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. The Harvard Crimson football team drew an average home attendance of 11,555 in 2023.https://www.d1ticker.com/2023-fbs-attendance-trends/
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Rankings
Preseason Ivy League media poll The Ivy League's preseason prediction poll was released on August 7, 2023. The Crimson were predicted to finish fourth in the conference.
Game summaries St. Thomas (MN)
Statistics STMNHARV 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 StatisticsSt. Thomas Passing Amari Powell 15/25, 146 yards, 2 INT Rushing Hope Adebayo 15 rushes, 62 yards, TD Receiving Andrew McElroy 7 receptions, 121 yardsHarvard 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
Statistics BRWNHARV 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 StatisticsBrown Passing Justin Wilcox 36/52, 366 yards, TD Rushing Jordan DeLucia 7 rushes, 26 yards Receiving Wes Rockett 9 receptions, 149 yardsHarvard 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
Statistics HARVHC 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 StatisticsHarvard Passing Charles DePrima 9/20, 151 yards, 2 TD Rushing Charles DePrima 16 rushes, 89 yards Receiving Cooper Barkate 5 receptions, 73 yards, TDHoly 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
Statistics CORHARV 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 StatisticsCornell Passing Jameson Wang 21/34, 165 yards Rushing Jameson Wang 14 rushes, 25 yards, 2 TD Receiving Nicholas Laboy 5 receptions, 66 yardsHarvard 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
Statistics HOWHARV 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 StatisticsHoward Passing Quinton Williams 11/22, 111 yards, 2 INT Rushing Eden James 13 rushes, 47 yards Receiving Richie Ilarraza 4 receptions, 43 yardsHarvard 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
Statistics HARVPRIN 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 StatisticsHarvard 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, TDPrinceton 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
Statistics DARTHARV 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 StatisticsDartmouth Passing Dylan Cadwallader 24/37, 186 yards, INT Rushing Q. Jones 11 rushes, 50 yards Receiving Paxton Scott 7 receptions, 72 yardsHarvard 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.
At Columbia
Statistics HARVCOLU 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 StatisticsHarvard Passing Jaden Craig 13/18, 264 yards, TD Rushing Shane McLaughlin 18 rushes, 89 yards, 2 TD Receiving Tim Dowd 3 receptions, 123 yards, TDColumbia 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
Statistics PENNHARV 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 StatisticsPenn Passing Aidan Sayin 21/36, 215 yards, INT Rushing Malachi Hosley 22 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD Receiving Bryce Myers 8 receptions, 66 yardsHarvard 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
Statistics HARVYALE 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 StatisticsHarvard Passing Jaden Craig 20/33, 245 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Shane McLaughlin 13 rushes, 50 yards Receiving Tim Dowd 2 receptions, 71 yardsYale 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
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