1995 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1995 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Harvard finished last in the Ivy League.

1995 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
1995 record2–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainJustin Frantz
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
1995 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Princeton $ 5 –1 –1  8 –1 –1
Penn 5 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Cornell 5 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Dartmouth 4 –2 –1  7 –2 –1
Columbia 3 –4 –0  3 –6 –1
Brown 2 –5 –0  5 –5 –0
Yale 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Harvard 1 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their second year under head coach Timothy Murphy, the Crimson compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 258 to 183. Justin Frantz was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 1–6 conference record placed eighth (and worst) in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 199 to 112 by Ivy opponents.[2]

Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 Columbia
L 24–28 8,150 [3]
September 23 at Colgate*
W 28–8 3,000 [4]
September 30 Fordham*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 21–24 5,320 [5]
October 7 at Cornell
L 27–28 8,500 [6]
October 14 Holy Cross*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 22–27 7,375 [7]
October 21 Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 3–14 16,420 [8]
October 28 at Dartmouth
L 7–23 7,830 [9]
November 4 at Brown
L 8–47 [1]
November 11 Penn
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 21–38 7,622 [10]
November 18 at Yale
W 22–21 35,103 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 36. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Pave, Marvin (September 17, 1995). "Columbia Tips Harvard, Ends Frustration". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Vega, Michael (September 24, 1995). "Victory Over Colgate Is Music to Harvard's Ears". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Concannon, Joe (October 1, 1995). "Fordham Flash Leaves Harvard in Defeat". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 111 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Concannon, Joe (October 8, 1995). "More Heartbreak for Harvard in Loss to Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Concannon, Joe (October 15, 1995). "Holy Cross Downs Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 105 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Concannon, Joe (October 22, 1995). "Princeton Is Perfect; Harvard Far From It". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Concannon, Joe (October 29, 1995). "Harvard Unable to Turn Over New Leaf". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Juliano, Joe (November 12, 1995). "Penn Defeats Harvard, 38-21, and Gains Chance for a 3d Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Yantz, Tom (November 19, 1995). "The Game Ends Up in Harvard's Hands". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
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