2009 Harvard Crimson football team

2009 Harvard Crimson football
Conference Ivy League
Record 7–3 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Joel Lamb (4th season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Scott Larkee (1st season)
Base defense Multiple
Home stadium Harvard Stadium
2009 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Penn $   7 – 0     8 – 2  
Harvard   6 – 1     7 – 3  
Brown   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Columbia   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Princeton   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Yale   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Dartmouth   2 – 5     2 – 8  
Cornell   1 – 6     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
Harvard vs. Brown

The 2009 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Crimson finished second in the Ivy League. Harvard averaged 10,701 fans per game.

Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source
September 19 1:00 pm at No. 23 Holy Cross* No. 25
L 20–27 12,889
September 25 7:00 pm Browndagger
W 24–21 17,263
October 3 12:30 pm at Lehigh*
W 28–14 5,457
October 10 12:30 pm at Cornell
W 28–10 8,053
October 17 Noon Lafayette*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
 L 18–35 7,146
October 24 Noon Princeton
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
 W 37–3 13,565
October 31 Noon Dartmouth
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
 W 42–21 8,107
November 7 12:30 pm at Columbia
W 34–14 2,896
November 14 Noon Penn
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
 L 7–17 7,424
November 21 Noon at Yale
W 14–10 52,692