Football

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

A football player in a red uniform points while holding a ball, with teammates nearby.

Crimson Football: Harvard 30, Holy Cross 7

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

by Dick Friedman

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

Tailback Treavor Scales scored four touchdowns in a 45-31 slugfest at Brown. His offensive line, said Scales, opened holes "as wide as an 18-wheeler."

Harvard Football 2012's 12-game winning streak

Bite down. Grind it out. And score profusely.

by Bethell, John T

Off to the races: Tight end Kyle Juszczyk (44) shook off tacklers on a 59-yard pass play, giving Harvard a 28-0 halftime lead over Bucknell.

October 13, 2012: Harvard 35, Bucknell 7

Another runaway win makes it 14 straight.

by Bethell, John T

Quarterback Colton Chapple threw four touchdown passes in Harvard's 45-13 victory over Cornell. Receiver Andrew Berg caught three of them.

October 6, 2012: Harvard 45, Cornell 13

Prolific passer Colton Chapple strikes again.

by Bethell, John T

Levitation on a rainy night: Harvard receivers celebrated after a 35-yard touchdown pass to tight end Cameron Brate (87) in the opening period of the Crimson’s 52-3 rout of Holy Cross. Quarterback Colton Chapple threw two scoring passes to Brate and one each to Ricky Zorn (5) and Kyle Juszczyk (44) in a 49-point first half.

September 28, 2012: Harvard 52, Holy Cross 3

In a downpour, a potent Harvard offense pours it on.

by Bethell, John T

<b>One-two punch:</b> Between them, running back Treavor Scales (24) and quarterback Colton Chapple (19) accounted for six touchdowns in Harvard's 45-31 victory over Brown.

September 22, 2012: Harvard 45, Brown 31

Gridiron fireworks light up the Providence skies.

by Bethell, John T

A not-quite-irresistible force meets an immovable object: Crimson linebacker Brian Reilly stopping San Diego tailback Kenn James in Saturday's Stadium opener. The visitors' running backs netted just 35 yards rushing against a staunch Harvard defense.

September 15, 2012: Harvard 28, San Diego 13

The football team, in its opening game, outplays an opponent from the West.

by Bethell, John T

Quarterback Collier Winters dove for Harvard’s third touchdown in a 37-20 defeat of Penn.

Harvard football's record-setting season

The Crimson football team won the Ivy trophy, and records fell.

by Bethell, John T