1996 Harvard Crimson football team

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.

1996 Harvard Crimson football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJay Mills (1st season)
CaptainSean Riley
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
1996 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
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

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.#NameClass
OT 50 Matt Birk Jr
TE 80 Chris Eitzmann So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 49 Isaiah Kacyvenski Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.