Football

Coverage of Harvard’s football season, from historic rivalries to championship runs.

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Crimson Football: Harvard 30, Holy Cross 7

After a 5-0 start, the Crimson girds for the battle of Ivy unbeatens.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard football 2015: the Crimson trounces Brown, 53-27

The Crimson’s first Ivy contest proved “one of those days when we got on a roll.”

by Dick Friedman

Harvard beats Rhode Island, 41-10, in football opener

The Crimson dispatched the gritty but overmatched Rams in its season opener.

by Dick Friedman

The play that made “slant and go” part of Crimson lore: having put a double move on Yale’s Dale Harris, Andrew Fischer ’16 capered into the end zone after catching the winning pass from Conner Hempel with 55 seconds left.

Harvard Beats Yale in The Game to finish an undefeated season

A thrilling end to The Game caps a championship season.

by Dick Friedman

Shaking off his first-half rust, quarterback Conner Hempel ’15 rebounded in the final 30 minutes, completing 11 of 16 passes for 163 yards and the enormous final touchdown.

Harvard beats Yale 31-24 to cap a perfect season

A hard-won victory caps a perfect season.

by Dick Friedman

With nary a Quaker in sight and the Harvard bench cheering him on, Paul Stanton Jr. ’16 cruised goalward on his 75-yard, second-period touchdown dash. The score, already Stanton’s second of the game, gave the Crimson a 14-10 lead.

November 15, 2014: Harvard beats Penn, 34-24, in football

Harvard bested Penn 34-24, ensuring at least a share of the 2014 Ivy crown.

by Dick Friedman

Not going anywhere? Columbia's Turner DeMuth ran into a posse of Harvard tacklers, including linebacker Eric Medes ’16 (number 49), defensive back Scott Peters ’16 (44), defensive back Jordan Becerra ’16 (31) and linebacker Chase Guillory ’18 (45).

Harvard beats Columbia, 45-0, in football

The Harvard football team remained undefeated in 2014 by besting Columbia, 45-0.

by Dick Friedman

Crimson tight end Anthony Firkser ’17 had three receptions, including a 37-yard touchdown catch on a razzle-dazzle double reverse.

Harvard beats Dartmouth, 23-12, in football

The Harvard football team remained undefeated by beating Dartmouth's gridders, 23-12.

by Dick Friedman

Stepping in after missing four games because of injury, Conner Hempel ’15 did not miss a beat, riddling the Princeton defense by passing for three touchdowns and a career-high 382 yards.

Harvard defeats Princeton, 49-7

The Crimson set a record for the largest margin of victory against the Tigers in their football series.

by Dick Friedman

Paul Stanton Jr. ’16 (number 29) rumbled for 102 yards--43 coming on a blast up the middle that pushed the Crimson lead to 17-0 at halftime.

Harvard defeats Lafayette, 24-14, at the Stadium

The Harvard football team beat Lafayette to run its 2014 record to 5-0.

by Dick Friedman

Thrust into action by an injury to starting QB Connor Hempel, untried Scott Hosch filled in admirably against Holy Cross, directing the Crimson to its second touchdown, which he scored on a seven-yard run.

An update on Harvard Football

A roundup of Harvard’s football season so far

by Dick Friedman