The facts are clear enough: the Crimson will play Lehigh tomorrow at 12:30 in Harvard Stadium. But that doesn’t mean Harvard (3-1, 1-1 Ivy) knows exactly who it will be facing when it takes the field for its final non-conference contest. “Which team… more »

If his players were feeling too pleased with themselves after Saturday's eyebrow-raising 45-24 win over Fordham, Lehigh coach Andy Coen made sure to still those good vibrations before practice began on Tuesday. ''I kind of lit into them to make sure… more »

The offensive attack found its strength from a variety of unlikely sources Saturday afternoon. With the numbers two through four receivers on the depth chart out for a minimum of two weeks and a maximum of the whole season, senior quarterback Chris P… more »

As the Crimson took the field on Saturday afternoon for Harvard’s Ivy League home opener against Cornell, the team looked to obtain the first victory of its Ivy League season. The Crimson (3-1, 1-1 Ivy) knocked off an undefeated team for the second week… more »

It was only one week ago when Harvard coach Tim Murphy wryly suggested that he would need duct tape to repair the holes at the wide receiver position because of a plethora of injuries. With returning starter Mike Cook hurt in preseason training and u… more »

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Much of the pre-game buzz around Harvard Stadium before Saturday afternoon's Ivy League football contest between Cornell and Harvard surrounded the Big Red's stunning undefeated start to the 2008 season. Once the game got under way… more »

When the film was delivered four years ago, Tim Murphy was skeptical. He scanned the information that came with the package with a sense that this was going to be a waste of time. Running back, good academic skills, solid but not spectacular football cr… more »

EASTON - Considering how many of the battles the Lafayette College Leopards lost along the line of scrimmage were complicated by all the mental mistakes they made against Harvard in Saturday's nonleague football game, it's amazing they were able to hang… more »

Crimson relies on the run to get past Lafayette, 27-13. Tim Murphy challenged his Harvard University football team in three specific areas this past week: eliminating turnovers, running the football and neutralizing Lafayette's big-play potential.… more »

EASTON, Penn.—There’s no better cure for a heartbreaking defeat than a perfectly executed victory. With the painful loss to Brown last weekend, Harvard football (2-1, 0-1 Ivy) returned to the gridiron at Lafayette (3-1, 1-0 Patriot) to notch a 27-13… more »

Seven straight losses to Harvard since the 2000 season and a failure to get to 4-0 every season since 1988 are the two main historical trends Lafayette College's football team will be looking to halt when it hosts the Crimson on Saturday. But history… more »

There is little doubt that the country is in dire financial straits these days, even as former Dartmouth football letter-winner and current Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson tries to sort out the mess. But who could have guessed the turbulence would filt… more »

Supreme battle gives U. first win over Crimson since 1999. When quarterback and co-captain Michael Dougherty '09 took his final knee to run out the clock, the players and fans knew that the nine-year wait was finally over. With rain pouring down on B… more »

Crimson’s 4th-quarter tide sinks Crusaders. CAMBRIDGE— As tough as Holy Cross’ season-opening loss to UMass was to take, last night’s loss at Harvard stung even more. Quarterback Chris Pizzotti scored on a 1-yard run with 1:42 to play and the Crim… more »

Coming into last Friday’s game, a lot of attention had been focused on fifth-year senior Chris Pizzotti. After an extremely successful campaign last season, earning All-Ivy first team honors, Pizzotti entered the game ranked 12th in the nation at the… more »