2013 Harvard Crimson football team

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.

2013 Harvard Crimson football
Ivy League co-champion
Conference	Ivy League
Ranking
FCS Coaches	No. 23
Record	9–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Tim Murphy (20th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joel Lamb (8th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Scott Larkee (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Joshua Boyd[1]
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Harvard +		6	–	1					9	–	1
Princeton +		6	–	1					8	–	2
Dartmouth		5	–	2					6	–	4
Brown		3	–	4					6	–	4
Yale		3	–	4					5	–	5
Penn		3	–	4					4	–	6
Cornell		2	–	5					3	–	7
Columbia		0	–	7					0	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 21	3:00 p.m.	at San Diego*	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA		W 42–20	4,256
September 28	7:30 p.m.	Brown	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	NBCSN	W 41–23	17,256
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA		W 41–35 3OT	8,276
October 12	12:30 p.m.	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY		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	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY		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	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	NBCSN	W 34–7	50,934
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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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

References

1. "Chapple Named MVP; Boyd Named 140th Captain of Harvard Football". gocrimson.com. November 19, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
2. "Schedule". Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.