindsey (51), subbing for injured linebacker and captain Bobby Schneider, led the defensive unit with 12 tackles.

October 27, 2012: Harvard 31, Dartmouth 14

The Ivy title race tightens.

by Bethell, John T

Quarterback Colton Chapple threw five touchdown passes in Harvard's 39-34 loss to Princeton, giving him a league-leading 18 for the season.

October 20, 2012: Princeton 39, Harvard 34

A surreal fourth-quarter collapse ends the Crimson’s 14-game winning streak.

by Bethell, John T