2023 Harvard Crimson football team

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2023 Harvard Crimson football
Ivy League co-champion
ConferenceIvy League
Record8–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMickey Fein (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorScott Larkee (14th season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainNate Leskovec[1]
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Harvard +   5 – 2     8 – 2  
Yale +   5 – 2     7 – 3  
Dartmouth +   5 – 2     6 – 4  
Princeton   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Brown   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Penn   3 – 4     6 – 4  
Cornell   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Columbia   1 – 6     3 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by head coach Tim Murphy in his 29th and final season at Harvard, and played home games at Harvard Stadium in Boston. With a win against the Penn on November 11, the Crimson clinched at least a share of the Ivy League title.

Preseason

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Ivy League media poll

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The Ivy League's preseason prediction poll was released on August 7, 2023. The Crimson were predicted to finish fourth in the conference.[2]

Ivy League media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Yale 122 (13)
2 Princeton 103 (1)
3 Penn 90
4 Harvard 84 (1)
5 Columbia 62 (1)
6 Dartmouth 54
7 Cornell 37
8 Brown 24

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 161:00 p.m.St. Thomas (MN)*
ESPN+W 45–136,217
September 227:00 p.m.Brown
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
ESPN+W 34–3115,838
September 305:00 p.m.at No. 6 Holy Cross*
ESPN+W 38–287,906
October 67:00 p.m.CornellNo. 21
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
ESPN2W 41–2310,050
October 141:00 p.m.Howard*No. 19
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
ESPN+W 48–77,678
October 211:00 p.m.at PrincetonNo. 18
ESPN+L 14–218,345
October 284:00 p.m.Dartmouthdagger
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
NESN/ESPN+W 17–922,515
November 412:30 p.m.at Columbia
ESPN+W 38–243,723
November 111:00 p.m.PennNo. 24
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
ESPN+W 25–23 3OT7,032
November 1812:00 p.m.at YaleNo. 23
ESPNUL 18–2351,127
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

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Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS——RVRVRV211918RVRV2423RVRV
Coaches—RVRV252419181723191919RV

Personnel

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2023 Harvard Crimson football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Cooper Barkate So
QB 3 Dante Torres Fr
QB 4 Connor Easthope Jr
WR 6 Scott Woods II Jr
WR 7 Kaedyn Odermann Sr
WR 9 Cole Cleary Jr
QB 10 Jaden Craig So
WR 13 Ledger Hatch Jr
WR 14 Jean-Bernard Zoungrana Sr
WR 15 Cayden Coffman So
QB 16 Charles DePrima Jr
WR 19 Dylan Almeyda Fr
RB 20 Jordan Harris So
RB 22 Xaviah Bascon Fr
RB 24 Malik Frederic Jr
RB 25 Kyle Johnson Fr
RB 27 Isaiah Abbey So
RB 29 Shane McLaughlin Jr
RB 31 Mekhi Moore So
TE 42 Logan Reaska Fr
TE 48 Tim Dowd Sr
OL 53 Jack Gentle Jr
OL 54 Peter O'Mara Fr
OL 55 Derek Osman So
OL 59 Logan Bednar Sr
OL 60 Jon Mould Fr
OL 61 Aidan Kilstorm So
OL 62 Derek Thompson Fr
OL 63 Ean Norenberg Sr
OL 64 Jacob Rizy Sr
OL 65 Jarom Larman Sr
OL 66 Dominik Di Filippo Fr
OL 67 Davis McKenna Jr
OL 68 Austin Gentle Jr
OL 69 Garrett Seymour Sr
OL 71 Thomas O'Brien Fr
OL 73 Spencer Cassell Sr
OL 74 Ryan Adams So
OL 75 Jackson Newville So
OL 76 Max Bowman So
OL 77 Spencer Doan Fr
OL 78 Carter Daly So
OL 79 Mike Entwistle Jr
TE 81 Seamus Gilmartin Fr
TE 82 Scott Giuliano Jr
WR 84 Dean Boyd So
TE 86 Ryan Osborne So
WR 87 Justin Leszynski Jr
TE 88 Tyler Neville Sr
WR 89 Ryan Mooney Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 0 Gavin Shipman Jr
S 1 Delian Bradley So
DB 2 Ameer Dudley Jr
LB 3 Eric Little Jr
DB 4 John Chung Fr
DB 5 Luke Bridges Jr
DB 7 Damien Henderson Fr
DB 8 Riley Jenne Jr
DB 9 Langston Rogers Fr
DB 11 Sterling Scott Jr
DB 12 Austin-Jake Guillory Fr
S 18 Kaleb Moody Sr
LB 20 Marcus Alexander Jr
S 21 Ty Bartrum So
DB 22 Myles Wiley Jr
S 23 Isaiah Kacyvenski Jr. Fr
DB 24 Phillip Smitherman Sr
DB 26 Isaac Rollins So
DB 27 A. J. Lopez So
LB 30 Owen Johnson Fr
LB 31 Will Troutman Jr
DB 32 Ben Abercrombie Sr
LB 34 Matt Cavanagh Sr
LB 35 Sean Line Fr
S 36 Garrett Sharp Sr
S 37 Conor Walsh Fr
LB 38 Jaeden Kinlock So
LB 39 Mitchell Gonser Jr
LB 40 Caleb Phillips So
LB 41 Ben Harding Sr
LB 42 Oreck Frazier Jr
DL 43 Carson Winkie Sr
LB 44 Aaron McDonald Fr
LB 45 Jack Donahoe Fr
LB 46 Jack Kirkwood So
DE 47 Josh Fedd Fr
LB 49 Matt Hudson Sr
DL 50 Thor Griffith Sr
DL 51 Nate Leskovec Sr
LB 52 Brock Lockinar Sr
LB 56 Jordan Dotson So
DT 57 Micaiah Bell Sr
DE 58 Jakob Frates So
DL 59 Jacinto Lopez Fr
DL 70 Conway Zhang Fr
DL 72 Kwaku Adubofour Sr
DL 75 Alex DeGrieck So
DL 83 Pearson Dennis Jr
DE 87 Jack Crowley Fr
DL 90 Nick Yagodich Jr
DL 91 Stephen Scourtis Fr
DT 92 Tyler Huenemann Sr
DL 93 Chris Ramundo Sr
DE 94 Jacob Psyk Jr
DL 96 Dominic Young-Smith Jr
DL 97 Brandon Svets Jr
DE 98 Jake Darling Fr
DT 99 Xavier Agostino So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 47 Cali Canaval Sr
P, K 91 Sebastian Tasko Jr
P, K 92 Win Byerley Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Mickey Fein
    Offensive coordinator/Wide receivers
  • Scott Larkee
    Defensive coordinator/Linebackers
  • Joel Lamb
    Quarterbacks
  • Ryan Crawford
    Special teams coordinator/Secondary
  • Michael Horan
    Defensive line
  • Logan Johnson
    Defensive ends
  • Keegan Kennedy
    Offensive line
  • Laz Mitjans Jr.
    Running backs
  • Drew Jacobs
    Safeties
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 12, 2024

Game summaries

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St. Thomas (MN)

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See also: 2023 St. Thomas Tommies football team
St. Thomas Tommies at Harvard Crimson – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tommies 0 0 7613
Crimson 21 10 14045

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 6,217
  • Referee: John Shay
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • HARV – Shane McLaughlin 79-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 10:25. Crimson 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 79 yards, 0:12.
  • HARV – Jaden Craig 4-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 6:52. Crimson 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:28.
  • HARV – Isaiah Abbey 25-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 4:48. Crimson 21–0. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:44.

Second quarter

  • HARV – Ty Bartum 96-yard interception return (Cali Canaval kick), 3:19. Crimson 28–0.
  • HARV – Cali Canaval 43-yard field goal, 0:02. Crimson 31–0. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 0:53.

Third quarter

  • HARV – Charles DePrima 69-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 14:37. Crimson 38–0. Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 0:17.
  • STMN – Hope Adebayo 2-yard run (Stephen Shagen kick), 7:40. Crimson 38–7. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 3:28.
  • HARV – Tyler Neville 18-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Cali Canaval kick), 1:47. Crimson 45–7. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:43.

Fourth quarter

  • STMN – Shawn Shipman 3-yard run (kick failed), 10:18. Crimson 45–13. Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 6:22.
Statistics STMN HARV
First downs 21 14
Total yards 312 347
Rushing yards 96 255
Passing yards 216 92
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 40:11 19:49
Team Category Player Statistics
St. Thomas Passing Amari Powell 15/25, 146 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Hope Adebayo 15 rushes, 62 yards, TD
Receiving Andrew McElroy 7 receptions, 121 yards
Harvard Passing Charles DePrima 7/18, 92 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Charles DePrima 10 rushes, 113 yards, TD
Receiving Tyler Neville 3 receptions, 37 yards, TD

Brown

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See also: 2023 Brown Bears football team
Brown Bears at Harvard Crimson – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 10 0 71431
Crimson 0 14 13734

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 15,838
  • Referee: Jeremy DeAngulo
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • BRWN – Stockton Owen 1-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 9:56. Bears 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 4:12.
  • BRWN – Christopher Maron 30-yard field goal, 0:12. Bears 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:24.

Second quarter

  • HARV – Shane McLaughlin 14-yard pass from Charles Deprima (Cali Canaval kick), 13:47. Bears 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:25.
  • HARV – Charles DePrima 3-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 0:55. Crimson 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 1:53.

Third quarter

  • HARV – Shane McLaughlin 43-yard run (kick failed), 10:53. Crimson 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:08.
  • BRWN – Jordan McIntyre 9-yard pass from Jake Wilcox (Christopher Maron kick), 4:03. Crimson 20–17. Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 6:50.
  • HARV – Cooper Barkate 15-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Cali Canaval kick), 2:06. Crimson 27–17. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 1:47.

Fourth quarter

  • BRWN – Stockton Owen 1-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 13:07. Crimson 27–24. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:59.
  • HARV – Tyler Neville 31-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Cali Canaval kick), 11:23. Crimson 34–24. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:44.
  • BRWN – Stockton Owen 2-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 6:41. Crimson 34–31. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:34.
Statistics BRWN HARV
First downs 29 24
Total yards 447 464
Rushing yards 81 261
Passing yards 366 203
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 34:25 25:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Brown Passing Justin Wilcox 36/52, 366 yards, TD
Rushing Jordan DeLucia 7 rushes, 26 yards
Receiving Wes Rockett 9 receptions, 149 yards
Harvard Passing Charles DePrima 15/26, 203 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Shane McLaughlin 16 rushes, 152 yards, TD
Receiving Cooper Barkate 10 receptions, 132 yards, TD

At No. 6 Holy Cross

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See also: 2023 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
Harvard Crimson at No. 6 Holy Cross Crusaders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Crimson 14 14 7338
No. 6 Crusaders 7 14 0728

at Polar Park, Worcester, Massachusetts

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 7,906
  • Referee: Paul Matt Overton
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • HARV – Cooper Barkate 8-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 11:58. Crimson 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 2:52.
  • HC – Jalen Coker 74-yard pass from Matthew Sluka (Luis Palenzuela kick), 6:28. Tied 7–7. Drive: 1 play, 74 yards, 0:11.
  • HARV – Dean Boyd 26-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Cali Canaval kick), 4:48. Crimson 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:40.

Second quarter

  • HARV – Shane McLaughlin 3-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 10:53. Crimson 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:58.
  • HC – Jalen Coker 30-yard pass from Matthew Sluka (Luis Palenzuela kick), 6:49. Crimson 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:58.
  • HARV – A. J. Lopez 26-yard interception return (Cali Canaval kick), 1:46. Crimson 28–14.
  • HC – Byron Shipman 4-yard pass from Matthew Sluka (Luis Palenzuela kick), 0:23. Crimson 28–21. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 1:15.

Third quarter

  • HARV – Cooper Barkate 31-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Cali Canaval kick), 3:05. Crimson 35–21. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:10.

Fourth quarter

  • HARV – Cali Canaval 40-yard field goal, 7:12. Crimson 38–21. Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 8:19.
  • HC – Byron Shipman 3-yard pass from Matthew Sluka (Luis Palenzuela kick), 3:12. Crimson 38–28. Drive: 4 plays, 84 yards, 1:00.
Statistics HARV HC
First downs 20 19
Total yards 360 468
Rushing yards 209 148
Passing yards 151 320
Turnovers 0 5
Time of possession 33:46 26:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Harvard Passing Charles DePrima 9/20, 151 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Charles DePrima 16 rushes, 89 yards
Receiving Cooper Barkate 5 receptions, 73 yards, TD
Holy Cross Passing Matthew Sluka 15/26, 320 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Matthew Sluka 20 rushes, 83 yards
Receiving Jalen Coker 7 receptions, 176 yards, 2 TD

Cornell

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See also: 2023 Cornell Big Red football team
Cornell Big Red at No. 21 Harvard Crimson – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Big Red 0 10 7623
No. 21 Crimson 7 14 13741

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 67 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 10,050
  • Referee: Alexander Randolph
  • TV: ESPN2
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • HARV – Charles DePrima 1-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 9:48. Crimson 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:53.

Second quarter

  • HARV – Charles DePrima 42-yard run (kick blocked), 14:51. Crimson 13–0. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:51.
  • COR – Jameson Wang 1-yard run (Jackson Kennedy kick), 7:12. Crimson 13–7. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:39.
  • HARV – Scott Woods II 36-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Charles DePrima pass to Tyler Neville), 4:11. Crimson 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:01.
  • COR – Jackson Kennedy 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Crimson 21–10. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 4:06.

Third quarter

  • HARV – Tyler Neville 17-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Cali Canaval kick), 10:15. Crimson 28–10. Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards, 0:41.
  • COR – Jameson Wang 4-yard run (Jackson Kennedy kick), 4:09. Crimson 28–17. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:06.
  • HARV – Charles DePrima 58-yard run (kick blocked), 1:24. Crimson 34–17. Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:10.

Fourth quarter

  • HARV – Ledger Hatch 19-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Cali Canaval kick), 12:40. Crimson 41–17. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 2:08.
  • COR – Samuel Musungu 12-yard pass from Luke Duby (pass failed), 3:13. Crimson 41–23. Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 3:30.
Statistics COR HARV
First downs 27 20
Total yards 354 452
Rushing yards 111 243
Passing yards 243 209
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 35:19 24:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Cornell Passing Jameson Wang 21/34, 165 yards
Rushing Jameson Wang 14 rushes, 25 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Nicholas Laboy 5 receptions, 66 yards
Harvard Passing Charles DePrima 12/19, 209 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Charles DePrima 9 rushes, 152 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Tim Dowd 2 receptions, 73 yards

Howard

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See also: 2023 Howard Bison football team
Howard Bison at No. 19 Harvard Crimson – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bison 0 0 077
No. 19 Crimson 7 21 101048

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 7,678
  • Referee: Antonio Marcella
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • HARV – Isaiah Abbey 1-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 8:26. Crimson 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 5:21.

Second quarter

  • HRAV – Xaviah Bascon 7-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Cali Canaval kick), 12:28. Crimson 14–0. Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 6:42.
  • HARV – Scott Woods II 30-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Cali Canaval kick), 11:04. Crimson 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 30 yards, 0:07.
  • HARV – Isaiah Abbey 8-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 0:31. Crimson 28–0. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:16.

Third quarter

  • HARV – Isaiah Abbey 52-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 11:17. Crimson 35–0. Drive: 1 play, 52 yards, 0:11.
  • HARV – Cali Canaval 32-yard field goal, 2:35. Crimson 38–0. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:28.

Fourth quarter

  • HARV – Cali Canaval 39-yard field goal, 14:48. Crimson 41–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:41.
  • HARV – Conor Easthope 19-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 8:55. Crimson 48–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 3:03.
  • HOW – Tony Bedell 8-yard run (Dylan West kick), 3:36. Crimson 48–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:19.
Statistics HOW HARV
First downs 15 24
Total yards 274 469
Rushing yards 139 341
Passing yards 135 128
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 29:03 30:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Howard Passing Quinton Williams 11/22, 111 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Eden James 13 rushes, 47 yards
Receiving Richie Ilarraza 4 receptions, 43 yards
Harvard Passing Charles DePrima 11/17, 128 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Isaiah Abbey 16 rushes, 120 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Scott Woods II 3 receptions, 60 yards, TD

At Princeton

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See also: 2023 Princeton Tigers football team
No. 18 Harvard Crimson at Princeton Tigers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Crimson 0 0 7714
Tigers 7 7 0721

at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, New Jersey

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 8,345
  • Referee: Todd Boyd
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • PRIN – Ja'Derris Carr 34-yard run (Sam Massick kick), 3:52. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 42 yards, 0:49.

Second quarter

  • PRIN – A. J. Barber 8-yard pass from Blake Stenstrom (Sam Massick kick), 0:36. Tigers 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 1:22.

Third quarter

  • HARV – Kaedyn Odermann 12-yard pass from Charles DePrima (Cali Canaval kick), 0:10. Tigers 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 4:57.

Fourth quarter

  • HARV – Shane McLaughlin 1-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 9:40. Tied 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 4:53.
  • PRIN – Connor Hulstein 10-yard pass from Blake Stenstrom (Sam Massick kick), 1:28. Tigers 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:34.
Statistics HARV PRIN
First downs 14 15
Total yards 220 327
Rushing yards 68 83
Passing yards 152 244
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 31:52 28:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Harvard Passing Charles DePrima 15/36, 152 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Shane McLaughlin 17 rushes, 65 yards, TD
Receiving Kaedyn Odermann 4 receptions, 57 yards, TD
Princeton Passing Blake Stenstrom 21/36, 244 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Ja'Derris Carr 14 rushes, 56 yards, TD
Receiving Luke Colella 5 receptions, 98 yards

Dartmouth

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See also: 2023 Dartmouth Big Green football team
Dartmouth Big Green at Harvard Crimson – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Big Green 3 0 339
Crimson 7 0 7317

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 22,515
  • Referee: Jeff Pumphrey
  • TV: NESN/ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • HARV – Jaden Craig 4-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 7:47. Crimson 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:05.
  • DART – Owen Zalc 37-yard field goal, 0:10. Crimson 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:35.

Second quarter

  • No scoring plays

Third quarter

  • DART – Owen Zalc 47-yard field goal, 5:49. Crimson 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, 4:16.
  • HARV – Jaden Craig 3-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 0:20. Crimson 14–6. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:29.

Fourth quarter

  • HARV – Cali Canaval 22-yard field goal, 3:26. Crimson 17–6. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 6:10.
  • DART – Owen Zalc 35-yard field goal, 0:15. Crimson 17–9. Drive: 16 plays, 58 yards, 3:11.
Statistics DART HARV
First downs 21 18
Total yards 325 264
Rushing yards 83 228
Passing yards 242 36
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 28:27 31:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Dartmouth Passing Dylan Cadwallader 24/37, 186 yards, INT
Rushing Q. Jones 11 rushes, 50 yards
Receiving Paxton Scott 7 receptions, 72 yards
Harvard Passing Charles DePrima 4/9, 23 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Shane McLaughlin 24 rushes, 156 yards
Receiving Cooper Barkate 2 receptions, 9 yards

Starting quarterback Charles DePrima was benched in the second quarter after throwing his second interception of the game. Jade Craig would step in at quarterback for the rest of the game. With the win, head coach Tim Murphy broke the record for most Ivy League wins by a coach, with 136.[5]

At Columbia

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See also: 2023 Columbia Lions football team
Harvard Crimson at Columbia Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Crimson 17 7 01438
Lions 0 7 31424

at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, New York City, New York

  • Date: November 4
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 3,723
  • Referee: Paul Matt Overton
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • HARV – Tim Dowd 83-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Cali Canaval kick), 11:21. Crimson 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:47.
  • HARV – Kaleb Moody 10-yard punt return (Cali Canaval kick), 9:47. Crimson 14–0.
  • HARV – Cali Canaval 27-yard field goal, 1:12. Crimson 17–0. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 6:37.

Second quarter

  • COLU – Joey Giorgi 23-yard run (Hugo Merry kick), 11:11. Crimson 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:01.
  • HARV – Shane McLaughlin 3-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 8:35. Crimson 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:29.

Third quarter

  • COLU – Hugo Merry 42-yard field goal, 5:22. Crimson 24–10. Drive: 19 plays, 51 yards, 9:38.

Fourth quarter

  • HARV – Shane McLaughlin 6-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 13:30. Crimson 31–10. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 2:16.
  • HARV – Jaden Craig 1-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 8:21. Crimson 38–10. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 3:03.
  • COLU – Joey Giorgi 11-yard pass from Joe Green (Hugo Merry kick), 6:22. Crimson 38–17. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:52.
  • COLU – J. J. Jenkins 11-yard pass from Joe Green (Hugo Merry kick), 0:20. Crimson 38–24. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 3:24.
Statistics HARV COLU
First downs 16 22
Total yards 401 330
Rushing yards 137 115
Passing yards 264 215
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 28:48 31:12
Team Category Player Statistics
Harvard Passing Jaden Craig 13/18, 264 yards, TD
Rushing Shane McLaughlin 18 rushes, 89 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Tim Dowd 3 receptions, 123 yards, TD
Columbia Passing Joe Green 24/40, 215 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Joey Giorgi 19 rushes, 92 yards, TD
Receiving Edan Stagg 7 receptions, 82 yards

Penn

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See also: 2023 Penn Quakers football team
Penn Quakers at No. 24 Harvard Crimson – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OT3OTTotal
Quakers 7 3 3730023
No. 24 Crimson 7 13 0030225

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 7,032
  • Referee: Henry Wimberg
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • PENN – Malachi Hosley 29-yard run (Graham Gotlieb kick), 13:12. Quakers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:48.
  • HARV – Jaden Craig 3-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 10:45. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:26.

Second quarter

  • PENN – Graham Gotlieb 43-yard field goal, 11:13. Quakers 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 4:46.
  • HARV – Cooper Barkate 8-yard pass from Jaden Craig (kick failed), 5:22. Crimson 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:43.
  • HARV – Jaden Craig 2-yard run (Cali Canaval kick), 1:06. Crimson 20–10. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:52.

Third quarter

  • PENN – Graham Gotlieb 23-yard field goal, 4:16. Crimson 20–13. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 2:44.

Fourth quarter

  • PENN – Malachi Hosley 1-yard run (Graham Gotlieb kick), 11:12. Tied 20–20. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:48.

Overtime

  • PENN – Albert Jang 36-yard field goal. Quakers 23–20. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards.
  • HARV – Cali Canaval 19-yard field goal. Tied 23–23. Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards.

Second overtime

  • No scoring plays

Third overtime

  • HARV – Cooper Barkate 2-point conversion pass to Jaden Craig. Crimson 25–23.
Statistics PENN HARV
First downs 18 24
Total yards 341 384
Rushing yards 109 131
Passing yards 232 253
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 23:56 36:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Penn Passing Aidan Sayin 21/36, 215 yards, INT
Rushing Malachi Hosley 22 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Bryce Myers 8 receptions, 66 yards
Harvard Passing Jaden Craig 23/36, 253 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Shane McLaughlin 27 rushes, 88 yards
Receiving Cooper Barkate 8 receptions, 125 yards, TD

At Yale

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See also: 2023 Yale Bulldogs football team
No. 23 Harvard Crimson at Yale Bulldogs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Crimson 0 6 01218
Bulldogs 3 7 7623

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,127
  • Referee: Tim Barker
  • TV: ESPNU
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • YALE – Jack Bosman 33-yard field goal, 1:05. Bulldogs 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 48 yards, 7:05.

Second quarter

  • YALE – Ryan Lindley 5-yard pass from Nolan Grooms (Jack Bosman kick), 9:12. Bulldogs 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:16.
  • HARV – Tyler Neville 11-yard pass from Jaden Craig (kick blocked), 1:08. Bulldogs 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:08.

Third quarter

  • YALE – Nathan Denney 4-yard run (Jack Bosman kick), 4:42. Bulldogs 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:33.

Fourth quarter

  • HARV – Jaden Craig 7-yard run (pass failed), 14:57. Bulldogs 17–12. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:10.
  • HARV – Ledger Hatch 7-yard pass from Jaden Craig (run failed), 10:45. Crimson 18–17. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:02.
  • YALE – David Pantelis 12-yard pass from Nolan Grooms (run failed), 5:47. Bulldogs 23–18. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:18.
Statistics HARV YALE
First downs 16 20
Total yards 318 260
Rushing yards 73 170
Passing yards 245 90
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 24:33 35:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Harvard Passing Jaden Craig 20/33, 245 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Shane McLaughlin 13 rushes, 50 yards
Receiving Tim Dowd 2 receptions, 71 yards
Yale Passing Nolan Grooms 10/23, 90 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Joshua Pitsenberger 23 rushes, 99 yards
Receiving Ryan Lindley 4 receptions, 39 yards, TD

References

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  1. ^ "Football Selects Borguet as MVP, Elects Leskovec as 149th Captain at Awards Banquet". November 21, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Yale Voted Ivy Football Preseason Favorite". Ivy League. August 7, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023 Harvard Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Harvard Football Season Tickets Schedule". Harvard Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Kerry, Cam (October 28, 2023). "Jaden Craig steps up for benched Charles DePrima to lead Harvard to a gritty win over Dartmouth". Boston Globe. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
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