American college football season
The 2004 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Harvard finished the season with an overall record of 10–0, winning the Ivy league championship with a conference mark of 7–0.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | 12:30 p.m. | Holy Cross* | | | | W 35–0 | 9,513 | [1] |
September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Brown | | | | W 35–34 | 9,278 | [2] |
October 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Lafayette* | | | LSN | W 38–23 | 5,365 | [3] |
October 9 | 12:30 p.m. | Cornell | | - Harvard Stadium
- Boston, MA
| | W 34–24 | 13,334 | [4] |
October 16 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 19 Northeastern* | | - Harvard Stadium
- Boston, MA
| | W 24–17 | 11,809 | [5] |
October 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Princeton | No. 22 | | | W 39–14 | 14,304 | [6] |
October 30 | 12:30 p.m. | at Dartmouth | No. 21 | | | W 13–12 | 6,030 | [7] |
November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Columbia | No. 16 | - Harvard Stadium
- Boston, MA
| | W 38–0 | 10,046 | [8] |
November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Penn | No. 15 | | CN8 | W 31–10 | 15,123 | [9] |
November 20 | 12:30 p.m. | Yale | No. 13 | | | W 35–3 | 30,308 | [10] |
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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The Sports Network | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 13 (1) | 12 (2) | 13 |
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2004 Harvard Crimson football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | 2 | Liam O'Hagan | Fr | WR | 4 | Corey Waller | Jr | QB | 7 | Garret Schires | Sr | WR | 11 | Danny Brown | So | WR | 12 | Todd LaFountaine | Jr | QB | 13 | Peter Wood | So | QB | 14 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | Sr | QB | 16 | Mike Jones | So | QB | 19 | Chris Pizzotti | Fr | RB | 29 | James Velissaris | So | RB | 30 | Charles Baakel | Fr | RB | 32 | Noah Van Neil | Fr | TB | 33 | Clifton Dawson | So | RB | 36 | Nick Carrington | Sr | WR | 38 | Peter Scully | Jr | FB | 42 | Will Bailey | Fr | WR | 42 | Ryan Tyler | Jr | FB | 44 | Kelly Widman | Jr | C | 54 | Andy Smith | Sr | OL | 56 | John Bechdol | Sr | OL | 57 | Will Johnson | Jr | G | 58 | Adam Kulczycky | Jr | OL | 62 | Beamer Eisele | Fr | OL | 63 | Dustin Stevens | Sr | OL | 65 | Tom Rodger | Fr | OT | 67 | Frank Fernandez | So | OL | 68 | David Paine | Fr | OL | 70 | Jon Medley | So | OT | 71 | Max McKibben | Sr | OT | 72 | Andrew Brecher | So | OT | 73 | Mike Frey | Sr | OT | 75 | Ryan Browne | So | OT | 76 | Nik Sobic | Jr | OT | 77 | Bennett Kowalk | Jr | OT | 78 | Brian Lapham | Sr | OT | 79 | Joe Kawczenski | Sr | WR | 80 | B. J. Merriweather | Fr | WR | 82 | Brian Edwards | Sr | WR | 83 | Corey Mazza | So | WR | 84 | Ryan Darnell | Fr | TE | 84 | Dan Lane | So | WR | 87 | Clayton Gibson | So | TE | 88 | Mark Higgins | So | WR | 89 | Matt Lagace | Fr | TE | 98 | Adam Jenkins | Sr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DB | 5 | Keith Howell | Jr | LB | 6 | Dylan McCrory | So | DB | 8 | Gary Sonkur | Sr | DB | 9 | James Harvey | Sr | S | 10 | Brian Niemczak | Sr | DB | 18 | Joe Murt | Fr | DB | 19 | Daniel Turner | Fr | DB | 20 | Ricky Williamson | Sr | DB | 21 | John Scott | Jr | DB | 22 | Mike Finch | Fr | LB | 23 | Doug Hewlett | Fr | DB | 24 | Sean Tracy | Sr | DB | 25 | Steven Williams | Fr | LB | 26 | Robert Balkema | Jr | LB | 27 | Joaquin Sanchez | Jr | DB | 28 | Tep Royster | Fr | LB | 28 | Neil Sherlock | So | DB | 31 | Keegan Toci | So | DB | 34 | John Hopkins | Fr | LB | 35 | Adam Miller | So | S | 37 | Ryan Tully | So | FS | 39 | Russel Schober | Fr | LB | 40 | Matt Thomas | Jr | LB | 43 | Bobby Everett | Sr | LB | 45 | Mike Lucas | Jr | LB | 46 | Alex Lewis | Fr | LB | 47 | Gary Garcia | Jr | DB | 48 | Geof LeBus | Jr | DT | 49 | Coesen Ngweun | Sr | DE | 51 | Michael Plumlee | Fr | DT | 52 | Eric Kester | Fr | DT | 53 | Wainwright Wint | Jr | DT | 55 | Luke Lippai | Jr | DE | 59 | Sam Workman | So | DT | 60 | David Kunst | So | DT | 60 | Dave McDonald | Fr | DT | 61 | Matt Drazba | Fr | DT | 64 | Felipe Heiderich | Fr | DT | 66 | Matt McBurney | Sr | OLB | 71 | Alex Obrecht | Fr | DE | 81 | Brad Bagdis | Fr | DE | 90 | Desmond Bryant | Fr | DE | 91 | Matt Farbotko | So | DE | 92 | Jason O'Neill | Jr | DE | 93 | Doug Bennett | Sr | DE | 94 | Grant Jacobs | Jr | DE | 95 | Erik Lawler | Fr | DT | 96 | Michael Berg | So | DE | 97 | Erik Grimm | Jr | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K, P | 1 | Matt Schindel | Fr | P | 15 | Clem McDavid | So | P | 17 | Mike King | Jr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster Last update: January 11, 2024 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Crimson | 7 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 35 |
Statistics | HC | HARV |
First downs | 9 | 17 |
Total yards | 131 | 325 |
Rushing yards | 61 | 246 |
Passing yards | 70 | 79 |
Turnovers | 5 | 0 |
Time of possession | 25:15 | 34:45 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Holy Cross | Passing | John O'Neil | 10/26, 70 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Steven Silva | 5 rushes, 31 yards |
Receiving | Brian Gavin | 3 reception, 19 yards |
Harvard | Passing | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 7/15, 79 yards |
Rushing | Clifton Dawson | 21 rushes, 184 yards, 3 TD |
Receiving | Brian Edwards | 3 receptions, 28 yards |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Crimson | 3 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 35 |
Bears | 21 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
Statistics | HARV | BRWN |
First downs | 19 | 25 |
Total yards | 447 | 563 |
Rushing yards | 184 | 250 |
Passing yards | 263 | 313 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 27:03 | 31:08 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Harvard | Passing | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 18/25, 263 yards, TD |
Rushing | Clifton Dawson | 23 rushes, 142 yards, 3 TD |
Receiving | Corey Mazza | 9 receptions, 140 yards, TD |
Brown | Passing | Joe DiGiacomo | 18/33, 313 yards, TD |
Rushing | Nick Hartigan | 34 rushes, 175 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Jarret Schreck | 10 receptions, 253 yards, TD |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Crimson | 6 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
Leopards | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Big Red | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
Crimson | 6 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
Statistics | COR | HARV |
First downs | 15 | 22 |
Total yards | 412 | 495 |
Rushing yards | 127 | 160 |
Passing yards | 285 | 335 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Time of possession | 31:31 | 28:29 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Cornell | Passing | D. J. Busch | 16/38, 285 yards, TD |
Rushing | Andre Hardaway | 28 rushes, 130 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Chad Nice | 4 receptions, 122 yards, TD |
Harvard | Passing | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 19/35, 317 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 17 rushes, 102 yards, TD |
Receiving | Corey Mazza | 9 receptions, 194 yards, 2 TD |
No. 19 Northeastern
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 19 Huskies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Crimson | 7 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 41 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 22 Crimson | 3 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 39 |
Tigers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Statistics | HARV | PRIN |
First downs | 22 | 18 |
Total yards | 416 | 204 |
Rushing yards | 244 | 85 |
Passing yards | 172 | 119 |
Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
Time of possession | 31:22 | 28:38 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Harvard | Passing | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 14/31, 172 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Clifton Dawson | 31 rushes, 201 yards, 3 TD |
Receiving | Brian Edwards | 9 receptions, 129 yards |
Princeton | Passing | Matt Verbit | 12/24, 119 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Jon Veach | 15 rushes, 69 yards |
Receiving | Greg Fields | 3 receptions, 27 yards |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 21 Crimson | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Big Green | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 16 Crimson | 14 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 15 Crimson | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
No. 17 Quakers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Statistics | HARV | PENN |
First downs | 23 | 18 |
Total yards | 447 | 263 |
Rushing yards | 243 | 68 |
Passing yards | 204 | 195 |
Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Time of possession | 34:07 | 25:53 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Harvard | Passing | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 13/26, 186 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Clifton Dawson | 33 rushes, 160 yards, TD |
Receiving | Brian Edwards | 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD |
Penn | Passing | Bryan Walker | 18/30, 178 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Sam Matthews | 21 rushes, 57 yards |
Receiving | Dan Castles | 6 receptions, 62 yards, TD |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
No. 13 Crimson | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
- ^ Chamberlain, Tony (September 19, 2004). "Harvard Wastes No Time". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dell'Apa, Frank (September 26, 2004). "Harvard: Never Give Up". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chamberlain, Tony (October 3, 2004). "Dawson Drives Crimson". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chamberlain, Tony (October 10, 2004). "Victory Makes Balanced Crimson Beam". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Indrisano, Ron (October 17, 2004). "Harvard Is Perfectly Fine Once More". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. F14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Blaudschun, Mark (October 24, 2004). "Crimson Find the Range". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chamberlain, Tony (October 31, 2004). "Clock Runs Out on the Big Green; Harvard Hangs On for Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harber, Paul (November 7, 2004). "Crimson Have 0 Tolerance for Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reid, Ron (November 14, 2004). "Penn's Ivy Streak Snapped by Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hine, Tommy (November 21, 2004). "Perfect Game: Long Returns Help Harvard Finish 10-0". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E11, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
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