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

Alumnus Paul Lee ’46 carries the (replica) Little Red Flag at the 2012 Harvard-Yale game. Steve Goodhue ’51 is beside him; Spencer Ervin ’54 and Jeff Lee ’74 stand behind.

Who next will carry the (replica) Little Red Flag?

Are you eligible to carry the (replica) Little Red Flag?

Photograph: With Yale’s Melvin Rouse II in vain pursuit, Harvard’s Aidan Borguet heads for the goal line.

Harvard football season wrap-up

Dreadful defeats—and a heartbreaking Game—produced the Crimson’s first losing season of the century.

by Dick Friedman

Football 2019: Yale 50, Harvard 43

Harvard falls to Yale in The Game 2019. 

by Dick Friedman

Penn's kicker, Jake Haggard, punts the football.

Football 2019: Penn 24, Harvard 20

Another loss for the hapless Crimson

by Dick Friedman

Football 2019: Columbia 17, Harvard 10

Another crushing defeat for Harvard.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard defensive back Max Jones knocks a ball out of the hands of Dartmouth wide receiver Drew Estrada

Football 2019: Dartmouth 9, Harvard 6

The Crimson lose in heartbreaking fashion.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard wide receiver runs up field, away from Princeton defenders.

Football 2019: Princeton 30, Harvard 24

Harvard falls to the undefeated Princeton Tigers.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard senior Cody Chrest runs with ball in hand

Football 2019: Harvard 31, Holy Cross 21

Harvard prevails at Holy Cross Homecoming. 

by Dick Friedman

Sophomore Jon Sot averaged a staggering 56.3 yards on three boots. Meanwhile, a second Crimson punter, junior Sean McKeough, also had a booming day, averaging 41.2 yards on four kicks.

Football 2019: Harvard 35, Cornell 22

Harvard defeats Cornell in its third straight win.

by Dick Friedman

Paul Lee (left) holds the Little Red Flag replica in 2012. Also shown (clockwise from top left) are Spencer Ervin, Jeffrey Lee, and Stephen Goodhue.

Who has attended the most Harvard-Yale Games?

Who’ll carry the traditionalists’ Little Red Flag?