American college football season
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.[1]
Harvard's 2–5 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 115 to 98 by Ivy opponents.[2]
Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts .
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 21 at Columbia L 13–20 OT 5,760 [3] September 28 at Bucknell * W 30–7 6,064 [4] October 5 Lafayette * L 7–17 8,860 [5] October 12 Cornell Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 13–20 8,700 [6] October 19 at Holy Cross * W 28–25 4,647 [7] October 26 at Princeton W 24–0 14,410 [8] November 2 Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry ) L 3–6 17,100 [9] November 9 Brown Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 7–31 2,133 [10] November 16 at Penn L 12–17 21,509 [11] November 23 Yale W 26–21 24,470 [12]
1996 Harvard Crimson football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
References [ edit ] ^ "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF) . Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University . Retrieved June 20, 2020 . ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF) . Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League . 2017. pp. 36–37. Retrieved July 10, 2020 . ^ Lessels, Allen (September 22, 1996). "Sour Finish for Harvard" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Vellante, John (September 29, 1996). "Harvard Defense Puts Squeeze on Lemon, Bucknell" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C13 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Pave, Marvin (October 6, 1996). "Harvard Comes Close, but ..." Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com . ^ McShea, Keith (October 14, 1996). "Levitt, CU Top Harvard" . The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com . ^ Lessels, Allen (October 20, 1996). "Linden Puts Wind in Harvard's Sails" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Burris, Joe (October 27, 1996). "Harvard Gains Its Second Wind, Wins" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Concannon, Joe (November 3, 1996). "Harvard Loses by a Foot" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. F17 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Burris, Joe (November 10, 1996). "Brown Just Too Much; When It Rains, It Pours for Harvard" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Juliano, Joe (November 17, 1996). "Reserve QB Leads Penn Over Harvard" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Concannon, Joe (November 24, 1996). "Crimson Haunt Yale's Cozza to the End; Elis' Comeback Falls Short" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com .
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