Football

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

President Alan M. Garber sitting in historic Holyoke Chair during his installation

John Harvard's Journal | March-April 2025

News in Brief

President Garber’s private installation, settling antisemitism suits, challenging institutional neutrality, and more

Ric Zimmerman leans forward with football in hand

Sports & Athletics |

Harvard Football Great Performances: Ric Zimmerman ’68

A late drive leads to a legendary ’66 win over Dartmouth.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard's Colton Chapple throws a football to an out-of-frame receiver.

Sports & Athletics |

Harvard Football Great Performances: Colton Chapple ’13

An all-time performance in an all-time loss

by Dick Friedman

Charles Brickley pictures alone in an old-fashioned football uniform

Sports & Athletics |

Harvard Football Great Performances: Charlie Brickley ’15

A Harvard great with an all-time boot

by Dick Friedman

In Harvard Yard, workers unload gigantic heads of lettuce and other greens from a truck prominently labeled United Farm Workers as students celebrate the University's decision to support the union workers by buying only UFW-certified produce.

John Harvard's Journal | November-December 2020

Yesterday’s News

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Football player Chubb Peabody, in pads and helmet, charges forward.

Sports & Athletics |

Harvard Great Performances: Endicott Peabody ’42

1941: “Chub” Peabody ’42 bottles up “Barnacle Bill.”

by Dick Friedman

Sports & Athletics |

Harvard Great Performances: Terence Patterson ’00

1999: Terence Patterson ’00 and his four scores

by Dick Friedman

Sports & Athletics |

Harvard Football Great Performances: Barry Wood ’32

October 19, 1929: Barry Wood Beats Army, 20-20

by Dick Friedman

Andrew Berry stands at a podium.

John Harvard's Journal | September-October 2020

The “Bilingual” G.M.

Football-tested and data-centric, Andrew Berry takes the helm in Cleveland.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard History & Traditions |

How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic

Fall semester interrupted, a century ago

by Matteo Wong

At Home with Harvard |

At Home with Harvard: Crimson Sports Illustrated

With 2020 winter sports ending early and the spring collegiate season wiped out almost entirely, we look back at some Crimson highlights from past years.