Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1996 Ivy League football standings The 1996 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crimson tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.
In their third year under head coach Timothy Murphy, the Crimson compiled a 4–6 record and were outscored 164 to 163. Sean Riley was the team captain.[1]
Harvard's 2–5 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 115 to 98 by Ivy opponents.[2]
Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | at Columbia | L 13–20 OT | 5,760 | [3] | |||
| September 28 | at Bucknell* |
| W 30–7 | 6,064 | [4] | ||
| October 5 | Lafayette* | L 7–17 | 8,860 | [5] | |||
| October 12 | Cornell |
| L 13–20 | 8,700 | [6] | ||
| October 19 | at Holy Cross* | W 28–25 | 4,647 | [7] | |||
| October 26 | at Princeton | W 24–0 | 14,410 | [8] | |||
| November 2 | Dartmouth |
| L 3–6 | 17,100 | [9] | ||
| November 9 | Brown |
| L 7–31 | 2,133 | [10] | ||
| November 16 | at Penn | L 12–17 | 21,509 | [11] | |||
| November 23 | Yale |
| W 26–21 | 24,470 | [12] | ||
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References[]
- ↑ "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results". Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. https://gocrimson.com/documents/2020/6/17//FBL_RecordBook_Year_by_Year_Results.pdf?id=6334. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide. Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 36-37. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ↑ Lessels, Allen (September 22, 1996). "Sour Finish for Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. C15. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59165217/1996-columbia-harvard/.
- ↑ Vellante, John (September 29, 1996). "Harvard Defense Puts Squeeze on Lemon, Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. C13. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59166758/1996-bucknell-harvard/.
- ↑ Pave, Marvin (October 6, 1996). "Harvard Comes Close, but ...". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. C17. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59169251/1996-harvard-lafayette/.
- ↑ McShea, Keith (October 14, 1996). "Levitt, CU Top Harvard". The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, N.Y.): p. 3B. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59179286/1996-cornell-harvard/.
- ↑ Lessels, Allen (October 20, 1996). "Linden Puts Wind in Harvard's Sails". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. D19. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59180596/1996-harvard-hc/.
- ↑ Burris, Joe (October 27, 1996). "Harvard Gains Its Second Wind, Wins". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. C18. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59182134/1996-harvard-princeton/.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 3, 1996). "Harvard Loses by a Foot". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. F17. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59183566/1996-dartmouth-harvard/.
- ↑ Burris, Joe (November 10, 1996). "Brown Just Too Much; When It Rains, It Pours for Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. C16. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59184986/1996-brown-harvard/.
- ↑ Juliano, Joe (November 17, 1996). "Reserve QB Leads Penn Over Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. C16. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30125556/reserve-qb-leads-penn-over-harvard/.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 24, 1996). "Crimson Haunt Yale's Cozza to the End; Elis' Comeback Falls Short". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. C1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59187846/1996-harvard-yale/.
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