American college football season
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.
Schedule [ edit ] 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]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 16 1:00 p.m. at Rhode Island * L 10–173,812 September 23 Noon Brown NESN+ W 45–2810,651 September 30 2:00 p.m. at Georgetown * STADIUM W 41–23,256 October 7 1:30 p.m. at Cornell ELVN L 14–177,313 October 14 Noon Lafayette * Harvard Stadium Boston, MA NESN W 38–1010,025 7:30 p.m. Princeton Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry ) NBCSN L 17–5210,114 October 28 Noon Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry ) NESN W 25–2211,143 November 4 1:00 p.m. at Columbia ELVN W 21–147,011 November 11 Noon Penn Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry ) NESN+ L 6–2310,122 November 18 12:30 p.m. at Yale CNBC L 3–2451,426
Game summaries [ edit ] Rhode Island [ edit ] Harvard vs. Rhode Island – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Harvard 3 7 0 0 10 Rhode Island 0 17 0 0 17
at Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI
Date : September 16Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game weather : 79 °F (26 °C); nice, breezyGame attendance : 3,812Referee : M. SechristBox Score
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Brown vs. Harvard – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Brown 2 0 0 26 28 Harvard 14 7 17 7 45
at Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA
Date : September 23Game time : NoonGame weather : 70 °F (21 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 10,651Referee : C. JebranBox Score
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Georgetown [ edit ] Harvard vs. Georgetown – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Harvard 14 17 3 7 41 Georgetown 0 2 0 0 2
at Cooper Field • Washington, D.C.
Date : September 16Game time : 2:00 p.m.Game weather : 65 °F (18 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 3,256Referee : M. OvertonBox Score
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Cornell [ edit ] Harvard vs. Cornell – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Harvard 7 7 0 0 14 Cornell 0 7 7 3 17
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
Date : October 7Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : 73 °F (23 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 7,313Referee : J. GansiejewskiBox 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 [ edit ] Lafayette vs. Harvard – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Lafayette 7 0 3 0 10 Harvard 14 7 10 7 38
at Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA
Date : October 14Game time : NoonGame weather : 65 °F (18 °C); cloudyGame attendance : 10,025Referee : T. KichlineBox Score
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Princeton [ edit ] Princeton vs. Harvard – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Princeton 10 21 14 7 52 Harvard 0 10 0 7 17
at Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA
Date : Game time : 7:30 p.m.Game weather : 65 °F (18 °C); warm, breezyGame attendance : 10,114Referee : M. SechristBox Score
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Dartmouth [ edit ] Dartmouth vs. Harvard – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Dartmouth 7 7 0 8 22 Harvard 0 6 6 13 25
at Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA
Date : October 28Game time : NoonGame weather : 65 °F (18 °C); cloudyGame attendance : 11,143Referee : H. WimbergBox Score
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Columbia [ edit ] Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Penn vs. Harvard – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Penn 7 3 10 3 23 Harvard 0 3 3 0 6
at Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA
Date : November 11Game time : NoonGame weather : 38 °F (3 °C); sunny, breezyGame attendance : 10,122Referee : W. BoydBox Score
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Yale ("The Game") [ edit ] Harvard vs. Yale – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Harvard 3 0 0 0 3 Yale 0 17 0 7 24
at Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT
Date : November 18Game time : 12:30 p.m.Game weather : 45 °F (7 °C); cloudyGame attendance : 51,426Referee : H. JohnsBox Score
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
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