2008 Harvard Crimson football team

The 2008 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They had an Ivy League record of 6–1 and an overall record of 9–1. They tied with Brown for the Ivy League title. Harvard averaged 17,360 fans per game.

2008 Harvard Crimson football
Ivy League co-champion
Conference	Ivy League
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 15
Record	9–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Tim Murphy (15th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joel Lamb (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Doherty (7th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Harvard +		6	–	1					9	–	1
Brown +		6	–	1					7	–	3
Penn		5	–	2					6	–	4
Yale		4	–	3					6	–	4
Princeton		3	–	4					4	–	6
Cornell		2	–	5					4	–	6
Columbia		2	–	5					2	–	8
Dartmouth		0	–	7					0	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Holy Cross*		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 25–24	20,462	[1]
September 27	at Brown		Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 24–22	5,618	[2]
October 4	at Lafayette*		Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	W 27–13	7,789	[3]
October 11	Cornell		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 38–17	11,263	[4]
October 18	Lehigh*		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 27–24	11,242	[5]
October 25	at Princeton	No. 25	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 24–20	10,189	[6]
November 1	at Dartmouth	No. 23	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 35–7	4,111	[7]
November 8	Columbia	No. 21	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 42–28	12,437	[8]
November 15	at Penn	No. 19	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 24–21	7,352	[9]
November 22	Yale	No. 19	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	W 10–0	31,398	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game