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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 8–2 (5–2 Ivy) |
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Offensive coordinator | Mickey Fein (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
Defensive coordinator | Scott Larkee (14th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Harvard Stadium |
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Harvard + | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale + | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth + | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 29th-year head coach Tim Murphy and played home games at Harvard Stadium in Boston. With a win against the Penn on November 11, the Crimson clinched a share of the Ivy League title.
The Ivy League's preseason prediction poll was released on August 7, 2023. The Crimson were predicted to finish fourth in the conference.[1]
Ivy League media poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Yale | 122 (13) |
2 | Princeton | 103 (1) |
3 | Penn | 90 |
4 | Harvard | 84 (1) |
5 | Columbia | 62 (1) |
6 | Dartmouth | 54 |
7 | Cornell | 37 |
8 | Brown | 24 |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | St. Thomas (MN)* | ESPN+ | W 45–13 | 6,217 | ||
September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Brown |
| ESPN+ | W 34–31 | 15,838 | |
September 30 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Holy Cross* | ESPN+ | W 38–28 | 7,906 | ||
October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Cornell | No. 21 |
| ESPN2 | W 41–23 | 10,050 |
October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Howard* | No. 19 |
| ESPN+ | W 48–7 | 7,678 |
October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Princeton | No. 18 | ESPN+ | L 14–21 | 8,345 | |
October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Dartmouth![]() |
| NESN/ESPN+ | W 17–9 | 22,515 | |
November 4 | 12:30 p.m. | at Columbia | ESPN+ | W 38–24 | 3,723 | ||
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Penn | No. 24 |
| ESPN+ | W 25–23 3OT | 7,032 |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at Yale | No. 23 | ESPNU | L 18–23 | 51,127 | |
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Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 19 | 18 | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | RV | RV |
Coaches | — | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | RV |
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Offense
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Special teams
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Roster |
See also: 2023 St. Thomas Tommies football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tommies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Crimson | 21 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | STMN | HARV |
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First downs | 21 | 14 |
Total yards | 312 | 347 |
Rushing yards | 96 | 255 |
Passing yards | 216 | 92 |
Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
Time of possession | 40:11 | 19:49 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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St. Thomas | Passing | Amari Powell | 15/25, 146 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Hope Adebayo | 15 rushes, 62 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Andrew McElroy | 7 receptions, 121 yards | |
Harvard | Passing | Charles DePrima | 7/18, 92 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Charles DePrima | 10 rushes, 113 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Tyler Neville | 3 receptions, 37 yards, TD |
See also: 2023 Brown Bears football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 10 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Crimson | 0 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | BRWN | HARV |
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First downs | 29 | 24 |
Total yards | 447 | 464 |
Rushing yards | 81 | 261 |
Passing yards | 366 | 203 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 34:25 | 25:35 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Brown | Passing | Justin Wilcox | 36/52, 366 yards, TD |
Rushing | Jordan DeLucia | 7 rushes, 26 yards | |
Receiving | Wes Rockett | 9 receptions, 149 yards | |
Harvard | Passing | Charles DePrima | 15/26, 203 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Shane McLaughlin | 16 rushes, 152 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Cooper Barkate | 10 receptions, 132 yards, TD |
See also: 2023 Holy Cross Crusaders football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Crimson | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
No. 6 Crusaders | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | HARV | HC |
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First downs | 20 | 19 |
Total yards | 360 | 468 |
Rushing yards | 209 | 148 |
Passing yards | 151 | 320 |
Turnovers | 0 | 5 |
Time of possession | 33:46 | 26:14 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Harvard | Passing | Charles DePrima | 9/20, 151 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Charles DePrima | 16 rushes, 89 yards | |
Receiving | Cooper Barkate | 5 receptions, 73 yards, TD | |
Holy Cross | Passing | Matthew Sluka | 15/26, 320 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Matthew Sluka | 20 rushes, 83 yards | |
Receiving | Jalen Coker | 7 receptions, 176 yards, 2 TD |
See also: 2023 Cornell Big Red football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Big Red | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
No. 21 Crimson | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | COR | HARV |
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First downs | 27 | 20 |
Total yards | 354 | 452 |
Rushing yards | 111 | 243 |
Passing yards | 243 | 209 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 35:19 | 24:41 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Cornell | Passing | Jameson Wang | 21/34, 165 yards |
Rushing | Jameson Wang | 14 rushes, 25 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Nicholas Laboy | 5 receptions, 66 yards | |
Harvard | Passing | Charles DePrima | 12/19, 209 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Charles DePrima | 9 rushes, 152 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Tim Dowd | 2 receptions, 73 yards |
See also: 2023 Howard Bison football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
No. 19 Crimson | 7 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 48 |
at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | HOW | HARV |
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First downs | 15 | 24 |
Total yards | 274 | 469 |
Rushing yards | 139 | 341 |
Passing yards | 135 | 128 |
Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
Time of possession | 29:03 | 30:57 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Howard | Passing | Quinton Williams | 11/22, 111 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Eden James | 13 rushes, 47 yards | |
Receiving | Richie Ilarraza | 4 receptions, 43 yards | |
Harvard | Passing | Charles DePrima | 11/17, 128 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Isaiah Abbey | 16 rushes, 120 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Scott Woods II | 3 receptions, 60 yards, TD |
See also: 2023 Princeton Tigers football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 18 Crimson | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | HARV | PRIN |
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First downs | 14 | 15 |
Total yards | 220 | 327 |
Rushing yards | 68 | 83 |
Passing yards | 152 | 244 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 31:52 | 28:08 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Harvard | Passing | Charles DePrima | 15/36, 152 yards, TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Shane McLaughlin | 17 rushes, 65 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Kaedyn Odermann | 4 receptions, 57 yards, TD | |
Princeton | Passing | Blake Stenstrom | 21/36, 244 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Ja'Derris Carr | 14 rushes, 56 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Luke Colella | 5 receptions, 98 yards |
See also: 2023 Dartmouth Big Green football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Big Green | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Crimson | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | DART | HARV |
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First downs | 21 | 18 |
Total yards | 325 | 264 |
Rushing yards | 83 | 228 |
Passing yards | 242 | 36 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 28:27 | 31:33 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Dartmouth | Passing | Dylan Cadwallader | 24/37, 186 yards, INT |
Rushing | Q. Jones | 11 rushes, 50 yards | |
Receiving | Paxton Scott | 7 receptions, 72 yards | |
Harvard | Passing | Charles DePrima | 4/9, 23 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Shane McLaughlin | 24 rushes, 156 yards | |
Receiving | Cooper Barkate | 2 receptions, 9 yards |
Starting quarterback Charles DePrima was benched in the second quarter after throwing his second interception of the game. Jade Craig would step in at quarterback for the rest of the game. With the win, head coach Tim Murphy broke the record for most Ivy League wins by a coach, with 136.[4]
See also: 2023 Columbia Lions football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Crimson | 17 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
Lions | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, New York City, New York
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | HARV | COLU |
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First downs | 16 | 22 |
Total yards | 401 | 330 |
Rushing yards | 137 | 115 |
Passing yards | 264 | 215 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 28:48 | 31:12 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Harvard | Passing | Jaden Craig | 13/18, 264 yards, TD |
Rushing | Shane McLaughlin | 18 rushes, 89 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Tim Dowd | 3 receptions, 123 yards, TD | |
Columbia | Passing | Joe Green | 24/40, 215 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Joey Giorgi | 19 rushes, 92 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Edan Stagg | 7 receptions, 82 yards |
See also: 2023 Penn Quakers football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
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Quakers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
No. 24 Crimson | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Overtime
Second overtime
Third overtime
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Statistics | PENN | HARV |
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First downs | 18 | 24 |
Total yards | 341 | 384 |
Rushing yards | 109 | 131 |
Passing yards | 232 | 253 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 23:56 | 36:04 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Penn | Passing | Aidan Sayin | 21/36, 215 yards, INT |
Rushing | Malachi Hosley | 22 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Bryce Myers | 8 receptions, 66 yards | |
Harvard | Passing | Jaden Craig | 23/36, 253 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Shane McLaughlin | 27 rushes, 88 yards | |
Receiving | Cooper Barkate | 8 receptions, 125 yards, TD |
See also: 2023 Yale Bulldogs football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 23 Crimson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 18 |
Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | HARV | YALE |
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First downs | 16 | 20 |
Total yards | 318 | 260 |
Rushing yards | 73 | 170 |
Passing yards | 245 | 90 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 24:33 | 35:27 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Harvard | Passing | Jaden Craig | 20/33, 245 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Shane McLaughlin | 13 rushes, 50 yards | |
Receiving | Tim Dowd | 2 receptions, 71 yards | |
Yale | Passing | Nolan Grooms | 10/23, 90 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Joshua Pitsenberger | 23 rushes, 99 yards | |
Receiving | Ryan Lindley | 4 receptions, 39 yards, TD |