2021 Harvard Crimson football team

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2021 Harvard Crimson football
Harvard Crimson.svg
Conference Ivy League
Record8–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMickey Fein (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro spread
Defensive coordinatorScott Larkee (12th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Harvard Stadium
Seasons
  2019
2022  
2021 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 20 Dartmouth +  6 1   9 1  
No. 24 Princeton +  6 1   9 1  
Harvard  5 2   8 2  
Yale  4 3   5 5  
Columbia  4 3   7 3  
Penn  1 6   3 7  
Brown  1 6   2 8  
Cornell  1 6   2 8  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ivy League. The team was led by 27th-year head coach Tim Murphy and played its home games at Harvard Stadium. Harvard averaged 11,201 fans per game.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1812:30 pmat Georgetown *ESPN+W 44–92,509
September 257:00 p.m. Brown ESPNU W 49–1720,748
October 21:30 p.m.at Holy Cross *W 38–1310,023
October 91:00 p.m. Cornell
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Allston, MA
ESPN+W 24-107,414
October 161:00 p.m. Lafayette *
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Allston, MA
ESPN+W 30–35,641
October 231:00 p.m.at No. 22 Princeton ESPN+L 16-18 5OT10,033
October 301:00 p.m. Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Allston, MA
ESPN+L 17-2014,110
November 61:00 p.m.at Columbia ESPN+W 49-21 5,572
November 1312:00 p.m. Penn
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Allston, MA
ESPN+W 23-78,094
November 2012:00 p.m.at Yale ESPNU W 34-3149,500

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References

  1. "2021 Harvard Crimson Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.