American college football season
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 .
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source 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]
1996 Harvard Crimson football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Lou Anarumo (Assistant head coach / defensive backs / special teams)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
^ "Football Record Book: Year-by-Year Results" (PDF) . Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University . Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF) . Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League . 2017. pp. 36–37. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ Lessels, Allen (September 22, 1996). "Sour Finish for Harvard" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Vellante, John (September 29, 1996). "Harvard Defense Puts Squeeze on Lemon, Bucknell" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C13 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Pave, Marvin (October 6, 1996). "Harvard Comes Close, but ..." Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com .
^ McShea, Keith (October 14, 1996). "Levitt, CU Top Harvard" . The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com .
^ Lessels, Allen (October 20, 1996). "Linden Puts Wind in Harvard's Sails" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Burris, Joe (October 27, 1996). "Harvard Gains Its Second Wind, Wins" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Concannon, Joe (November 3, 1996). "Harvard Loses by a Foot" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. F17 – via Newspapers.com .
^ 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 .
^ Juliano, Joe (November 17, 1996). "Reserve QB Leads Penn Over Harvard" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com .
^ 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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