# List of Harvard Crimson football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Harvard Crimson football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Since the team's founding, the Crimson have participated in over 1,300 officially sanctioned games, with an all-time record of 901–411–50. Harvard originally competed as a football independent before joining the Ivy League in 1956 as a founding member.

## Seasons

| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches$^#$ | AP$^°$ |
| Independent (1873–1880) ||||||||
| 1873 | No coach | 1–0–1 | | | | | |
| 1874 | No coach | 1–1 | | | | | |
| 1875 | No coach | 4–0 | | | | | |
| 1876 | No coach | 3–1 | | | | | |
| 1877 | No coach | 3–1 | | | | | |
| 1878 | No coach | 1–2 | | | | | |
| 1879 | No coach | 2–1–2 | | | | | |
| 1880 | No coach | 2–2–2 | | | | | |
| Lucius Littauer (Independent) (1881) ||||||||
| 1881 | Lucius Littauer | 6–1–1 | | | | | |
| Independent (1882–1885) ||||||||
| 1882 | No coach | 7–1 | | | | | |
| 1883 | No coach | 8–2 | | | | | |
| 1884 | No coach | 7–4 | | | | | |
| 1885 | No team | | | | | | |
| Frank Mason (Independent) (1886) ||||||||
| 1886 | Frank Mason | 12–2 | | | | | |
| Independent (1887–1889) ||||||||
| 1887 | No coach | 10–1 | | | | | |
| 1888 | No coach | 12–1 | | | | | |
| 1889 | No coach | 9–2 | | | | | |
| George Stewart & George Adams (Independent) (1890–1892) ||||||||
| 1890 | Stewart & Adams | 11–0 | | | | | |
| 1891 | Stewart & Adams | 13–1 | | | | | |
| 1892 | Stewart & Adams | 10–1 | | | | | |
| George Stewart & Everett Lake (Independent) (1893) ||||||||
| 1893 | Stewart & Lake | 12–1 | | | | | |
| William A. Brooks (Independent) (1894) ||||||||
| 1894 | William A. Brooks | 11–2 | | | | | |
| Robert Emmons (Independent) (1895) ||||||||
| 1895 | Robert Emmons | 8–2–1 | | | | | |
| Bert Waters (Independent) (1894) ||||||||
| 1896 | Bert Waters | 7–4 | | | | | |
| William Cameron Forbes (Independent) (1897–1898) ||||||||
| 1897 | William Cameron Forbes | 10–1–1 | | | | | |
| 1898 | William Cameron Forbes | 11–0 | | | | | |
| Benjamin Dibblee (Independent) (1899–1900) ||||||||
| 1899 | Benjamin Dibblee | 10–0–1 | | | | | |
| 1900 | Benjamin Dibblee | 10–1 | | | | | |
| Bill Reid (Independent) (1901) ||||||||
| 1901 | Bill Reid | 12–0 | | | | | |
| John Farley (Independent) (1902) ||||||||
| 1902 | John Farley | 11–1 | | | | | |
| John Cranston (Independent) (1903) ||||||||
| 1903 | John Cranston | 9–3 | | | | | |
| Edgar Wrightington (Independent) (1904) ||||||||
| 1904 | Edgar Wrightington | 7–2–1 | | | | | |
| Bill Reid (Independent) (1905–1906) ||||||||
| 1905 | Bill Reid | 8–2–1 | | | | | |
| 1906 | Bill Reid | 10–1 | | | | | |
| Joshua Crane (Independent) (1907) ||||||||
| 1907 | Joshua Crane | 7–3 | | | | | |
| Percy Haughton (Independent) (1908–1916) ||||||||
| 1908 | Percy Haughton | 9–0–1 | | | | | |
| 1909 | Percy Haughton | 8–1 | | | | | |
| 1910 | Percy Haughton | 8–0–1 | | | | | |
| 1911 | Percy Haughton | 6–2–1 | | | | | |
| 1912 | Percy Haughton | 9–0 | | | | | |
| 1913 | Percy Haughton | 9–0 | | | | | |
| 1914 | Percy Haughton | 7–0–2 | | | | | |
| 1915 | Percy Haughton | 8–1 | | | | | |
| 1916 | Percy Haughton | 7–3 | | | | | |
| Wingate Rollins (Independent) (1917) ||||||||
| 1917 | Wingate Rollins | 3–1–3 | | | | | |
| Pooch Donovan (Independent) (1918) ||||||||
| 1918 | Pooch Donovan | 2–1 | | | | | |
| Robert Fisher (Independent) (1919–1925) ||||||||
| 1919 | Robert Fisher | 9–0–1 | | | W Rose | | |
| 1920 | Robert Fisher | 8–0–1 | | | | | |
| 1921 | Robert Fisher | 7–2–1 | | | | | |
| 1922 | Robert Fisher | 7–2 | | | | | |
| 1923 | Robert Fisher | 4–3–1 | | | | | |
| 1924 | Robert Fisher | 4–4 | | | | | |
| 1925 | Robert Fisher | 4–3–1 | | | | | |
| Arnold Horween (Independent) (1926–1930) ||||||||
| 1926 | Arnold Horween | 3–5 | | | | | |
| 1927 | Arnold Horween | 4–4 | | | | | |
| 1928 | Arnold Horween | 5–2–1 | | | | | |
| 1929 | Arnold Horween | 5–2–1 | | | | | |
| 1930 | Arnold Horween | 4–4–1 | | | | | |
| Eddie Casey (Independent) (1931–1934) ||||||||
| 1931 | Eddie Casey | 7–1 | | | | | |
| 1932 | Eddie Casey | 5–3 | | | | | |
| 1933 | Eddie Casey | 5–2–1 | | | | | |
| 1934 | Eddie Casey | 3–5 | | | | | |
| Dick Harlow (Independent) (1935–1942) ||||||||
| 1935 | Dick Harlow | 3–5 | | | | | |
| 1936 | Dick Harlow | 3–4–1 | | | | | |
| 1937 | Dick Harlow | 5–2–1 | | | | | |
| 1938 | Dick Harlow | 4–4 | | | | | |
| 1939 | Dick Harlow | 4–4 | | | | | |
| 1940 | Dick Harlow | 3–2–3 | | | | | |
| 1941 | Dick Harlow | 5–2–1 | | | | | |
| 1942 | Dick Harlow | 2–6–1 | | | | | |
| Henry Lamar (Independent) (1943–1944) ||||||||
| 1943 | Henry Lamar | 2–2–1 | | | | | |
| 1944 | Henry Lamar | 5–1 | | | | | |
| Dick Harlow (Independent) (1945–1947) ||||||||
| 1945 | Dick Harlow | 5–3 | | | | | |
| 1946 | Dick Harlow | 7–2 | | | | | |
| 1947 | Dick Harlow | 4–5 | | | | | |
| Arthur Valpey (Independent) (1948–1949) ||||||||
| 1948 | Arthur Valpey | 4–4 | | | | | |
| 1949 | Arthur Valpey | 1–8 | | | | | |
| Lloyd Jordan (Independent) (1950–1955) ||||||||
| 1950 | Lloyd Jordan | 1–7 | | | | | |
| 1951 | Lloyd Jordan | 3–5–1 | | | | | |
| 1952 | Lloyd Jordan | 5–4 | | | | | |
| 1953 | Lloyd Jordan | 6–2 | | | | | |
| 1954 | Lloyd Jordan | 4–3–1 | | | | | |
| 1955 | Lloyd Jordan | 3–4–1 | | | | | |
| Lloyd Jordan (Ivy League) (1956) ||||||||
| 1956 | Lloyd Jordan | 2–6 | 2–5 | T–6th | | | |
| John Yovicsin (Ivy League) (1957–1970) ||||||||
| 1957 | John Yovicsin | 3–5 | 2–5 | 7th | | | |
| 1958 | John Yovicsin | 4–5 | 3–4 | 6th | | | |
| 1959 | John Yovicsin | 6–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | | | |
| 1960 | John Yovicsin | 5–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | | | |
| 1961 | John Yovicsin | 6–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | | | |
| 1962 | John Yovicsin | 6–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | | | |
| 1963 | John Yovicsin | 5–2–2 | 4–2–1 | 3rd | | | |
| 1964 | John Yovicsin | 6–3 | 5–2 | | | | |
| 1965 | John Yovicsin | 5–2–2 | 3–2–2 | 3rd | | | |
| 1966 | John Yovicsin | 8–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | | | |
| 1967 | John Yovicsin | 6–3 | 4–3 | T–4th | | | |
| 1968 | John Yovicsin | 8–0–1 | 6–0–1 | T–1st | | | |
| 1969 | John Yovicsin | 3–6 | 2–5 | T–5th | | | |
| 1970 | John Yovicsin | 7–2 | 5–2 | T–2nd | | | |
| Joe Restic (Ivy League) (1971–1993) ||||||||
| 1971 | Joe Restic | 5–4 | 4–3 | 4th | | | |
| 1972 | Joe Restic | 4–4–1 | 3–3–1 | 5th | | | |
| 1973 | Joe Restic | 7–2 | 5–2 | T–2nd | | | |
| 1974 | Joe Restic | 7–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | | | |
| 1975 | Joe Restic | 7–2 | 6–1 | 1st | | | |
| 1976 | Joe Restic | 6–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | | | |
| 1977 | Joe Restic | 4–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | | | |
| 1978 | Joe Restic | 4–4–1 | 2–4–1 | T–5th | | | |
| 1979 | Joe Restic | 3–6 | 3–4 | 6th | | | |
| 1980 | Joe Restic | 7–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | | | |
| 1981 | Joe Restic | 5–4–1 | 4–2–1 | 4th | | | |
| 1982 | Joe Restic | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–1st | | | |
| 1983 | Joe Restic | 6–2–2 | 5–1–1 | T–1st | | | |
| 1984 | Joe Restic | 5–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | | | |
| 1985 | Joe Restic | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | | | |
| 1986 | Joe Restic | 3–7 | 3–4 | 5th | | | |
| 1987 | Joe Restic | 8–2 | 6–1 | 1st | | | |
| 1988 | Joe Restic | 2–8 | 2–5 | T–6th | | | |
| 1989 | Joe Restic | 5–5 | 5–2 | 3rd | | | |
| 1990 | Joe Restic | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–4th | | | |
| 1991 | Joe Restic | 4–5–1 | 4–2–1 | 3rd | | | |
| 1992 | Joe Restic | 3–7 | 3–4 | 5th | | | |
| 1993 | Joe Restic | 3–7 | 1–6 | T–7th | | | |
| Tim Murphy (Ivy League) (1994–2023) ||||||||
| 1994 | Tim Murphy | 4–6 | 2–5 | T–7th | | | |
| 1995 | Tim Murphy | 2–8 | 1–6 | 8th | | | |
| 1996 | Tim Murphy | 4–6 | 2–5 | T–6th | | | |
| 1997 | Tim Murphy | 9–1 | 7–0 | 1st | | | |
| 1998 | Tim Murphy | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | | | |
| 1999 | Tim Murphy | 5–5 | 3–4 | 5th | | | |
| 2000 | Tim Murphy | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | | | |
| 2001 | Tim Murphy | 9–0 | 7–0 | 1st | | | 19 |
| 2002 | Tim Murphy | 7–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 2003 | Tim Murphy | 7–3 | 4–3 | T–2nd | | | |
| 2004 | Tim Murphy | 10–0 | 7–0 | 1st | | | 13 |
| 2005 | Tim Murphy | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | | | |
| 2006 | Tim Murphy | 7–3 | 4–3 | 3rd | | | |
| 2007 | Tim Murphy | 8–2 | 7–0 | 1st | | 20 | 21 |
| 2008 | Tim Murphy | 9–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | | 14 | 15 |
| 2009 | Tim Murphy | 7–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 2010 | Tim Murphy | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | | | |
| 2011 | Tim Murphy | 9–1 | 7–0 | 1st | | 17 | 16 |
| 2012 | Tim Murphy | 8–2 | 5–2 | 2nd | | | |
| 2013 | Tim Murphy | 9–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | | 23 | |
| 2014 | Tim Murphy | 10–0 | 7–0 | 1st | | 15 | 15 |
| 2015 | Tim Murphy | 9–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | | 20 | 20 |
| 2016 | Tim Murphy | 7–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | | | |
| 2017 | Tim Murphy | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | | | |
| 2018 | Tim Murphy | 6–4 | 4–3 | 3rd | | | |
| 2019 | Tim Murphy | 4–6 | 2–5 | T–6th | | | |
| 2020 | No team | | | | | | |
| 2021 | Tim Murphy | 8–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | | | |
| 2022 | Tim Murphy | 6–4 | 4–3 | 4th | | | |
| 2023 | Tim Murphy | 8–2 | 5–2 | T–1st | | | |
| Andrew Aurich (Ivy League) (2024–present) ||||||||
| 2024 | Andrew Aurich | 0–0 | 0–0 | | | | |
| Total: | Total: | 901–411–50 | | | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||||
| $^†$Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. $^#$Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ||||||||