2012 Harvard Crimson football team

2012 Harvard Crimson football

Conference	Ivy League
Ranking
FCS Coaches	#23
2012 record	8–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Tim Murphy (19th year)
Offensive coordinator	Joel Lamb
Defensive coordinator	Scott Larkee
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium

2012 Ivy League football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Penn $		6	–	1		6	–	4
Harvard		5	–	2		8	–	2
Brown		4	–	3		7	–	3
Dartmouth		4	–	3		6	–	4
Princeton		4	–	3		5	–	5
Cornell		2	–	5		4	–	6
Columbia		2	–	5		3	–	7
Yale		1	–	6		2	–	8

$ – Conference champion The Ivy League does not participate in the FCS Playoffs Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 19th year head coach Tim Murphy and played their home games at Harvard Stadium. They are a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 8–2, 5–2 in Ivy League play to finish in second place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 15	1:00 PM	San Diego*		Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA		W 28–13	5,272
September 22	4:30 PM	at Brown		Brown Stadium • Providence, RI	NBCSN	W 45–31	13,848
September 28	7:00 PM	Holy Cross*		Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA		W 52–3	10,215
October 6	1:00 PM	Cornell	#25	Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA		W 45–13	7,112
October 13	3:30 PM	Bucknell*	#22	Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA	CBSSN	W 35–7	9,558
October 20	1:00 PM	at Princeton	#22	Princeton University Stadium • Princeton, NJ	ESPN3	L 34–39	10,823
October 27	5:00 PM	at Dartmouth		Memorial Field • Hanover, NH	CSNNE	W 31–14	10,138
November 3	1:00 PM	Columbia		Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA		W 69–0	5,838
November 10	12:00 PM	at Penn	#25	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	NBCSN	L 21–30	8,910
November 17	12:00 PM	Yale		Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA (129th edition of The Game)	NBCSN	W 34–24	31,123
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Sports Network	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	22	22	RV	RV	25	RV	RV
Coaches	22	23	24	24	24	23	21	20	24	21	16	24	23

References

Harvard Crimson football

Venues	Jarvis Field (1874–?) Harvard Stadium (1903–present)

Bowls & rivalries	1920 Rose Bowl Dartmouth Princeton Yale (list)

Culture & lore	"Ten Thousand Men of Harvard" 1874 McGill game 1921 Centre game 1968 Yale game (Harvard Beats Yale 29-29) 2004 Harvard–Yale prank

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

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