Tag: Harvard Football

  • Nation & World

    ‘If you stay the same in everything you do as things around you are changing, eventually you’re going to hit a wall. You just have to adapt and evolve and change.’

    Head football coach Tim Murphy has led the Crimson to nine Ivy League championships, three unbeaten seasons, and a 186-83 record.

    17 minutes
    Tim Murphy at Harvard Stadium.
  • Nation & World

    A warrior then, a warrior now

    After spinal-cord injury left him paralyzed, he returned to Harvard to finish what he started and battle to get back what he lost.

    10 minutes
    Ben Abercrombie on campus.
  • Nation & World

    Being in the Super Bowl — and with your football heroes

    Cameron Brate will line up with his idols and football legends Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski for Super Bowl LV.

    9 minutes
    Cameron Brate and Tom Brady.
  • Nation & World

    Going the extra mile — or 3.2 of them — for Abercrombie

    The walk/run raises funds to defray medical expenses for Ben Abercrombie, the Harvard undergrad who was paralyzed in his first football game for the Crimson in September 2017.

    2 minutes
    Ben Abercrombie.
  • Nation & World

    A shot at the Super Bowl

    Former Harvard player Kyle Juszczyk will be on the field Sunday when the San Francisco 49ers face off against the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV.

    7 minutes
    Football players.
  • Nation & World

    Playing The Game, both past and present

    Photo gallery of scenes from the 135th playing of The Game, Harvard-Yale football at Fenway Park.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Harvard beats Yale 45-27

    In the 135th playing of The Game, the Harvard football team (6-4, 4-3 Ivy) bested the Yale Bulldogs (5-5, 3-4 Ivy) in a commanding 45-27 victory at the historic Fenway Park today. Harvard’s victory in the colosseum of champions snaps Yale’s two-game winning streak in The Game.

    1 minute
    Harvard-Yale Game
  • Nation & World

    The Game kicks off with high spirits

    With just 0:55 remaining in today’s game, Harvard beat Yale, 31-24 at Harvard Stadium, securing an undefeated season for the Crimson and outright ownership of the Ivy League championship title for the eighth straight year. But for many, The Game is more than a test of field skills, it’s about tradition, food, family, and fun.

    10 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The games off the field

    Harvard welcomed 700 of its neighbors from Allston, Brighton, and Cambridge to the annual community football program on Saturday.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Winning with defense

    Harvard rolled to a 24-7 victory against Brown Sept. 23, knotting its season mark at 1-1. The win, after a 30-22 loss to Holy Cross on Sept. 17, was the program’s ninth straight on the heels of a defeat — Harvard hasn’t dropped back-to-back games since 2006.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Touchdown, Fitzpatrick

    Buffalo Bills quarterback and Harvard alumnus Ryan Fitzpatrick ’05 says he learned some of his most important life lessons while at the College. Including the end of last season, he has led the Bills to seven wins in their past 10 games. Years of patience and preparation are now paying off.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Second-half deluge lifts Crimson

    Harvard football gets by Yale, 28-21, with three unanswered touchdowns. A photo gallery and video capture the day, the traditions.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Medicine Ball

    In an era when big-time college football too often is tarnished by tales of disrepute – Tennessee this week dismissed two players charged with attempted armed robbery – Murphy and seven Harvard teammates who are bound for medical school represent not only the glory of The Game but the spirit of amateur football as the…

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    Ball-carrier Dawson rushes the future

    While nearly every college senior can relate to the anxiety of an uncertain future, very few have the luxury (or is that curse?) of seeing how those hopes and dreams unfold on television. Harvard football running back Clifton Dawson, glued to ESPN for a solid weekend this past April during the NFL Draft, is among…

    4 minutes