2001 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 2001 Harvard Crimson football Ivy League Ivy 19 9–0 7–0 Ivy League champion Tim Murphy 8th Jay Mills 6th Multiple pro-style Ryan FitzGerald Harvard Stadium The 2001 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Harvard was undefeated and won the Ivy League championship. In their eighth year under head coach Timothy Murphy, the Crimson compiled a 9–0 record and outscored opponents 293 to 184. Ryan FitzGerald was the team captain.Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results Harvard University Cambridge, Mass. June 20, 2020 https://gocrimson.com/documents/2020/6/17//FBL_RecordBook_Year_by_Year_Results.pdf Harvard's undefeated (7–0) conference record placed first in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 220 to 150.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 39–40 Like most of the Ivy League, Harvard played nine games instead of the usual 10, after the school made the decision to cancel its September 15 season opener against Holy Cross, following the September 11 attacks.After Prodding, Correct Choice Finally Made Mark Blaudschun September 14, 2001 E6 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59393901/2001-games-canceled/ It was the first year in more than two decades without a Crimson-Crusader football game, and the only year without the intrastate matchup between 1981 and 2015. The Crimson began the year unranked, and did not enter the national top 25 until they had recorded its seventh win without a loss. Harvard entered the season's penultimate week at No. 24 and rose to No. 19 after defeating a ranked Penn Quakers team. Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule 2001 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network y y September 15 @ Holy Cross<ncg> Fitton Field Worcester, MA Canceled September 22 Brown Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 27-20 8,511 Staph Has Right Stuff Peter May September 23, 2001 C21 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60568368/2001-brown-harvard/ September 29 Lafayette<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 38-14 5,803 This Time, Crimson Finish Job Paul Harber September 30, 2001 C18 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60571028/2001-harvard-lafayette/ October 6 2001 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 35-20 6,513 NU Gets Scooped by Harvard Marvin Pave October 7, 2001 C21 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60597951/2001-harvard-nu/ October 13 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 26-6 14,148 Harvard Gets the Red Out Chris Snow October 14, 2001 C17 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60599812/2001-cornell-harvard/ October 20 Princeton Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 28-26 9,326 Crimson Dig Deep; Substitutes Save Day vs. Tigers Frank Dell'Apa October 21, 2001 D18 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60601409/2001-harvard-princeton/ October 27 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 31-21 12,324 Crimson Get Message, Deliver; Harvard Roars Back to Stop Dartmouth Marvin Pave October 28, 2001 C17 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60602520/2001-dartmouth-harvard/ November 3 @ Columbia Wien Stadium New York, NY W 45-33 4,011 Crimson Set the Stage for an Ivy Showdown John Powers November 4, 2001 D18 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60603575/2001-columbia-harvard/ November 10 #19 Penn Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 28-21 14,818 Penn Loses to Harvard Joe Juliano November 11, 2001 C6 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60604628/2001-harvard-penn/ November 17 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game) W 35-23 51,634 Ending Is Just Perfect: Harvard (9-0) Beats Yale for First Unblemished Season Since 1913 Bob Duffy November 18, 2001 D1 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60605988/2001-harvard-yale/ 2001 Football Schedule https://gocrimson.com/sports/football/schedule/2001 Harvard University Athletics January 3, 2026 Roster 2001 Harvard Crimson f 14 Fr Ryan Fitzpatrick QB y https://gocrimson.com/sports/football/roster/2001 *Tim Murphy References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Category:Ivy League football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Harvard Crimson football Harvard Crimson football