American college football season
The 2017 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by 24th-year head coach Tim Murphy and played their home games at Harvard Stadium . They were a member of the Ivy League . They finished the season 5–5 overall and 3–4 in Ivy League play to tie for fifth place. Harvard averaged 10,411 fans per game.
The 2017 schedule consisted of five home games and five away games. The Crimson hosted Ivy League foes Brown , Princeton , Dartmouth , and Penn , and traveled to Cornell , Columbia , and Yale for the 134th edition of The Game .
Harvard's non-conference opponents were Rhode Island of the Colonial Athletic Association , and Georgetown and Lafayette of the Patriot League .[ 1]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 16 1:00 p.m. at Rhode Island * L 10–173,812
September 23 Noon Brown NESN+ W 45–2810,651
September 30 2:00 p.m. at Georgetown * STADIUM W 41–23,256
October 7 1:30 p.m. at Cornell ELVN L 14–177,313
October 14 Noon Lafayette * Harvard Stadium Boston, MA NESN W 38–1010,025
7:30 p.m. Princeton Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry ) NBCSN L 17–5210,114
October 28 Noon Dartmouth Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry ) NESN W 25–2211,143
November 4 1:00 p.m. at Columbia ELVN W 21–147,011
November 11 Noon Penn Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry ) NESN+ L 6–2310,122
November 18 12:30 p.m. at Yale CNBC L 3–2451,426
Harvard vs. Rhode Island – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Harvard
3
7
0 0 10
Rhode Island
0
17
0 0 17
at Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI
Date : September 16Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game weather : 79 °F (26 °C); nice, breezyGame attendance : 3,812Referee : M. SechristBox Score
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Brown vs. Harvard – Game summary
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1
2
3 4 Total
Brown
2
0
0 26 28
Harvard
14
7
17 7 45
at Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA
Date : September 23Game time : NoonGame weather : 70 °F (21 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 10,651Referee : C. JebranBox Score
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Harvard vs. Georgetown – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Harvard
14
17
3 7 41
Georgetown
0
2
0 0 2
at Cooper Field • Washington, D.C.
Date : September 16Game time : 2:00 p.m.Game weather : 65 °F (18 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 3,256Referee : M. OvertonBox Score
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Harvard vs. Cornell – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Harvard
7
7
0 0 14
Cornell
0
7
7 3 17
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
Date : October 7Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : 73 °F (23 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 7,313Referee : J. GansiejewskiBox Score
Game information
First quarter
HAR – L. Northington, 1 yard run, Jake McIntyre XP good, 5:50 (HAR 7–0)
Second quarter
HAR – Jake Barann, 36 yard pass from Jake Smith, McIntyre XP good, 9:43 (HAR 14–0)
COR – Jake Jatis, 2 yard run, Zach Mays XP good, 3:02 (HAR 14–7)
Third quarter
COR – Jatis, 2 yard run, Mays XP good, 5:45 (TIE 14–14)
Fourth quarter
COR – Mays, 27 yard field goal, 9:58 (COR 17–14)
Lafayette vs. Harvard – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Lafayette
7
0
3 0 10
Harvard
14
7
10 7 38
at Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA
Date : October 14Game time : NoonGame weather : 65 °F (18 °C); cloudyGame attendance : 10,025Referee : T. KichlineBox Score
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Princeton vs. Harvard – Game summary
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1
2
3 4 Total
Princeton
10
21
14 7 52
Harvard
0
10
0 7 17
at Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA
Date : Game time : 7:30 p.m.Game weather : 65 °F (18 °C); warm, breezyGame attendance : 10,114Referee : M. SechristBox Score
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Dartmouth vs. Harvard – Game summary
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1
2
3 4 Total
Dartmouth
7
7
0 8 22
Harvard
0
6
6 13 25
at Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA
Date : October 28Game time : NoonGame weather : 65 °F (18 °C); cloudyGame attendance : 11,143Referee : H. WimbergBox Score
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Penn vs. Harvard – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Penn
7
3
10 3 23
Harvard
0
3
3 0 6
at Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA
Date : November 11Game time : NoonGame weather : 38 °F (3 °C); sunny, breezyGame attendance : 10,122Referee : W. BoydBox Score
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Harvard vs. Yale – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Harvard
3
0
0 0 3
Yale
0
17
0 7 24
at Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT
Date : November 18Game time : 12:30 p.m.Game weather : 45 °F (7 °C); cloudyGame attendance : 51,426Referee : H. JohnsBox Score
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