1996 Harvard Crimson football team

The 1996 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crimson tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

1996 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
1996 record4–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainSean Riley
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
1996 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 17 Dartmouth $  7 –0     10 –0  
Columbia  5 –2     8 –2  
Brown  4 –3     5 –5  
Cornell  4 –3     4 –6  
Penn  3 –4     5 –5  
Harvard  2 –5     4 –6  
Princeton  2 –5     3 –7  
Yale  1 –6     2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their third year under head coach Timothy Murphy, the Crimson compiled a 4–6 record and were outscored 164 to 163. Sean Riley was the team captain.[1]

Harvard's 2–5 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 115 to 98 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 at Columbia
L 13–20 OT 5,760 [3]
September 28 at Bucknell*
W 30–7 6,064 [4]
October 5 Lafayette*
L 7–17 8,860 [5]
October 12 Cornell
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 13–20 8,700 [6]
October 19 at Holy Cross*
W 28–25 4,647 [7]
October 26 at Princeton
W 24–0 14,410 [8]
November 2 Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
L 3–6 17,100 [9]
November 9 Brown
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 7–31 2,133 [10]
November 16 at Penn
L 12–17 21,509 [11]
November 23 Yale
W 26–21 24,470 [12]
  • *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. pp. 36–37. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Lessels, Allen (September 22, 1996). "Sour Finish for Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Vellante, John (September 29, 1996). "Harvard Defense Puts Squeeze on Lemon, Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Pave, Marvin (October 6, 1996). "Harvard Comes Close, but ..." Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. McShea, Keith (October 14, 1996). "Levitt, CU Top Harvard". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Lessels, Allen (October 20, 1996). "Linden Puts Wind in Harvard's Sails". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Burris, Joe (October 27, 1996). "Harvard Gains Its Second Wind, Wins". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Concannon, Joe (November 3, 1996). "Harvard Loses by a Foot". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. F17 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Burris, Joe (November 10, 1996). "Brown Just Too Much; When It Rains, It Pours for Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Juliano, Joe (November 17, 1996). "Reserve QB Leads Penn Over Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Concannon, Joe (November 24, 1996). "Crimson Haunt Yale's Cozza to the End; Elis' Comeback Falls Short". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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