Athletics

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

A football player in a red uniform runs with the ball, pursued by an opponent in a purple uniform.

Harvard Football: Harvard 59, Holy Cross 24

Another week, another blowout, this one against an in-state rival

by Dick Friedman

Harvard quarterback has the ball as Princeton players are in pursuit

Football 2023: Princeton 21, Harvard 14

The Crimson falls from the ranks of the unbeaten.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard football player runs with ball as Howard players try to stop him

Football 2023: Harvard 48-Howard 7

The Crimson rolls over the Bison; Princeton is next.

by Dick Friedman

Illustration for Harvard Lampoon cover showing a Harvard-Yale football game rendered in the style of the famous Bayeux Tapestry

Football: The Tapestry

David C.K. McClelland’s famous Lampoon cover

by Craig Lambert

Charles Brickley, 1914

Harvard’s G.o.a.t.

Remembering Charlie Brickley at the Crimson’s football sesquicentennial

by Dick Friedman

Harvard sophomore safety Ty Bartrum runs an intercepted St. Thomas pass back 96 yards for a touchdown.

Exceeding Expectations

Footballers’ fast, impressive start

by Dick Friedman

Harvard football player tackles Cornell linebacker who has the ball

Football 2023: Harvard 41, Cornell 23

The Crimson stays unbeaten as Murphy ties a record.

by Dick Friedman

Holy Cross player has ball and Harvard players try to tackle with additional Holy Cross players in pursuit

Harvard 38, Holy Cross 28

The Crimson springs a major upset.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard Football player 29 runs with football with Brown players running after along with other Harvard players

Football 2023: Harvard 34-Brown 31

The Crimson outlasts the Bears in an Ivy nighttime shootout.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard football player 21 runs with ball towards a touchdown with St. Thomas players pursuing

Harvard 45, University of St. Thomas 13

For Crimson football, another opener (its 149th!), another show

by Dick Friedman

Football field

Harvard Football: 2023 Season Preview

Celebrating the Crimson’s sesquicentennial

by Dick Friedman