1996 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMichael Foley (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJay Mills (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMark Harriman (3rd season)
CaptainSean Riley
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Dartmouth $   7 – 0     10 – 0  
Columbia   5 – 2     8 – 2  
Brown   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Cornell   4 – 3     4 – 6  
Penn   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Harvard   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Princeton   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Yale   1 – 6     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
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]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

1996 Harvard Crimson football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 50 Matt Birk Jr
TE 80 Chris Eitzmann So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 49 Isaiah Kacyvenski Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 36–37. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Lessels, Allen (September 22, 1996). "Sour Finish for Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Vellante, John (September 29, 1996). "Harvard Defense Puts Squeeze on Lemon, Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Pave, Marvin (October 6, 1996). "Harvard Comes Close, but ..." Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ McShea, Keith (October 14, 1996). "Levitt, CU Top Harvard". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Lessels, Allen (October 20, 1996). "Linden Puts Wind in Harvard's Sails". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Burris, Joe (October 27, 1996). "Harvard Gains Its Second Wind, Wins". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 3, 1996). "Harvard Loses by a Foot". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. F17 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Juliano, Joe (November 17, 1996). "Reserve QB Leads Penn Over Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ 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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