2021 Harvard Crimson football team

2021 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	8–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Tim Murphy (27th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mickey Fein (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Scott Larkee (12th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium

2021 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 20 Dartmouth +		6	–	1					9	–	1
No. 24 Princeton +		6	–	1					9	–	1
Harvard		5	–	2					8	–	2
Yale		4	–	3					5	–	5
Columbia		4	–	3					7	–	3
Penn		1	–	6					3	–	7
Brown		1	–	6					2	–	8
Cornell		1	–	6					2	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ivy League. The team was led by 27th-year head coach Tim Murphy and played its home games at Harvard Stadium. Harvard averaged 11,201 fans per game.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 18	12:30 pm	at Georgetown*	Cooper Field Washington, D.C.	ESPN+	W 44–9	2,509
September 25	7:00 p.m.	Brown	Harvard Stadium Allston, MA	ESPNU	W 49–17	20,748
October 2	1:30 p.m.	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA		W 38–13	10,023
October 9	1:00 p.m.	Cornell	Harvard Stadium Allston, MA	ESPN+	W 24-10	7,414
October 16	1:00 p.m.	Lafayette*	Harvard Stadium Allston, MA	ESPN+	W 30–3	5,641
October 23	1:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Princeton	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 16-18 ^5OT	10,033
October 30	1:00 p.m.	Dartmouth	Harvard Stadium Allston, MA	ESPN+	L 17-20	14,110
November 6	1:00 p.m.	at Columbia	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	ESPN+	W 49-21	5,572
November 13	12:00 p.m.	Penn	Harvard Stadium Allston, MA	ESPN+	W 23-7	8,094
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPNU	W 34-31	49,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "2021 Harvard Crimson Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.