1995 Harvard Crimson football team

1995 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	2–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Timothy Murphy (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Michael Foley (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mark Harriman (2nd season)
Captain	Justin Frantz
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons ←  1994 1996  →

1995 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton $	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Penn	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Cornell	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Columbia	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Brown	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Yale	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Harvard	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1995 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Harvard finished last in the Ivy League.

In their second year under head coach Timothy Murphy, the Crimson compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 258 to 183. Justin Frantz was the team captain. ^[1]

Harvard's 1–6 conference record placed eighth (and worst) in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 199 to 112 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 16	Columbia	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 24–28	8,150	[3]
September 23	at Colgate *	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 28–8	3,000	[4]
September 30	Fordham *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 21–24	5,320	[5]
October 7	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 27–28	8,500	[6]
October 14	Holy Cross *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 22–27	7,375	[7]
October 21	Princeton	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 3–14	16,420	[8]
October 28	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 7–23	7,830	[9]
November 4	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 8–47		[1]
November 11	Penn	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 21–38	7,622	[10]
November 18	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	W 22–21	35,103	[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University . Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 36. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Pave, Marvin (September 17, 1995). "Columbia Tips Harvard, Ends Frustration". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Vega, Michael (September 24, 1995). "Victory Over Colgate Is Music to Harvard's Ears". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Concannon, Joe (October 1, 1995). "Fordham Flash Leaves Harvard in Defeat". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 111 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Concannon, Joe (October 8, 1995). "More Heartbreak for Harvard in Loss to Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Concannon, Joe (October 15, 1995). "Holy Cross Downs Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 105 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Concannon, Joe (October 22, 1995). "Princeton Is Perfect; Harvard Far From It". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Concannon, Joe (October 29, 1995). "Harvard Unable to Turn Over New Leaf". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Juliano, Joe (November 12, 1995). "Penn Defeats Harvard, 38-21, and Gains Chance for a 3d Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Yantz, Tom (November 19, 1995). "The Game Ends Up in Harvard's Hands". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.