2017 Harvard Crimson football team

The 2017 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 24th-year head coach Tim Murphy and played their home games at Harvard Stadium. They were a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 5–5 overall and 3–4 in Ivy League play to tie for fifth place. Harvard averaged 10,411 fans per game.

2017 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoel Lamb (12th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorScott Larkee (9th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 24 Yale $ 61  91 
Columbia 52  82 
Dartmouth 52  82 
Penn 43  64 
Harvard 34  55 
Cornell 34  37 
Princeton 25  55 
Brown 07  28 
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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The 2017 schedule consisted of five home games and five away games. The Crimson hosted Ivy League foes Brown, Princeton, Dartmouth, and Penn, and traveled to Cornell, Columbia, and Yale for the 134th edition of The Game.

Harvard's non-conference opponents were Rhode Island of the Colonial Athletic Association, and Georgetown and Lafayette of the Patriot League.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 161:00 p.m.at Rhode Island*L 10–173,812
September 23NoonBrownNESN+W 45–2810,651
September 302:00 p.m.at Georgetown*STADIUMW 41–23,256
October 71:30 p.m.at CornellELVNL 14–177,313
October 14NoonLafayette*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
NESNW 38–1010,025
October 207:30 p.m.Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
NBCSNL 17–5210,114
October 28NoonDartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
NESNW 25–2211,143
November 41:00 p.m.at ColumbiaELVNW 21–147,011
November 11NoonPenn
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
NESN+L 6–2310,122
November 1812:30 p.m.at YaleCNBCL 3–2451,426

Game summaries

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Rhode Island

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Harvard vs. Rhode Island – Game summary
Period1234Total
Harvard370010
Rhode Island0170017

at Meade StadiumKingston, RI

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C); nice, breezy
  • Game attendance: 3,812
  • Referee: M. Sechrist
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Brown

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Brown vs. Harvard – Game summary
Period1234Total
Brown2002628
Harvard14717745

at Harvard StadiumBoston, MA

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: Noon
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 10,651
  • Referee: C. Jebran
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Georgetown

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Harvard vs. Georgetown – Game summary
Period1234Total
Harvard14173741
Georgetown02002

at Cooper FieldWashington, D.C.

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 3,256
  • Referee: M. Overton
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Cornell

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Harvard vs. Cornell – Game summary
Period1234Total
Harvard770014
Cornell077317

at Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, NY

  • Date: October 7
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 7,313
  • Referee: J. Gansiejewski
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • HAR – L. Northington, 1 yard run, Jake McIntyre XP good, 5:50 (HAR 7–0)
Second quarter
  • HAR – Jake Barann, 36 yard pass from Jake Smith, McIntyre XP good, 9:43 (HAR 14–0)
  • COR – Jake Jatis, 2 yard run, Zach Mays XP good, 3:02 (HAR 14–7)
Third quarter
  • COR – Jatis, 2 yard run, Mays XP good, 5:45 (TIE 14–14)
Fourth quarter
  • COR – Mays, 27 yard field goal, 9:58 (COR 17–14)

Lafayette

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Lafayette vs. Harvard – Game summary
Period1234Total
Lafayette703010
Harvard14710738

at Harvard StadiumBoston, MA

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: Noon
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 10,025
  • Referee: T. Kichline
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Princeton

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Princeton vs. Harvard – Game summary
Period1234Total
Princeton102114752
Harvard0100717

at Harvard StadiumBoston, MA

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); warm, breezy
  • Game attendance: 10,114
  • Referee: M. Sechrist
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Dartmouth

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Dartmouth vs. Harvard – Game summary
Period1234Total
Dartmouth770822
Harvard0661325

at Harvard StadiumBoston, MA

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: Noon
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 11,143
  • Referee: H. Wimberg
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Columbia

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Harvard vs. Columbia – Game summary
Period1234Total
Harvard0147021
Columbia700714

at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien StadiumNew York, NY

  • Date: November 4
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); mix of clouds and sun
  • Game attendance: 7,011
  • Referee: K. Hudson
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Penn

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Penn vs. Harvard – Game summary
Period1234Total
Penn7310323
Harvard03306

at Harvard StadiumBoston, MA

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: Noon
  • Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C); sunny, breezy
  • Game attendance: 10,122
  • Referee: W. Boyd
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Yale ("The Game")

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Harvard vs. Yale – Game summary
Period1234Total
Harvard30003
Yale0170724

at Yale BowlNew Haven, CT

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 51,426
  • Referee: H. Johns
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Harvard Football Schedule". Harvard University Athletics. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.