List of Harvard Crimson football seasons

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Harvard Stadium, where the Harvard Crimson have played their home games since 1903.

This is a list of seasons completed by the Harvard Crimson football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Since the team's founding, the Crimson have participated in over 1,300 officially sanctioned games, [1] with an all-time record of 901–411–50. [2] Harvard originally competed as a football independent before joining the Ivy League in 1956 [3] as a founding member.

Contents

Seasons

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Independent(1873–1880)
1873 No coach 1–0–1
1874 No coach 1–1
1875 No coach 4–0
1876 No coach 3–1
1877 No coach 3–1
1878 No coach 1–2
1879 No coach 2–1–2
1880 No coach 2–2–2
Lucius Littauer (Independent)(1881)
1881 Lucius Littauer 6–1–1
Independent(1882–1885)
1882 No coach 7–1
1883 No coach 8–2
1884 No coach 7–4
1885 No team
Frank Mason (Independent)(1886)
1886 Frank Mason 12–2
Independent(1887–1889)
1887 No coach 10–1
1888 No coach 12–1
1889 No coach 9–2
George Stewart & George Adams (Independent)(1890–1892)
1890 Stewart & Adams 11–0
1891 Stewart & Adams 13–1
1892 Stewart & Adams 10–1
George Stewart & Everett Lake (Independent)(1893)
1893 Stewart & Lake 12–1
William A. Brooks (Independent)(1894)
1894 William A. Brooks 11–2
Robert Emmons (Independent)(1895)
1895 Robert Emmons 8–2–1
Bert Waters (Independent)(1894)
1896 Bert Waters 7–4
William Cameron Forbes (Independent)(1897–1898)
1897 William Cameron Forbes 10–1–1
1898 William Cameron Forbes 11–0
Benjamin Dibblee (Independent)(1899–1900)
1899 Benjamin Dibblee 10–0–1
1900 Benjamin Dibblee 10–1
Bill Reid (Independent)(1901)
1901 Bill Reid 12–0
John Farley (Independent)(1902)
1902 John Farley 11–1
John Cranston (Independent)(1903)
1903 John Cranston 9–3
Edgar Wrightington (Independent)(1904)
1904 Edgar Wrightington 7–2–1
Bill Reid (Independent)(1905–1906)
1905 Bill Reid 8–2–1
1906 Bill Reid 10–1
Joshua Crane (Independent)(1907)
1907 Joshua Crane 7–3
Percy Haughton (Independent)(1908–1916)
1908 Percy Haughton 9–0–1
1909 Percy Haughton 8–1
1910 Percy Haughton 8–0–1
1911 Percy Haughton 6–2–1
1912 Percy Haughton 9–0
1913 Percy Haughton 9–0
1914 Percy Haughton 7–0–2
1915 Percy Haughton 8–1
1916 Percy Haughton 7–3
Wingate Rollins (Independent)(1917)
1917 Wingate Rollins 3–1–3
Pooch Donovan (Independent)(1918)
1918 Pooch Donovan 2–1
Robert Fisher (Independent)(1919–1925)
1919 Robert Fisher 9–0–1 W Rose
1920 Robert Fisher 8–0–1
1921 Robert Fisher 7–2–1
1922 Robert Fisher 7–2
1923 Robert Fisher 4–3–1
1924 Robert Fisher 4–4
1925 Robert Fisher 4–3–1
Arnold Horween (Independent)(1926–1930)
1926 Arnold Horween 3–5
1927 Arnold Horween 4–4
1928 Arnold Horween 5–2–1
1929 Arnold Horween 5–2–1
1930 Arnold Horween 4–4–1
Eddie Casey (Independent)(1931–1934)
1931 Eddie Casey 7–1
1932 Eddie Casey 5–3
1933 Eddie Casey 5–2–1
1934 Eddie Casey 3–5
Dick Harlow (Independent)(1935–1942)
1935 Dick Harlow 3–5
1936 Dick Harlow 3–4–1
1937 Dick Harlow 5–2–1
1938 Dick Harlow 4–4
1939 Dick Harlow 4–4
1940 Dick Harlow 3–2–3
1941 Dick Harlow 5–2–1
1942 Dick Harlow 2–6–1
Henry Lamar (Independent)(1943–1944)
1943 Henry Lamar 2–2–1
1944 Henry Lamar 5–1
Dick Harlow (Independent)(1945–1947)
1945 Dick Harlow 5–3
1946 Dick Harlow 7–2
1947 Dick Harlow 4–5
Arthur Valpey (Independent)(1948–1949)
1948 Arthur Valpey 4–4
1949 Arthur Valpey 1–8
Lloyd Jordan (Independent)(1950–1955)
1950 Lloyd Jordan 1–7
1951 Lloyd Jordan 3–5–1
1952 Lloyd Jordan 5–4
1953 Lloyd Jordan 6–2
1954 Lloyd Jordan 4–3–1
1955 Lloyd Jordan 3–4–1
Lloyd Jordan (Ivy League)(1956)
1956 Lloyd Jordan 2–6 2–5 T–6th
John Yovicsin (Ivy League)(1957–1970)
1957 John Yovicsin 3–5 2–5 7th
1958 John Yovicsin 4–5 3–4 6th
1959 John Yovicsin 6–3 4–3 T–3rd
1960 John Yovicsin 5–4 4–3 T–3rd
1961 John Yovicsin 6–3 6–1 T–1st
1962 John Yovicsin 6–3 5–2 2nd
1963 John Yovicsin 5–2–2 4–2–1 3rd
1964 John Yovicsin 6–3 5–2
1965 John Yovicsin 5–2–2 3–2–23rd
1966 John Yovicsin 8–1 6–1T–1st
1967 John Yovicsin 6–3 4–3T–4th
1968 John Yovicsin 8–0–1 6–0–1T–1st
1969 John Yovicsin 3–6 2–5T–5th
1970 John Yovicsin 7–2 5–2T–2nd
Joe Restic (Ivy League)(1971–1993)
1971 Joe Restic 5–4 4–34th
1972 Joe Restic 4–4–1 3–3–15th
1973 Joe Restic 7–2 5–2T–2nd
1974 Joe Restic 7–2 6–1T–1st
1975 Joe Restic 7–2 6–11st
1976 Joe Restic 6–3 4–3T–3rd
1977 Joe Restic 4–5 4–3T–3rd
1978 Joe Restic 4–4–1 2–4–1T–5th
1979 Joe Restic 3–6 3–46th
1980 Joe Restic 7–3 4–3T–3rd
1981 Joe Restic 5–4–1 4–2–14th
1982 Joe Restic 7–3 5–2T–1st
1983 Joe Restic 6–2–2 5–1–1T–1st
1984 Joe Restic 5–4 5–2T–2nd
1985 Joe Restic 7–3 5–2T–2nd
1986 Joe Restic 3–7 3–45th
1987 Joe Restic 8–2 6–11st
1988 Joe Restic 2–8 2–5T–6th
1989 Joe Restic 5–5 5–23rd
1990 Joe Restic 5–5 3–4T–4th
1991 Joe Restic 4–5–1 4–2–13rd
1992 Joe Restic 3–7 3–45th
1993 Joe Restic 3–7 1–6T–7th
Tim Murphy (Ivy League)(1994–2023)
1994 Tim Murphy 4–6 2–5T–7th
1995 Tim Murphy 2–8 1–68th
1996 Tim Murphy 4–6 2–5T–6th
1997 Tim Murphy 9–1 7–01st
1998 Tim Murphy 4–6 3–4T–5th
1999 Tim Murphy 5–5 3–45th
2000 Tim Murphy 5–5 4–3T–3rd
2001 Tim Murphy 9–0 7–01st19
2002 Tim Murphy 7–3 6–12nd
2003 Tim Murphy 7–3 4–3T–2nd
2004 Tim Murphy 10–0 7–01st13
2005 Tim Murphy 7–3 5–2T–2nd
2006 Tim Murphy 7–3 4–33rd
2007 Tim Murphy 8–2 7–01st2021
2008 Tim Murphy 9–1 6–1T–1st1415
2009 Tim Murphy 7–3 6–12nd
2010 Tim Murphy 7–3 5–2T–2nd
2011 Tim Murphy 9–1 7–01st1716
2012 Tim Murphy 8–2 5–22nd
2013 Tim Murphy 9–1 6–1T–1st23
2014 Tim Murphy 10–0 7–01st1515
2015 Tim Murphy 9–1 6–1T–1st2020
2016 Tim Murphy 7–3 5–23rd
2017 Tim Murphy 5–5 3–4 T–5th
2018 Tim Murphy 6–4 4–3 3rd
2019 Tim Murphy 4–6 2–5T–6th
2020 No team [n 1] [n 1] [n 1] [n 1]
2021 Tim Murphy 8–2 5–23rd
2022 Tim Murphy 6–4 4–34th
2023 Tim Murphy 8–2 5–2T–1st
Andrew Aurich (Ivy League)(2024–present)
2024 Andrew Aurich 0–0 0–0
Total:901–411–50
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Harvard did not compete during the 2020 season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent cancellation of the Ivy League season.

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References

  1. ↑ Harvard University(PDF) https://gocrimson.com/documents/2020/6/17/FBL_RecordBook_Coaching_Register_History.pdf?id=6329 . Retrieved July 18, 2020.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ Harvard University(PDF) https://gocrimson.com/documents/2020/6/17/FBL_RecordBook_Year_by_Year_Results.pdf?id=6334 . Retrieved July 18, 2020.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Harvard Crimson Football Record By Year". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
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