# 2004 Harvard Crimson football team

The 2004 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Harvard finished the season with an overall record of 10–0, winning the Ivy league championship with a conference mark of 7–0.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 18 | 12:30 p.m. | Holy Cross* | | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | | W 35–0 | 9,513 |
| September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Brown | | Brown StadiumProvidence, RI | | W 35–34 | 9,278 |
| October 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Lafayette* | | Fisher FieldEaston, PA | LSN | W 38–23 | 5,365 |
| October 9 | 12:30 p.m. | Cornell | | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | | W 34–24 | 13,334 |
| October 16 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 19 Northeastern* | | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | | W 24–17 | 11,809 |
| October 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Princeton | No. 22 | Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ (rivalry) | | W 39–14 | 14,304 |
| October 30 | 12:30 p.m. | at Dartmouth | No. 21 | Memorial FieldHanover, NH (rivalry) | | W 13–12 | 6,030 |
| November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Columbia | No. 16 | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | | W 38–0 | 10,046 |
| November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Penn | No. 15 | Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA (rivalry) | CN8 | W 31–10 | 15,123 |
| November 20 | 12:30 p.m. | Yale | No. 13 | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA (The Game) | | W 35–3 | 30,308 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| The Sports Network | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 13 (1) | 12 (2) | 13 |

## Game summaries
### Holy Cross

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crimson | 7 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 35 |
| Statistics | HC | HARV |
| First downs | 9 | 17 |
| Total yards | 131 | 325 |
| Rushing yards | 61 | 246 |
| Passing yards | 70 | 79 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 25:15 | 34:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Holy Cross | Passing | John O'Neil | 10/26, 70 yards, 2 INT |
| Holy Cross | Rushing | Steven Silva | 5 rushes, 31 yards |
| Holy Cross | Receiving | Brian Gavin | 3 reception, 19 yards |
| Harvard | Passing | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 7/15, 79 yards |
| Harvard | Rushing | Clifton Dawson | 21 rushes, 184 yards, 3 TD |
| Harvard | Receiving | Brian Edwards | 3 receptions, 28 yards |

### At Brown

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crimson | 3 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 35 |
| Bears | 21 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| Statistics | HARV | BRWN |
| First downs | 19 | 25 |
| Total yards | 447 | 563 |
| Rushing yards | 184 | 250 |
| Passing yards | 263 | 313 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:03 | 31:08 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Harvard | Passing | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 18/25, 263 yards, TD |
| Harvard | Rushing | Clifton Dawson | 23 rushes, 142 yards, 3 TD |
| Harvard | Receiving | Corey Mazza | 9 receptions, 140 yards, TD |
| Brown | Passing | Joe DiGiacomo | 18/33, 313 yards, TD |
| Brown | Rushing | Nick Hartigan | 34 rushes, 175 yards, 2 TD |
| Brown | Receiving | Jarret Schreck | 10 receptions, 253 yards, TD |

### At Lafayette

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crimson | 6 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| Leopards | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |

### Cornell

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Big Red | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Crimson | 6 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
| Statistics | COR | HARV |
| First downs | 15 | 22 |
| Total yards | 412 | 495 |
| Rushing yards | 127 | 160 |
| Passing yards | 285 | 335 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 31:31 | 28:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Cornell | Passing | D. J. Busch | 16/38, 285 yards, TD |
| Cornell | Rushing | Andre Hardaway | 28 rushes, 130 yards, 2 TD |
| Cornell | Receiving | Chad Nice | 4 receptions, 122 yards, TD |
| Harvard | Passing | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 19/35, 317 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Harvard | Rushing | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 17 rushes, 102 yards, TD |
| Harvard | Receiving | Corey Mazza | 9 receptions, 194 yards, 2 TD |

### No. 19 Northeastern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 19 Huskies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Crimson | 7 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 41 |

### At Princeton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 22 Crimson | 3 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 39 |
| Tigers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Statistics | HARV | PRIN |
| First downs | 22 | 18 |
| Total yards | 416 | 204 |
| Rushing yards | 244 | 85 |
| Passing yards | 172 | 119 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 31:22 | 28:38 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Harvard | Passing | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 14/31, 172 yards, TD, INT |
| Harvard | Rushing | Clifton Dawson | 31 rushes, 201 yards, 3 TD |
| Harvard | Receiving | Brian Edwards | 9 receptions, 129 yards |
| Princeton | Passing | Matt Verbit | 12/24, 119 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Princeton | Rushing | Jon Veach | 15 rushes, 69 yards |
| Princeton | Receiving | Greg Fields | 3 receptions, 27 yards |

### At Dartmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Crimson | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Big Green | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |

### Columbia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 16 Crimson | 14 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 38 |

### At No. 17 Penn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Crimson | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
| No. 17 Quakers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Statistics | HARV | PENN |
| First downs | 23 | 18 |
| Total yards | 447 | 263 |
| Rushing yards | 243 | 68 |
| Passing yards | 204 | 195 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 34:07 | 25:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Harvard | Passing | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 13/26, 186 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Harvard | Rushing | Clifton Dawson | 33 rushes, 160 yards, TD |
| Harvard | Receiving | Brian Edwards | 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD |
| Penn | Passing | Bryan Walker | 18/30, 178 yards, TD, INT |
| Penn | Rushing | Sam Matthews | 21 rushes, 57 yards |
| Penn | Receiving | Dan Castles | 6 receptions, 62 yards, TD |

### Yale

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 13 Crimson | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |