2016 Harvard Crimson football team

2016 Harvard Crimson football
Conference Ivy League
2016 record 7–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach Tim Murphy (23rd year)
Offensive coordinator Joel Lamb
Defensive coordinator Scott Larkee
Home stadium Harvard Stadium
(Capacity: 30,323)
2016 Ivy League football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#25 Princeton +   6 1         8 2  
Penn +   6 1         7 3  
Harvard   5 2         7 3  
Brown   3 4         4 6  
Yale   3 4         3 7  
Cornell   2 5         4 6  
Columbia   2 5         3 7  
Dartmouth   1 6         4 6  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • The Ivy League does not participate in the FCS Playoffs
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 23rd year head coach Tim Murphy and played their home games at Harvard Stadium. They are a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 7–3, 5–2 in Ivy League play to finish in third place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 16 7:00 PM Rhode Island* Harvard StadiumAllston, MA ASN W 51–21   12,167
September 24 2:00 PM at Brown Brown StadiumProvidence, RI OWSPN W 32–22   8,174
September 30 7:00 PM Georgetown* No. 25 Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA ESPN3 W 31–17   7,138
October 8 1:00 PM Cornell No. 22 Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA OWSPN W 29–13   11,509
October 15 1:05 PM at Holy Cross* No. 20 Fitton FieldWorcester, MA CI L 17–27   9,115
October 22 1:00 PM at Princeton Princeton University StadiumPrinceton, NJ (Rivalry) ILDN W 23–20 OT  9,963
October 29 1:30 PM at Dartmouth No. 24 Memorial FieldHanover, NH (Rivalry) ILDN W 23–21   7,012
November 5 1:00 PM Columbia No. 23 Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA (Rivalry) OWSPN W 28–21   11,233
November 11 8:00 PM at Penn No. 24 Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA (Rivalry) NBCSN L 14–27   5,092
November 19 12:30 PM Yale Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA (133rd edition of The Game) CNBC L 14–21   31,662
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS RV RV RV RV 25 22 20 RV 24 23 24 RV RV  
Coaches 19 21 22 19 19 16 15 23 23 22 22 RV NR

References

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