2009 Harvard Crimson football team

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2009 Harvard Crimson football
Harvard Crimson logo.svg
Conference Ivy League
Record7–3 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoel Lamb (4th season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinatorScott Larkee (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadium Harvard Stadium
Seasons
←  2008
2010  →
2009 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 20 Penn $ 7–0  8–2 
Harvard  6–1  7–3 
Brown  4–3  6–4 
Columbia  3–4  4–6 
Princeton  3–4  4–6 
Yale  2–5  4–6 
Dartmouth  2–5  2–8 
Cornell  1–6  2–8 
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
Harvard vs. Brown Harvard crimsons v brown 2009.JPG
Harvard vs. Brown

The 2009 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Crimson finished second in the Ivy League. Harvard averaged 10,701 fans per game.

Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 191:00 pmat No. 23 Holy Cross *No. 25
L 20–2712,889 [1]
September 257:00 pm Brown Dagger-14-plain.png
W 24–2117,263 [2]
October 312:30 pmat Lehigh *
W 28–145,457 [3]
October 1012:30 pmat Cornell
W 28–108,053 [4]
October 1712:00 p.m. Lafayette *
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 18–357,146 [5]
October 2412:00 p.m. Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 37–313,565 [6]
October 3112:00 p.m. Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
W 42–218,107 [7]
November 712:30 pmat Columbia
W 34–142,896 [8]
November 1412:00 p.m. Penn
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 7–177,424 [9]
November 2112:00 p.m.at Yale
W 14–1052,692 [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Toland, Jennifer (September 20, 2009). "HC Certainly Measures Up". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Benbow, Julian (September 26, 2009). "Crimson Catch a Win". The Boston Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Groller, Keith (October 4, 2009). "More Gloom at Goodman as Harvard Dumps Lehigh". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Sweeney, Dan (October 11, 2009). "Crimson Team of a Century". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Larson, Craig (October 18, 2009). "Crimson Miscues Costly: Make No Mistake, Leopards Pounce". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Larson, Craig (October 25, 2009). "Rush Week at Harvard: Crimson Rip Tigers' Defense". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Larson, Craig (November 1, 2009). "Case of Ground Control: Crimson Rush Past Big Green". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Denman, Elliott (November 8, 2009). "Crimson Roar to Easy Win over Lions". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Larson, Craig (November 15, 2009). "Crimson Stopped Short of Their Goal; Quakers Wrap Up Win in Ivy Showdown". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Amore, Dom (November 22, 2009). "The Gamble: Fake Punt on 4th-and-22 Costs Yale". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Harvard Crimson Schedule 2009". ESPN . Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  12. ↑ "2009 Football Schedule". Harvard University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
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