2018 Harvard Crimson football team

The 2018 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ivy League. They were led by 25th-year head coach Tim Murphy and played their home games at Harvard Stadium. They finished the season 6–4 overall and 4–3 in Ivy League play to place third. Harvard averaged 13,981 fans per game during the season.

2018 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoel Lamb (13th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorScott Larkee (10th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Princeton $   7 0     10 0  
No. 18 Dartmouth   6 1     9 1  
Harvard   4 3     6 4  
Yale   3 4     5 5  
Penn   3 4     6 4  
Columbia   3 4     6 4  
Cornell   2 5     3 7  
Brown   0 7     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule edit

The 2018 schedule consisted of six home games and four away games. The Crimson hosted Ivy League foes Princeton, Columbia, and Yale for the 135th edition of The Game, and traveled to Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, and Penn.

Harvard's non-conference opponents were San Diego of the Pioneer Football League, Rhode Island of the Colonial Athletic Association, and Holy Cross of the Patriot League.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15NoonSan Diego*ESPN+W 36–148,709
September 217:00 p.m.at BrownESPNUW 31–179,309
September 287:00 p.m.No. 22 Rhode Island*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
ESPN+L 16–239,123
October 61:30 p.m.at CornellESPN+L 24–288,040
October 127:00 p.m.Holy Cross*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
ESPN+W 33–3110,056
October 20NoonNo. 23 Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
ESPN+L 21–2910,876
October 271:30 p.m.at DartmouthESPN+L 17-245,814
November 3NoonColumbia
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
ESPN+/NESNW 52–1810,447
November 101:00 p.m.at PennESPN+W 29-713,224
November 17Noonvs. Yale
ESPN2W 45–2734,675

Game summaries edit

San Diego edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 3 3 8 0 14
Crimson 27 0 3 6 36

At Brown edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Crimson 14 10 0 7 31
Bears 3 0 7 7 17

Rhode Island edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Rams 2 14 7 0 23
Crimson 3 0 6 7 16

At Cornell edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Crimson 7 0 10 7 24
Big Red 0 7 7 14 28

Holy Cross edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 7 7 17 31
Crimson 9 11 10 3 33

Princeton edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Tigers 7 3 0 19 29
Crimson 0 7 0 14 21

At Dartmouth edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Crimson 0 0 7 10 17
Big Green 14 7 0 3 24

Columbia edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 6 6 0 6 18
Crimson 21 7 7 17 52

At Penn edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Crimson 10 6 13 0 29
Quakers 0 0 0 7 7

Vs. Yale edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 10 3 27
Crimson 7 14 7 17 45

References edit

  1. ^ "2018 Harvard Football Schedule". Harvard University Athletics. Retrieved April 3, 2018.