2018 Harvard Crimson football team (original) (raw)
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| 2018 Harvard Crimson football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 6–4 (4–3 Ivy) |
| Head coach | Tim Murphy (25th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Joel Lamb (13th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Scott Larkee (10th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Harvard Stadium |
| Seasons← 20172019 → |
2018 Ivy League football standings | vte | Conf | Overall | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------- | - | - | | | -- | - | - | | | Team | | W | | L | | | W | | L | | | No. 11 Princeton $ | | 7 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 0 | | | No. 18 Dartmouth | | 6 | – | 1 | | | 9 | – | 1 | | | Harvard | | 4 | – | 3 | | | 6 | – | 4 | | | Yale | | 3 | – | 4 | | | 5 | – | 5 | | | Penn | | 3 | – | 4 | | | 6 | – | 4 | | | Columbia | | 3 | – | 4 | | | 6 | – | 4 | | | Cornell | | 2 | – | 5 | | | 3 | – | 7 | | | Brown | | 0 | – | 7 | | | 1 | – | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ – Conference championRankings from STATS Poll | | | | | | | | | | |
The 2018 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ivy League. They were led by 25th-year head coach Tim Murphy and played their home games at Harvard Stadium. They finished the season 6–4 overall and 4–3 in Ivy League play to place third. Harvard averaged 13,981 fans per game during the season.
The 2018 schedule consisted of six home games and four away games. The Crimson hosted Ivy League foes Princeton, Columbia, and Yale for the 135th edition of The Game, and traveled to Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, and Penn.
Harvard's non-conference opponents were San Diego of the Pioneer Football League, Rhode Island of the Colonial Athletic Association, and Holy Cross of the Patriot League.[1]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 15 | Noon | San Diego* | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | ESPN+ | W 36–14 | 8,709 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Brown | Brown StadiumProvidence, RI | ESPNU | W 31–17 | 9,309 |
| September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 Rhode Island* | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | ESPN+ | L 16–23 | 9,123 |
| October 6 | 1:30 p.m. | at Cornell | Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, NY | ESPN+ | L 24–28 | 8,040 |
| October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Holy Cross* | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | ESPN+ | W 33–31 | 10,056 |
| October 20 | Noon | No. 23 Princeton | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA (rivalry) | ESPN+ | L 21–29 | 10,876 |
| October 27 | 1:30 p.m. | at Dartmouth | Memorial FieldHanover, NH (rivalry) | ESPN+ | L 17-24 | 5,814 |
| November 3 | Noon | Columbia | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | ESPN+/NESN | W 52–18 | 10,447 |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at Penn | Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA (rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 29-7 | 13,224 |
| November 17 | Noon | vs. Yale | Fenway ParkBoston, MA (rivalry) | ESPN2 | W 45–27 | 34,675 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ----------- | -- | - | - | ----- | ------ | | Toreros | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 14 | | Crimson | 27 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 36 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ----------- | -- | -- | - | ----- | ------ | | Crimson | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 | | Bears | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | --------------- | - | -- | - | ----- | ------ | | No. 22 Rams | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 23 | | Crimson | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ----------- | - | - | -- | ----- | ------ | | Crimson | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 | | Big Red | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ----------- | - | -- | -- | ----- | ------ | | Crusaders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 | | Crimson | 9 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ----------------- | - | - | - | ----- | ------ | | No. 23 Tigers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 29 | | Crimson | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ------------- | -- | - | - | ----- | ------ | | Crimson | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 | | Big Green | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ----------- | -- | - | - | ----- | ------ | | Lions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 18 | | Crimson | 21 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 52 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ----------- | -- | - | -- | ----- | ------ | | Crimson | 10 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 29 | | Quakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | | ----------- | - | -- | -- | ----- | ------ | | Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 | | Crimson | 7 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
- ^ "2018 Harvard Football Schedule". Harvard University Athletics. Retrieved April 3, 2018.