2016 Harvard Crimson football team
2016 Ivy League football standings |
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | |
#25 Princeton + |
| 6 |
– | 1 |
| | | | 8 |
– | 2 |
|
Penn + |
| 6 |
– | 1 |
| | | | 7 |
– | 3 |
|
Harvard |
| 5 |
– | 2 |
| | | | 7 |
– | 3 |
|
Brown |
| 3 |
– | 4 |
| | | | 4 |
– | 6 |
|
Yale |
| 3 |
– | 4 |
| | | | 3 |
– | 7 |
|
Cornell |
| 2 |
– | 5 |
| | | | 4 |
– | 6 |
|
Columbia |
| 2 |
– | 5 |
| | | | 3 |
– | 7 |
|
Dartmouth |
| 1 |
– | 6 |
| | | | 4 |
– | 6 |
|
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- + – Conference co-champions
- The Ivy League does not participate in the FCS Playoffs
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll |
The 2016 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 23rd year head coach Tim Murphy and played their home games at Harvard Stadium. They are a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 7–3, 5–2 in Ivy League play to finish in third place.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 16 |
7:00 PM |
Rhode Island* |
|
Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA |
ASN |
W 51–21 |
12,167 |
September 24 |
2:00 PM |
at Brown |
|
Brown Stadium • Providence, RI |
OWSPN |
W 32–22 |
8,174 |
September 30 |
7:00 PM |
Georgetown* |
No. 25 |
Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA |
ESPN3 |
W 31–17 |
7,138 |
October 8 |
1:00 PM |
Cornell |
No. 22 |
Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA |
OWSPN |
W 29–13 |
11,509 |
October 15 |
1:05 PM |
at Holy Cross* |
No. 20 |
Fitton Field • Worcester, MA |
CI |
L 17–27 |
9,115 |
October 22 |
1:00 PM |
at Princeton |
|
Princeton University Stadium • Princeton, NJ (Rivalry) |
ILDN |
W 23–20 OT |
9,963 |
October 29 |
1:30 PM |
at Dartmouth |
No. 24 |
Memorial Field • Hanover, NH (Rivalry) |
ILDN |
W 23–21 |
7,012 |
November 5 |
1:00 PM |
Columbia |
No. 23 |
Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA (Rivalry) |
OWSPN |
W 28–21 |
11,233 |
November 11 |
8:00 PM |
at Penn |
No. 24 |
Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA (Rivalry) |
NBCSN |
L 14–27 |
5,092 |
November 19 |
12:30 PM |
Yale |
|
Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA (133rd edition of The Game) |
CNBC |
L 14–21 |
31,662 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
| Week |
Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
STATS FCS |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
25 |
22 |
20 |
RV |
24 |
23 |
24 |
RV |
RV |
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Coaches |
19 |
21 |
22 |
19 |
19 |
16 |
15 |
23 |
23 |
22 |
22 |
RV |
NR |
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