2023 Harvard Crimson football team

2023 Harvard Crimson football
Ivy League co-champion
Conference	Ivy League
Record	8–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Tim Murphy (29th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mickey Fein (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Scott Larkee (14th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Nate Leskovec [1]
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
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2023 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Harvard +		5	–	2					8	–	2
Yale +		5	–	2					7	–	3
Dartmouth +		5	–	2					6	–	4
Princeton		4	–	3					5	–	5
Brown		3	–	4					5	–	5
Penn		3	–	4					6	–	4
Cornell		2	–	5					3	–	7
Columbia		1	–	6					3	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by head coach Tim Murphy in his 29th and final season at Harvard, and played home games at Harvard Stadium in Boston. With a win against the Penn on November 11, the Crimson clinched at least a share of the Ivy League title. The Harvard Crimson football team drew an average home attendance of 11,555 in 2023. ^[2]

Preseason

Ivy League media poll

The Ivy League's preseason prediction poll was released on August 7, 2023. The Crimson were predicted to finish fourth in the conference. ^[3]

Ivy League media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Yale	122 (13)
2	Princeton	103 (1)
3	Penn	90
4	Harvard	84 (1)
5	Columbia	62 (1)
6	Dartmouth	54
7	Cornell	37
8	Brown	24

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 16	1:00 p.m.	St. Thomas (MN) *		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ESPN+	W 45–13	6,217
September 22	7:00 p.m.	Brown		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ESPN+	W 34–31	15,838
September 30	5:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Holy Cross *		Polar Park Worcester, MA	ESPN+	W 38–28	7,906
October 6	7:00 p.m.	Cornell	No. 21	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ESPN2	W 41–23	10,050
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Howard *	No. 19	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ESPN+	W 48–7	7,678
October 21	1:00 p.m.	at Princeton	No. 18	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 14–21	8,345
October 28	4:00 p.m.	Dartmouth		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	NESN/ESPN+	W 17–9	22,515
November 4	12:30 p.m.	at Columbia		Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	ESPN+	W 38–24	3,723
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Penn	No. 24	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 25–23 3OT	7,032
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at Yale	No. 23	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	ESPNU	L 18–23	51,127
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	—	—	RV	RV	RV	21	19	18	RV	RV	24	23	RV	RV
Coaches	—	RV	RV	25	24	19	18	17	23	19	19	19	RV

Personnel

2023 Harvard Crimson football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Cooper Barkate So QB 3 Dante Torres Fr QB 4 Connor Easthope Jr WR 6 Scott Woods II Jr WR 7 Kaedyn Odermann Sr WR 9 Cole Cleary Jr QB 10 Jaden Craig So WR 13 Ledger Hatch Jr WR 14 Jean-Bernard Zoungrana Sr WR 15 Cayden Coffman So QB 16 Charles DePrima Jr WR 19 Dylan Almeyda Fr RB 20 Jordan Harris So RB 22 Xaviah Bascon Fr RB 24 Malik Frederic Jr RB 25 Kyle Johnson Fr RB 27 Isaiah Abbey So RB 29 Shane McLaughlin Jr RB 31 Mekhi Moore So TE 42 Logan Reaska Fr TE 48 Tim Dowd Sr OL 53 Jack Gentle Jr OL 54 Peter O'Mara Fr OL 55 Derek Osman So OL 59 Logan Bednar Sr OL 60 Jon Mould Fr OL 61 Aidan Kilstorm So OL 62 Derek Thompson Fr OL 63 Ean Norenberg Sr OL 64 Jacob Rizy Sr OL 65 Jarom Larman Sr OL 66 Dominik Di Filippo Fr OL 67 Davis McKenna Jr OL 68 Austin Gentle Jr OL 69 Garrett Seymour Sr OL 71 Thomas O'Brien Fr OL 73 Spencer Cassell Sr OL 74 Ryan Adams So OL 75 Jackson Newville So OL 76 Max Bowman So OL 77 Spencer Doan Fr OL 78 Carter Daly So OL 79 Mike Entwistle Jr TE 81 Seamus Gilmartin Fr TE 82 Scott Giuliano Jr WR 84 Dean Boyd So TE 86 Ryan Osborne So WR 87 Justin Leszynski Jr TE 88 Tyler Neville Sr WR 89 Ryan Mooney Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 0 Gavin Shipman Jr S 1 Delian Bradley So DB 2 Ameer Dudley Jr LB 3 Eric Little Jr DB 4 John Chung Fr DB 5 Luke Bridges Jr DB 7 Damien Henderson Fr DB 8 Riley Jenne Jr DB 9 Langston Rogers Fr DB 11 Sterling Scott Jr DB 12 Austin-Jake Guillory Fr S 18 Kaleb Moody Sr LB 20 Marcus Alexander Jr S 21 Ty Bartrum So DB 22 Myles Wiley Jr S 23 Isaiah Kacyvenski Jr. Fr DB 24 Phillip Smitherman Sr DB 26 Isaac Rollins So DB 27 A. J. Lopez So LB 30 Owen Johnson Fr LB 31 Will Troutman Jr DB 32 Ben Abercrombie Sr LB 34 Matt Cavanagh Sr LB 35 Sean Line Fr S 36 Garrett Sharp Sr S 37 Conor Walsh Fr LB 38 Jaeden Kinlock So LB 39 Mitchell Gonser Jr LB 40 Caleb Phillips So LB 41 Ben Harding Sr LB 42 Oreck Frazier Jr DL 43 Carson Winkie Sr LB 44 Aaron McDonald Fr LB 45 Jack Donahoe Fr LB 46 Jack Kirkwood So DE 47 Josh Fedd Fr LB 49 Matt Hudson Sr DL 50 Thor Griffith Sr DL 51 Nate Leskovec Sr LB 52 Brock Lockinar Sr LB 56 Jordan Dotson So DT 57 Micaiah Bell Sr DE 58 Jakob Frates So DL 59 Jacinto Lopez Fr DL 70 Conway Zhang Fr DL 72 Kwaku Adubofour Sr DL 75 Alex DeGrieck So DL 83 Pearson Dennis Jr DE 87 Jack Crowley Fr DL 90 Nick Yagodich Jr DL 91 Stephen Scourtis Fr DT 92 Tyler Huenemann Sr DL 93 Chris Ramundo Sr DE 94 Jacob Psyk Jr DL 96 Dominic Young-Smith Jr DL 97 Brandon Svets Jr DE 98 Jake Darling Fr DT 99 Xavier Agostino So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 47 Cali Canaval Sr P, K 91 Sebastian Tasko Jr P, K 92 Win Byerley Fr	Head coach Tim Murphy Coordinators/assistant coaches Mickey Fein Offensive coordinator/Wide receivers Scott Larkee Defensive coordinator/Linebackers Joel Lamb Quarterbacks Ryan Crawford Special teams coordinator/Secondary Michael Horan Defensive line Logan Johnson Defensive ends Keegan Kennedy Offensive line Lazaro Mitjans Jr. Running backs Drew Jacobs Safeties Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: January 12, 2024

Game summaries

St. Thomas (MN)

See also: 2023 St. Thomas Tommies football team

St. Thomas Tommies at Harvard Crimson – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tommies	0	0	7	6	13
Crimson	21	10	14	0	45

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts

• Date: September 16
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 6,217
• Referee: John Shay
• TV: ESPN+
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter HARV – Shane McLaughlin 79-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 10:25. Crimson 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 79 yards, 0:12. HARV – Jaden Craig 4-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 6:52. Crimson 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:28. HARV – Isaiah Abbey 25-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 4:48. Crimson 21–0. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:44. Second quarter HARV – Ty Bartum 96-yard interception return (Cali Canaval kick), 3:19. Crimson 28–0. HARV – Cali Canaval 43-yard field goal, 0:02. Crimson 31–0. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 0:53. Third quarter HARV – Charles DePrima 69-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 14:37. Crimson 38–0. Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 0:17. STMN – Hope Adebayo 2-yard run (Stephen Shagen kick), 7:40. Crimson 38–7. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 3:28. HARV – Tyler Neville 18-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Cali Canaval kick), 1:47. Crimson 45–7. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:43. Fourth quarter STMN – Shawn Shipman 3-yard run (kick failed), 10:18. Crimson 45–13. Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 6:22.

Statistics	STMN	HARV
First downs	21	14
Total yards	312	347
Rushing yards	96	255
Passing yards	216	92
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	40:11	19:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
St. Thomas	Passing	Amari Powell	15/25, 146 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Hope Adebayo	15 rushes, 62 yards, TD
	Receiving	Andrew McElroy	7 receptions, 121 yards
Harvard	Passing	Charles DePrima	7/18, 92 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Charles DePrima	10 rushes, 113 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tyler Neville	3 receptions, 37 yards, TD

Brown

See also: 2023 Brown Bears football team

Brown Bears at Harvard Crimson – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	10	0	7	14	31
Crimson	0	14	13	7	34

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts

• Date: September 22
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Clear, 61 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 15,838
• Referee: Jeremy DeAngulo
• TV: ESPN+
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter BRWN – Stockton Owen 1-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 9:56. Bears 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 4:12. BRWN – Christopher Maron 30-yard field goal, 0:12. Bears 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:24. Second quarter HARV – Shane McLaughlin 14-yard pass from Charles Deprima (Cali Canaval kick), 13:47. Bears 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:25. HARV – Charles DePrima 3-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 0:55. Crimson 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 1:53. Third quarter HARV – Shane McLaughlin 43-yard run (kick failed), 10:53. Crimson 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:08. BRWN – Jordan McIntyre 9-yard pass from Jake Wilcox (Christopher Maron kick), 4:03. Crimson 20–17. Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 6:50. HARV – Cooper Barkate 15-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Cali Canaval kick), 2:06. Crimson 27–17. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 1:47. Fourth quarter BRWN – Stockton Owen 1-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 13:07. Crimson 27–24. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:59. HARV – Tyler Neville 31-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Cali Canaval kick), 11:23. Crimson 34–24. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:44. BRWN – Stockton Owen 2-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 6:41. Crimson 34–31. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:34.

Statistics	BRWN	HARV
First downs	29	24
Total yards	447	464
Rushing yards	81	261
Passing yards	366	203
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	34:25	25:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Brown	Passing	Justin Wilcox	36/52, 366 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jordan DeLucia	7 rushes, 26 yards
	Receiving	Wes Rockett	9 receptions, 149 yards
Harvard	Passing	Charles DePrima	15/26, 203 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Shane McLaughlin	16 rushes, 152 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cooper Barkate	10 receptions, 132 yards, TD

At No. 6 Holy Cross

See also: 2023 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

Harvard Crimson at No. 6 Holy Cross Crusaders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crimson	14	14	7	3	38
No. 6 Crusaders	7	14	0	7	28

at Polar Park, Worcester, Massachusetts

• Date: September 30
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 7,906
• Referee: Paul Matt Overton
• TV: ESPN+
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter HARV – Cooper Barkate 8-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 11:58. Crimson 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 2:52. HC – Jalen Coker 74-yard pass from Matthew Sluka (Luis Palenzuela kick), 6:28. Tied 7–7. Drive: 1 play, 74 yards, 0:11. HARV – Dean Boyd 26-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Cali Canaval kick), 4:48. Crimson 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:40. Second quarter HARV – Shane McLaughlin 3-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 10:53. Crimson 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:58. HC – Jalen Coker 30-yard pass from Matthew Sluka (Luis Palenzuela kick), 6:49. Crimson 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:58. HARV – A. J. Lopez 26-yard interception return (Cali Canaval kick), 1:46. Crimson 28–14. HC – Byron Shipman 4-yard pass from Matthew Sluka (Luis Palenzuela kick), 0:23. Crimson 28–21. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 1:15. Third quarter HARV – Cooper Barkate 31-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Cali Canaval kick), 3:05. Crimson 35–21. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:10. Fourth quarter HARV – Cali Canaval 40-yard field goal, 7:12. Crimson 38–21. Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 8:19. HC – Byron Shipman 3-yard pass from Matthew Sluka (Luis Palenzuela kick), 3:12. Crimson 38–28. Drive: 4 plays, 84 yards, 1:00.

Statistics	HARV	HC
First downs	20	19
Total yards	360	468
Rushing yards	209	148
Passing yards	151	320
Turnovers	0	5
Time of possession	33:46	26:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Harvard	Passing	Charles DePrima	9/20, 151 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Charles DePrima	16 rushes, 89 yards
	Receiving	Cooper Barkate	5 receptions, 73 yards, TD
Holy Cross	Passing	Matthew Sluka	15/26, 320 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Matthew Sluka	20 rushes, 83 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Coker	7 receptions, 176 yards, 2 TD

Cornell

See also: 2023 Cornell Big Red football team

Cornell Big Red at No. 21 Harvard Crimson – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Red	0	10	7	6	23
No. 21 Crimson	7	14	13	7	41

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts

• Date: October 6
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Clear, 67 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 10,050
• Referee: Alexander Randolph
• TV: ESPN2
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter HARV – Charles DePrima 1-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 9:48. Crimson 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:53. Second quarter HARV – Charles DePrima 42-yard run (kick blocked), 14:51. Crimson 13–0. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:51. COR – Jameson Wang 1-yard run (Jackson Kennedy kick), 7:12. Crimson 13–7. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:39. HARV – Scott Woods II 36-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Charles DePrima pass to Tyler Neville), 4:11. Crimson 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:01. COR – Jackson Kennedy 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Crimson 21–10. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 4:06. Third quarter HARV – Tyler Neville 17-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Cali Canaval kick), 10:15. Crimson 28–10. Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards, 0:41. COR – Jameson Wang 4-yard run (Jackson Kennedy kick), 4:09. Crimson 28–17. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:06. HARV – Charles DePrima 58-yard run (kick blocked), 1:24. Crimson 34–17. Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:10. Fourth quarter HARV – Ledger Hatch 19-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Cali Canaval kick), 12:40. Crimson 41–17. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 2:08. COR – Samuel Musungu 12-yard pass from Luke Duby (pass failed), 3:13. Crimson 41–23. Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 3:30.

Statistics	COR	HARV
First downs	27	20
Total yards	354	452
Rushing yards	111	243
Passing yards	243	209
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	35:19	24:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cornell	Passing	Jameson Wang	21/34, 165 yards
	Rushing	Jameson Wang	14 rushes, 25 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Nicholas Laboy	5 receptions, 66 yards
Harvard	Passing	Charles DePrima	12/19, 209 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Charles DePrima	9 rushes, 152 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Tim Dowd	2 receptions, 73 yards

Howard

See also: 2023 Howard Bison football team

Howard Bison at No. 19 Harvard Crimson – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	0	0	7	7
No. 19 Crimson	7	21	10	10	48

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts

• Date: October 14
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 61 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 7,678
• Referee: Antonio Marcella
• TV: ESPN+
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter HARV – Isaiah Abbey 1-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 8:26. Crimson 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 5:21. Second quarter HRAV – Xaviah Bascon 7-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Cali Canaval kick), 12:28. Crimson 14–0. Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 6:42. HARV – Scott Woods II 30-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Cali Canaval kick), 11:04. Crimson 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 30 yards, 0:07. HARV – Isaiah Abbey 8-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 0:31. Crimson 28–0. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:16. Third quarter HARV – Isaiah Abbey 52-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 11:17. Crimson 35–0. Drive: 1 play, 52 yards, 0:11. HARV – Cali Canaval 32-yard field goal, 2:35. Crimson 38–0. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:28. Fourth quarter HARV – Cali Canaval 39-yard field goal, 14:48. Crimson 41–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:41. HARV – Conor Easthope 19-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 8:55. Crimson 48–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 3:03. HOW – Tony Bedell 8-yard run (Dylan West kick), 3:36. Crimson 48–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:19.

Statistics	HOW	HARV
First downs	15	24
Total yards	274	469
Rushing yards	139	341
Passing yards	135	128
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	29:03	30:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Howard	Passing	Quinton Williams	11/22, 111 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Eden James	13 rushes, 47 yards
	Receiving	Richie Ilarraza	4 receptions, 43 yards
Harvard	Passing	Charles DePrima	11/17, 128 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Isaiah Abbey	16 rushes, 120 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Scott Woods II	3 receptions, 60 yards, TD

At Princeton

See also: 2023 Princeton Tigers football team

No. 18 Harvard Crimson at Princeton Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Crimson	0	0	7	7	14
Tigers	7	7	0	7	21

at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, New Jersey

• Date: October 21
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 8,345
• Referee: Todd Boyd
• TV: ESPN+
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter PRIN – Ja'Derris Carr 34-yard run (Sam Massick kick), 3:52. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 42 yards, 0:49. Second quarter PRIN – A. J. Barber 8-yard pass from Blake Stenstrom (Sam Massick kick), 0:36. Tigers 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 1:22. Third quarter HARV – Kaedyn Odermann 12-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Cali Canaval kick), 0:10. Tigers 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 4:57. Fourth quarter HARV – Shane McLaughlin 1-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 9:40. Tied 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 4:53. PRIN – Connor Hulstein 10-yard pass from Blake Stenstrom (Sam Massick kick), 1:28. Tigers 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:34.

Statistics	HARV	PRIN
First downs	14	15
Total yards	220	327
Rushing yards	68	83
Passing yards	152	244
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	31:52	28:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Harvard	Passing	Charles DePrima	15/36, 152 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Shane McLaughlin	17 rushes, 65 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kaedyn Odermann	4 receptions, 57 yards, TD
Princeton	Passing	Blake Stenstrom	21/36, 244 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Ja'Derris Carr	14 rushes, 56 yards, TD
	Receiving	Luke Colella	5 receptions, 98 yards

Dartmouth

See also: 2023 Dartmouth Big Green football team

Dartmouth Big Green at Harvard Crimson – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Green	3	0	3	3	9
Crimson	7	0	7	3	17

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts

• Date: October 28
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
• Game attendance: 22,515
• Referee: Jeff Pumphrey
• TV: NESN/ESPN+
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter HARV – Jaden Craig 4-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 7:47. Crimson 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:05. DART – Owen Zalc 37-yard field goal, 0:10. Crimson 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:35. Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter DART – Owen Zalc 47-yard field goal, 5:49. Crimson 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, 4:16. HARV – Jaden Craig 3-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 0:20. Crimson 14–6. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:29. Fourth quarter HARV – Cali Canaval 22-yard field goal, 3:26. Crimson 17–6. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 6:10. DART – Owen Zalc 35-yard field goal, 0:15. Crimson 17–9. Drive: 16 plays, 58 yards, 3:11.

Statistics	DART	HARV
First downs	21	18
Total yards	325	264
Rushing yards	83	228
Passing yards	242	36
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	28:27	31:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Dartmouth	Passing	Dylan Cadwallader	24/37, 186 yards, INT
	Rushing	Q. Jones	11 rushes, 50 yards
	Receiving	Paxton Scott	7 receptions, 72 yards
Harvard	Passing	Charles DePrima	4/9, 23 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Shane McLaughlin	24 rushes, 156 yards
	Receiving	Cooper Barkate	2 receptions, 9 yards

Starting quarterback Charles DePrima was benched in the second quarter after throwing his second interception of the game. Jade Craig would step in at quarterback for the rest of the game. With the win, head coach Tim Murphy broke the record for most Ivy League wins by a coach, with 136. ^[6]

At Columbia

See also: 2023 Columbia Lions football team

Harvard Crimson at Columbia Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crimson	17	7	0	14	38
Lions	0	7	3	14	24

at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, New York City, New York

• Date: November 4
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 54 °F (12 °C)
• Game attendance: 3,723
• Referee: Paul Matt Overton
• TV: ESPN+
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter HARV – Tim Dowd 83-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Cali Canaval kick), 11:21. Crimson 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:47. HARV – Kaleb Moody 10-yard punt return (Cali Canaval kick), 9:47. Crimson 14–0. HARV – Cali Canaval 27-yard field goal, 1:12. Crimson 17–0. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 6:37. Second quarter COLU – Joey Giorgi 23-yard run (Hugo Merry kick), 11:11. Crimson 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:01. HARV – Shane McLaughlin 3-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 8:35. Crimson 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:29. Third quarter COLU – Hugo Merry 42-yard field goal, 5:22. Crimson 24–10. Drive: 19 plays, 51 yards, 9:38. Fourth quarter HARV – Shane McLaughlin 6-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 13:30. Crimson 31–10. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 2:16. HARV – Jaden Craig 1-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 8:21. Crimson 38–10. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 3:03. COLU – Joey Giorgi 11-yard pass from Joe Green (Hugo Merry kick), 6:22. Crimson 38–17. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:52. COLU – J. J. Jenkins 11-yard pass from Joe Green (Hugo Merry kick), 0:20. Crimson 38–24. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 3:24.

Statistics	HARV	COLU
First downs	16	22
Total yards	401	330
Rushing yards	137	115
Passing yards	264	215
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	28:48	31:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Harvard	Passing	Jaden Craig	13/18, 264 yards, TD
	Rushing	Shane McLaughlin	18 rushes, 89 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Tim Dowd	3 receptions, 123 yards, TD
Columbia	Passing	Joe Green	24/40, 215 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Joey Giorgi	19 rushes, 92 yards, TD
	Receiving	Edan Stagg	7 receptions, 82 yards

Penn

See also: 2023 Penn Quakers football team

Penn Quakers at No. 24 Harvard Crimson – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Quakers	7	3	3	7	3	0	0	23
No. 24 Crimson	7	13	0	0	3	0	2	25

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts

• Date: November 11
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
• Game attendance: 7,032
• Referee: Henry Wimberg
• TV: ESPN+
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter PENN – Malachi Hosley 29-yard run (Graham Gotlieb kick), 13:12. Quakers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:48. HARV – Jaden Craig 3-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 10:45. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:26. Second quarter PENN – Graham Gotlieb 43-yard field goal, 11:13. Quakers 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 4:46. HARV – Cooper Barkate 8-yard pass from Jaden Craig (kick failed), 5:22. Crimson 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:43. HARV – Jaden Craig 2-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 1:06. Crimson 20–10. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:52. Third quarter PENN – Graham Gotlieb 23-yard field goal, 4:16. Crimson 20–13. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 2:44. Fourth quarter PENN – Malachi Hosley 1-yard run (Graham Gotlieb kick), 11:12. Tied 20–20. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:48. Overtime PENN – Albert Jang 36-yard field goal. Quakers 23–20. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards. HARV – Cali Canaval 19-yard field goal. Tied 23–23. Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards. Second overtime No scoring plays Third overtime HARV – Cooper Barkate 2-point conversion pass to Jaden Craig. Crimson 25–23.

Statistics	PENN	HARV
First downs	18	24
Total yards	341	384
Rushing yards	109	131
Passing yards	232	253
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	23:56	36:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn	Passing	Aidan Sayin	21/36, 215 yards, INT
	Rushing	Malachi Hosley	22 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Bryce Myers	8 receptions, 66 yards
Harvard	Passing	Jaden Craig	23/36, 253 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Shane McLaughlin	27 rushes, 88 yards
	Receiving	Cooper Barkate	8 receptions, 125 yards, TD

At Yale

See also: 2023 Yale Bulldogs football team

No. 23 Harvard Crimson at Yale Bulldogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Crimson	0	6	0	12	18
Bulldogs	3	7	7	6	23

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut

• Date: November 18
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
• Game attendance: 51,127
• Referee: Tim Barker
• TV: ESPNU
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter YALE – Jack Bosman 33-yard field goal, 1:05. Bulldogs 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 48 yards, 7:05. Second quarter YALE – Ryan Lindley 5-yard pass from Nolan Grooms (Jack Bosman kick), 9:12. Bulldogs 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:16. HARV – Tyler Neville 11-yard pass from Jaden Craig (kick blocked), 1:08. Bulldogs 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:08. Third quarter YALE – Nathan Denney 4-yard run (Jack Bosman kick), 4:42. Bulldogs 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:33. Fourth quarter HARV – Jaden Craig 7-yard run (pass failed), 14:57. Bulldogs 17–12. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:10. HARV – Ledger Hatch 7-yard pass from Jaden Craig (run failed), 10:45. Crimson 18–17. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:02. YALE – David Pantelis 12-yard pass from Nolan Grooms (run failed), 5:47. Bulldogs 23–18. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:18.

Statistics	HARV	YALE
First downs	16	20
Total yards	318	260
Rushing yards	73	170
Passing yards	245	90
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	24:33	35:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Harvard	Passing	Jaden Craig	20/33, 245 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Shane McLaughlin	13 rushes, 50 yards
	Receiving	Tim Dowd	2 receptions, 71 yards
Yale	Passing	Nolan Grooms	10/23, 90 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Joshua Pitsenberger	23 rushes, 99 yards
	Receiving	Ryan Lindley	4 receptions, 39 yards, TD

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