1996 Harvard Crimson football team

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.

  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.