1996 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1996 Harvard Crimson football Ivy League Ivy 4–6 2–5 Timothy Murphy 3rd Michael Foley 3rd Jay Mills 1st Multiple Mark Harriman 3rd Sean Riley Harvard Stadium 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. 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.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?id=6334 July 6, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200706155918/https://gocrimson.com/documents/2020/6/17//FBL_RecordBook_Year_by_Year_Results.pdf?id=6334 dead Harvard's 2–5 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 115 to 98 by Ivy opponents.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998 Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 36–37 Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Schedule y y 1996 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network September 21 @ Columbia Wien Stadium New York, NY L 13-20 <OT> 5,760 Sour Finish for Harvard Allen Lessels September 22, 1996 C15 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59165217/1996-columbia-harvard/ September 28 @ Bucknell<ncg> Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA W 30-7 6,064 Harvard Defense Puts Squeeze on Lemon, Bucknell John Vellante September 29, 1996 C13 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59166758/1996-bucknell-harvard/ October 5 Lafayette<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 7-17 8,860 Harvard Comes Close, but ... Marvin Pave October 6, 1996 C17 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59169251/1996-harvard-lafayette/ October 12 Cornell Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 13-20 8,700 Levitt, CU Top Harvard Keith McShea October 14, 1996 3B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59179286/1996-cornell-harvard/ October 19 @ Holy Cross<ncg> Fitton Field Worcester, MA W 28-25 4,647 Linden Puts Wind in Harvard's Sails Allen Lessels October 20, 1996 D19 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59180596/1996-harvard-hc/ October 26 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 24-0 14,410 Harvard Gains Its Second Wind, Wins Joe Burris October 27, 1996 C18 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59182134/1996-harvard-princeton/ November 2 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 3-6 17,100 Harvard Loses by a Foot Joe Concannon November 3, 1996 F17 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59183566/1996-dartmouth-harvard/ November 9 Brown Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 7-31 2,133 Brown Just Too Much; When It Rains, It Pours for Harvard Joe Burris November 10, 1996 C16 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59184986/1996-brown-harvard/ November 16 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 12-17 21,509 Reserve QB Leads Penn Over Harvard Joe Juliano November 17, 1996 C16 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30125556/reserve-qb-leads-penn-over-harvard/ November 23 Yale Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game) W 26-21 24,470 Crimson Haunt Yale's Cozza to the End; Elis' Comeback Falls Short Joe Concannon November 24, 1996 C1 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59187846/1996-harvard-yale/ Roster 1996 Harvard Crimson f 50 Jr Matt Birk T y 80 So Chris Eitzmann TE y 49 Fr Isaiah Kacyvenski LB y https://web.archive.org/web/19961225183836/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/sfc/ivy/sfcn05ra.htm *Timothy Murphy Lou Anarumo(Assistant head coach / defensive backs / special teams) References Harvard Category:Harvard Crimson football seasons Harvard Crimson football Harvard Crimson football