| 2025 Harvard Crimson football | |
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| Harvard defeats Merrimack, 31–7 | |
Ivy League champion | |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 7 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 11 |
| Record | 9–0 (6–0 Ivy) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mickey Fein (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Scott Larkee (16th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Captain | Ty Bartrum [1] |
| Home stadium | Harvard Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Harvard | 6 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of November 16, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Harvard Crimson football team represents Harvard University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team plays its home games at Harvard Stadium in Boston and are led by second-year head coach Andrew Aurich. [2]
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Achilles Anderson DL | Chicago, Illinois | Marist High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Jul 19, 2024 | |
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| Ethan Carson LB | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Blackman High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jun 7, 2024 | |
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| Mikey Young ATH | Sandusky, Ohio | Perkins High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jun 7, 2024 | |
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| Charlie Smith QB | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Catholic High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 2, 2024 | |
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| Reed Phillips WR | Alexandria, Virginia | Episcopal High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jul 4, 2024 | |
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| Teddy Chung S | San Mateo, California | Junípero Serra High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | May 29, 2024 | |
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| Nicholas McCullough Edge | Muskego, Wisconsin | Muskego High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | May 17, 2024 | |
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| Cole Allen RB | Houston, Texas | St. John's School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 10, 2024 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR) | ||||||
| Ryan Tattersall WR | Wilmington, Delaware | Wilmington Friends School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 2, 2024 | |
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| Jordan Gonzalez LB | Wallingford, Connecticut | Choate Rosemary Hall | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 224 lb (102 kg) | Jul 1, 2024 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: 247Sports: 167 | ||||||
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On August 4, Ivy League announced the preseason poll. Crimson were selected to finish in the first position. [3]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Stetson * | ESPN+ | W 59–7 | 1,400 | ||
| September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Brown | ESPN+ | W 41–7 | 16,283 | ||
| October 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross * | No. 25 | ESPN+ | W 59–24 | 15,549 | |
| October 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Cornell | No. 22 |
| ESPNU | W 34–10 | 6,644 |
| October 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Merrimack * | No. 18 |
| ESPN+ | W 31−7 | 5,661 |
| October 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Princeton | No. 14 | ESPN+ | W 35–14 | 9,137 | |
| November 1 | 3:00 p.m. | Dartmouth | No. 12 |
| ESPN+ | W 31–10 | 11,334 |
| November 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at Columbia | No. 9 | ESPNU | W 31–14 | 3,644 | |
| November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Penn | No. 7 |
| ESPN+ | W 45–43 | 8,256 |
| November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at Yale | ESPNU | ||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| STATS | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | |||
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | |||
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Crimson | 0 | ||
| Hatters | 0 |
| Game information |
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| First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter |
| Statistics | HARV | STET |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Stetson | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Crimson | 21 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 41 |
at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA
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| Statistics | BRWN | HARV |
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| First downs | 12 | 23 |
| Total yards | 155 | 479 |
| Rushing yards | 56 | 162 |
| Passing yards | 99 | 317 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 20:53 | 39:07 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Brown | Passing | James Murphy | 14/26, 99 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Matt Childs | 12 rushes, 30 yards | |
| Receiving | Michael Nesbit | 2 receptions, 35 yards | |
| Harvard | Passing | Jaden Craig | 24/31, 317 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | D. J. Gordon | 16 rushes, 73 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Cam Henry | 3 receptions, 81 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 25 Crimson | 21 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 59 |
| Crusaders | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
at Fitton Field, Worcester, MA
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| Statistics | HARV | HC |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Holy Cross | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Big Red | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| No. 22 Crimson | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 34 |
at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA
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| Statistics | COR | HARV |
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| First downs | 14 | 22 |
| Total yards | 193 | 413 |
| Rushing yards | 66 | 176 |
| Passing yards | 127 | 237 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 26:05 | 33:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Cornell | Passing | Garrett Bass-Sulpizio | 18/30, 127 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Garrett Bass-Sulpizio | 16 carries, 30 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Johntu Reed | 4 receptions, 45 yards | |
| Harvard | Passing | Jaden Craig | 21/37, 237 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Xaviah Bascon | 23 carries, 94 yards | |
| Receiving | Brady Blackburn | 5 receptions, 101 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Warriors | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 18 Crimson | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 31 |
at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA
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| Statistics | MRMK | HARV |
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| First downs | 20 | 25 |
| Total yards | 307 | 482 |
| Rushing yards | 189 | 177 |
| Passing yards | 118 | 305 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:59 | 28:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Merrimack | Passing | Ayden Pereira | 13/26, 118 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Ayden Pereira | 20 carries, 73 yards | |
| Receiving | Seth Sweitzer | 2 receptions, 28 yards | |
| Harvard | Passing | Jaden Craig | 17/29, 305 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | DJ Gordon | 8 carries, 104 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Brady Blackburn | 4 receptions, 110 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 14 Crimson | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, NJ
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| Statistics | HARV | PRIN |
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| First downs | 24 | 18 |
| Total yards | 475 | 340 |
| Rushing yards | 259 | 98 |
| Passing yards | 216 | 242 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 32:14 | 27:46 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Harvard | Passing | Jaden Craig | 16/29, 216 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Xaviah Bascon | 13 carries, 101 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Cam Henry | 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD | |
| Princeton | Passing | Kai Colón | 19/31, 239 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Ethan Clark | 14 carries, 61 yards | |
| Receiving | Paul Kuhner | 2 receptions, 65 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Big Green | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 12 Crimson | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA
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| Statistics | DART | HARV |
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| First downs | 15 | 23 |
| Total yards | 261 | 432 |
| Rushing yards | 61 | 110 |
| Passing yards | 200 | 322 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 26:11 | 33:49 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Dartmouth | Passing | Grayson Saunier | 18/32, 200 yards |
| Rushing | D.J. Crowther | 9 carries, 24 yards | |
| Receiving | Chris Corbo | 3 receptions, 56 yards | |
| Harvard | Passing | Jaden Craig | 21/32, 322 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Xaviah Bascon | 9 carries, 49 yards | |
| Receiving | Brady Blackburn | 3 receptions, 116 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 9 Crimson | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
at Wien Stadium, New York City, NY
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| Statistics | HARV | COLU |
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| First downs | 16 | 18 |
| Total yards | 381 | 325 |
| Rushing yards | 168 | 105 |
| Passing yards | 213 | 220 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 25:45 | 34:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Harvard | Passing | Jaden Craig | 16/24, 213 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Xaviah Bascon | 18 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Cam Henry | 5 receptions, 68 yards | |
| Columbia | Passing | Chase Goodwin | 20/38, 205 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Michael Walters | 12 carries, 47 yards | |
| Receiving | Jordan Kelley | 3 receptions, 43 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Quakers | 0 | ||
| No. 7 Crimson | 0 |
at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA
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| Harvard | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Crimson | 0 | ||
| Bulldogs | 0 |
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| Yale | Passing | ||
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