2015 Harvard Crimson football team
| 2015 Ivy League football standings |
| | Conf | | | Overall |
| Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | |
| #20 Harvard + |
| 6 |
– | 1 |
| | | | 9 |
– | 1 |
|
| #23 Dartmouth + |
| 6 |
– | 1 |
| | | | 9 |
– | 1 |
|
| Penn + |
| 6 |
– | 1 |
| | | | 7 |
– | 3 |
|
| Yale |
| 3 |
– | 4 |
| | | | 6 |
– | 4 |
|
| Brown |
| 3 |
– | 4 |
| | | | 5 |
– | 5 |
|
| Princeton |
| 2 |
– | 5 |
| | | | 5 |
– | 5 |
|
| Columbia |
| 1 |
– | 6 |
| | | | 2 |
– | 8 |
|
| Cornell |
| 1 |
– | 6 |
| | | | 1 |
– | 9 |
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- + – Conference co-champions
- The Ivy League does not participate in the FCS Playoffs
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll |
The 2015 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 22nd year head coach Tim Murphy and played their home games at Harvard Stadium. They were a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 9–1, 6–1 in Ivy League play to finish in a three way tie for the Ivy League title with Dartmouth and Penn.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 19 |
1:00 PM |
at Rhode Island* |
#25 |
Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI |
|
W 41–10 |
4,843 |
| September 26 |
7:00 PM |
Brown |
#24 |
Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA |
FCS |
W 53–27 |
15,804 |
| October 2 |
7:00 PM |
Georgetown* |
#24 |
Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA |
ESPN3 |
W 45–0 |
7,566 |
| October 10 |
12:00 PM |
at Cornell |
#24 |
Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY |
ASN |
W 40–3 |
7,092 |
| October 17 |
3:30 PM |
at Lafayette* |
#18 |
Fisher Field • Easton, PA |
Campus Insiders |
W 42–0 |
7,108 |
| October 24 |
12:00 PM |
Princeton |
#15 |
Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA |
ASN |
W 42–7 |
17,444 |
| October 30 |
7:30 PM |
#22 Dartmouth |
#15 |
Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA |
NBCSN |
W 14–13 |
13,058 |
| November 7 |
1:00 PM |
at Columbia |
#13 |
Wien Stadium • New York City, NY |
|
W 24–16 |
5,494 |
| November 14 |
12:00 PM |
Penn |
#12 |
Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA |
ASN |
L 25–35 |
10,122 |
| November 21 |
2:30 PM |
at Yale |
#19 |
Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT (132nd edition of The Game) |
NBCSN |
W 38–19 |
52,126 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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 |
Final |
| STATS FCS |
23 |
25 |
25 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
18 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
12 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
| Coaches |
22 |
25–T |
RV |
RV |
25 |
24 |
18 |
15 |
16 |
15 |
13 |
21 |
19 |
20 |
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