2012 Harvard Crimson football team

2012 Harvard Crimson football
File:Harvard Crimson logo.svg
Conference	Ivy League
Ranking
Coaches	#23
2012 record	8–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Tim Murphy (19th year)
Offensive coordinator	Joel Lamb
Defensive coordinator	Scott Larkee
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons « 2011 2013 »

2012 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Penn †		6	–	1					6	–	4
Harvard		5	–	2					8	–	2
Brown		4	–	3					7	–	3
Dartmouth		4	–	3					6	–	4
Princeton		4	–	3					5	–	5
Cornell		2	–	5					4	–	6
Columbia		2	–	5					3	–	7
Yale		1	–	6					2	–	8
† – Conference champion The Ivy League does not participate in the FCS Playoffs Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 19th year head coach Tim Murphy and played their home games at Harvard Stadium. They are a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 8–2, 5–2 in Ivy League play to finish in second place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 15	1:00 PM	San Diego*		Harvard Stadium Allston, MA		W 28–13	5,272
September 22	4:30 PM	at Brown		Brown Stadium Providence, RI	NBCSN	W 45–31	13,848
September 28	7:00 PM	Holy Cross*		Harvard Stadium Allston, MA		W 52–3	10,215
October 6	1:00 PM	Cornell	No. 25	Harvard Stadium Allston, MA		W 45–13	7,112
October 13	3:30 PM	Bucknell*	No. 22	Harvard Stadium Allston, MA	CBSSN	W 35–7	9,558
October 20	1:00 PM	at Princeton	No. 22	Princeton University Stadium Princeton, NJ (Rivalry)	ESPN3	L 34–39	10,823
October 27	5:00 PM	at Dartmouth		Memorial Field Hanover, NH (Rivalry)	CSNNE	W 31–14	10,138
November 3	1:00 PM	Columbia		Harvard Stadium Allston, MA (Rivalry)		W 69–0	5,838
November 10	12:00 PM	at Penn	No. 25	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (Rivalry)	NBCSN	L 21–30	8,910
November 17	12:00 PM	Yale		Harvard Stadium Allston, MA (Rivalry)	NBCSN	W 34–24	31,123
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Sports Network	25	RV	RV	RV	22	22	RV	RV
Coaches	22	23	24	24	24	23	21	20	24	21	16	24	23