2012 Harvard Crimson football team

2012 Harvard Crimson football
Conference Ivy League
Ranking
FCS Coaches No. 23
Record 8–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Joel Lamb (7th season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Scott Larkee (4th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Harvard Stadium
2012 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Penn $   6 – 1     6 – 4  
Harvard   5 – 2     8 – 2  
Brown   4 – 3     7 – 3  
Dartmouth   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Princeton   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Cornell   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Columbia   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Yale   1 – 6     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2012 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 19th-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 8–2 overall 5–2 in Ivy League play to place second. Harvard averaged 11,519 fans per game.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance
September 15 1:00 p.m. San Diego*
W 28–13 5,272
September 22 4:30 p.m. at Brown
NBCSN W 45–31 13,848
September 28 7:00 p.m. Holy Cross*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
 W 52–3 10,215
October 6 1:00 p.m. Cornell No. 25
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
 W 45–13 7,112
October 13 3:30 p.m. Bucknell* No. 22
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
 CBSSN W 35–7 9,558
October 20 1:00 p.m. at Princeton No. 22
ESPN3 L 34–39 10,823
October 27 5:00 p.m. at Dartmouth
CSNNE W 31–14 10,138
November 3 1:00 p.m. Columbia
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
 W 69–0 5,838
November 10 Noon at Penn No. 25
NBCSN L 21–30 8,910
November 17 Noon Yale
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA (rivalry)
 NBCSN W 34–24 31,123

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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RV = Received votes
Week
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Sports Network 25 RV RV RV RV 25 22 22 RV RV 25 RV RV
Coaches 22 23 24 24 24 23 21 20 24 21 16 24 23