The 2013 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 20th-year head coach Tim Murphy and played their home games at Harvard Stadium. They were a member of the Ivy League. They finish with a record of 9–1 overall and 6–1 in Ivy League play to share the Ivy League title with Princeton. Harvard averaged 12,066 fans per game.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 21 |
3:00 p.m. |
at San Diego*
|
|
|
W 42–20 |
4,256 |
| September 28 |
7:30 p.m. |
Brown |
|
NBCSN |
W 41–23 |
17,256 |
| October 5 |
1:00 p.m. |
at Holy Cross*
|
|
|
W 41–35 3OT
|
8,276 |
| October 12 |
12:30 p.m. |
at Cornell
|
|
|
W 34–24 |
8,329 |
| October 19 |
1:00 p.m. |
Lafayette*
|
- Harvard Stadium
- Boston, MA
|
ESPN3 |
W 35–16 |
8,185 |
| October 26 |
1:00 p.m. |
Princeton |
- Harvard Stadium
- Boston, MA (rivalry)
|
FCS Atlantic |
L 48–51 3OT
|
11,188 |
| November 2 |
5:00 p.m. |
Dartmouth |
- Harvard Stadium
- Boston, MA (rivalry)
|
|
W 24–21 |
13,470 |
| November 9 |
12:30 p.m. |
at Columbia
|
|
|
W 34–0 |
4,622 |
| November 16 |
Noon |
Penn |
- Harvard Stadium
- Boston, MA (rivalry)
|
NBCSN |
W 38–30 |
10,235 |
| November 23 |
Noon |
at Yale
|
|
NBCSN |
W 34–7 |
50,934 |
|
|
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
|
Week |
| Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
Final |
| Sports Network |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
| Coaches |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
25 |
23 |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
22 |
23 |
