2019 Harvard Crimson football team
The 2019 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ivy League. They were led by 26th-year head coach Tim Murphy and played their home games at Harvard Stadium. They finished the season 4–6 overall and 2–5 in Ivy League play to tie for sixth place.
| 2019 Harvard Crimson football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| 2019 record | 4–6 (2–5 Ivy) |
| Head coach | Tim Murphy (26th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Joel Lamb (14th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Scott Larkee (11th season) |
| Home stadium | Harvard Stadium (Capacity: 30,323) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Dartmouth + | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Yale + | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Crimson defeated Cornell, 35-22
Previous season
The Crimson finished the 2018 season 6–4, 4–3 in Ivy League play to finish in third place.
Preseason
Preseason media poll
The Ivy League released their preseason media poll on August 8, 2019. The Crimson were picked to finish in fourth place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale | 119 (9) |
| 2 | Dartmouth | 111 (2) |
| 3 | Princeton | 107 (4) |
| 4 | Harvard | 93 (1) |
| 5 | Penn | 67 |
| 6 | Columbia | 61 (1) |
| 7 | Cornell | 29 |
| 8 | Brown | 24 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 21 | 4:00 pm | at San Diego* | WCC Network | L 23–31 | 2,607 | |
| September 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Brown | ESPNews | W 42–7 | 10,088 | |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Howard* |
| ESPN+ | W 62–17 | 8,234 |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Cornell |
| ESPN+ | W 35–22 | 7,513 |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross* | PLN | W 31–21 | 10,381 | |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Princeton | ESPN+ | L 24–30 | 9,078 | |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 15 Dartmouth |
| ESPN+ | L 6–9 | 20,112 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Columbia | ESPN+/SNY | L 10–17 OT | 4,739 | |
| November 16 | Noon | Penn |
| ESPN+/NESN | L 20–24 | 8,113 |
| November 23 | Noon | at No. 24 Yale | ESPNU | L 43–50 2OT | 44,989 | |
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Game summaries
at San Diego
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| Toreros | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3–0 | 2018 | W, 36–14 |
Brown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Crimson | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 85–30–2 | 2018 | W, 31–17 |
Howard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Crimson | 7 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 62 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
Cornell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Red | 7 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 22 |
| Crimson | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 47–34–2 | 2018 | L, 24–28 |
at Holy Cross
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Crusaders | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 43–25–2 | 2018 | W, 33–31 |
at Princeton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| No. 13 Tigers | 10 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 48–56–7 | 2018 | L, 21–29 |
Dartmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 15 Big Green | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Crimson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 69–46–5 | 2018 | L, 17–24 |
at Columbia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 61–14–1 | 2018 | W, 52–16 |
Penn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quakers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Crimson | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 48–38–2 | 2018 | W, 29–7 |
at Yale
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 43 |
| No. 24 Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 50 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 59–67–8 | 2018 | W, 45–27 |
References
- "Yale Named League Favorite in 2019 Football Preseason Poll". ivyleague.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- "2019 Harvard Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
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