# 2024 Harvard Crimson football team

The 2024 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team played its home games at Harvard Stadium in Boston and was led by first-year head coach Andrew Aurich.

## Preseason
### Ivy League media poll

The Ivy League preseason poll was released on August 5, 2024. The Crimson were predicted to finish second in the conference.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Yale | 114 (6) |
| 2 | Harvard | 108 (7) |
| 3 | Penn | 88 (2) |
| T4 | Princeton | 80 (1) |
| T4 | Dartmouth | 80 |
| 6 | Brown | 56 |
| 7 | Cornell | 26 |
| 8 | Columbia | 24 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Stetson* | | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | ESPN+ | W 35–0 | 4,488 |
| September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Brown | | Brown StadiumProvidence, RI | ESPN+ | L 28–31 | 10,753 |
| October 4 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 21 New Hampshire* | | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | NESN/ESPN+ | W 28–23 | 8,676 |
| October 11 | 6:00 p.m. | at Cornell | | Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, NY | ESPNU | W 38–20 | 5,642 |
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Holy Cross* | | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | ESPN+ | W 35–34 | 6,950 |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | Princeton | | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA (rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 45–13 | 12,244 |
| November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 22 Dartmouth | | Memorial FieldHanover, NH (rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 31–27 | 7,711 |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Columbia | No. 24 | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | ESPN+ | W 26–6 | 7,011 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Penn | No. 20 | Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA (rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 31–28 | 12,286 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Yale | No. 17 | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA (The Game) | ESPNU | L 29–34 | 27,105 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||
Source:

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| STATS | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 17 | 25 | |
| Coaches' | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | 25 | 22 | 21т | RV | |

## Game summaries
### Stetson

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hatters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crimson | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
at Harvard Stadium, Cambridge, Massachusetts
* Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM
* Game attendance: 4,488
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Alex Vispoli (play-by-play), Tyler Davey (analyst) and Amanda Keane (sideline)
| Statistics | STET | HARV |
| First downs | 8 | 23 |
| Total yards | 101 | 368 |
| Rushing yards | 16 | 136 |
| Passing yards | 85 | 232 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15-32-2 | 13-22-0 |
| Time of possession | 23:34 | 36:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stetson | Passing | Trip Maxwell | 15/32, 85 yards, 2 INT |
| Stetson | Rushing | Trey Clark | 11 carries, 25 yards |
| Stetson | Receiving | Wyatt Rogers | 5 receptions, 35 yards |
| Harvard | Passing | Jaden Craig | 12/20, 217 yards, 3 TD |
| Harvard | Rushing | Shane McLaughlin | 16 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD |
| Harvard | Receiving | Cooper Barkate | 4 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD |

### at Brown

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crimson | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Bears | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Brown Stadium • Providence, RI
* Date: September 28, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 10,753
* Referee: Tom Zetts
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Cordischi (play-by-play) and John Anderson (analyst)
| Statistics | HARV | BRWN |
| First downs | 20 | 18 |
| Total yards | 299 | 406 |
| Rushing yards | 121 | 118 |
| Passing yards | 178 | 288 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–24–1 | 21–39–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:13 | 28:47 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Harvard | Passing | Jaden Craig | 12/23, 178 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Harvard | Rushing | Xaviah Bascon | 13 carries, 63 yards |
| Harvard | Receiving | Cooper Barkate | 6 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD |
| Brown | Passing | Jake Wilcox | 21/37, 288 yards, 3 TD |
| Brown | Rushing | Jake Wilcox | 12 carries, 57 yards |
| Brown | Receiving | Matt Childs | 4 receptions, 101 yards, TD |

### No. 21 New Hampshire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Wildcats | 7 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| Crimson | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA
* Date: Friday October 4, 2024
* Game time: 7:00 PM
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: S 5 mph
* Game attendance: 8,676
* Referee: Alex Parrella
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Alex Vispoli (play-by-play), Tyler Davey (analyst) and Amanda Keane (sideline)
| Statistics | UNH | HARV |
| First downs | 20 | 17 |
| Total yards | 319 | 348 |
| Rushing yards | 46 | 144 |
| Passing yards | 273 | 204 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 35–48–0 | 10–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:38 | 29:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| New Hampshire | Passing | Seth Morgan | 34/47, 267 yards, 2 TD |
| New Hampshire | Rushing | Isaac Seide | 10 carries, 204 yards, TD |
| New Hampshire | Receiving | Logan Tomlinson | 10 receptions, 105 yards, TD |
| Harvard | Passing | Jaden Craig | 10/23, 204 yards, TD |
| Harvard | Rushing | Xaviah Bascon | 16 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD |
| Harvard | Receiving | Scott Woods II | 4 receptions, 93 yards, TD |

### at Cornell

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crimson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Red | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
* Date: Friday October 11, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Harvard | Passing |
| Harvard | Rushing |
| Harvard | Receiving |
| Cornell | Passing |
| Cornell | Rushing |
| Cornell | Receiving |

### Holy Cross

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crimson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Harvard Stadium • Cambridge, MA
* Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Holy Cross | Passing |
| Holy Cross | Rushing |
| Holy Cross | Receiving |
| Harvard | Passing |
| Harvard | Rushing |
| Harvard | Receiving |

### Princeton (rivalry)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crimson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Harvard Stadium, Cambridge, MA
* Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Princeton | Passing |
| Princeton | Rushing |
| Princeton | Receiving |
| Harvard | Passing |
| Harvard | Rushing |
| Harvard | Receiving |

### at No. 22 Dartmouth (rivalry)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crimson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 22 Big Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH
* Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
* Game time: 1:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Harvard | Passing |
| Harvard | Rushing |
| Harvard | Receiving |
| Dartmouth | Passing |
| Dartmouth | Rushing |
| Dartmouth | Receiving |

### Columbia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 24 Crimson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts
* Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Columbia | Passing |
| Columbia | Rushing |
| Columbia | Receiving |
| Harvard | Passing |
| Harvard | Rushing |
| Harvard | Receiving |

### at Penn (rivalry)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Crimson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA
* Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Harvard | Passing |
| Harvard | Rushing |
| Harvard | Receiving |
| Penn | Passing |
| Penn | Rushing |
| Penn | Receiving |

### Yale (rivalry)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 17 Crimson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts
* Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Yale | Passing |
| Yale | Rushing |
| Yale | Receiving |
| Harvard | Passing |
| Harvard | Rushing |
| Harvard | Receiving |