2016 Harvard Crimson football team

The 2016 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 23rd-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 7–3 overall and 5–2 in Ivy League play to place third. Harvard averaged 14,741 fans per game.

2016 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	7–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Tim Murphy (23rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Joel Lamb (11th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Scott Larkee (8th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Princeton +		6	–	1					8	–	2
Penn +		6	–	1					7	–	3
Harvard		5	–	2					7	–	3
Brown		3	–	4					4	–	6
Yale		3	–	4					3	–	7
Cornell		2	–	5					4	–	6
Columbia		2	–	5					3	–	7
Dartmouth		1	–	6					4	–	6
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 16	7:00 p.m.	Rhode Island*		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ASN	W 51–21	12,167
September 24	2:00 p.m.	at Brown		Brown Stadium Providence, RI	OWSPN	W 32–22	8,174
September 30	7:00 p.m.	Georgetown*	No. 25	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ESPN3	W 31–17	7,138
October 8	1:00 p.m.	Cornell	No. 22	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	OWSPN	W 29–13	11,509
October 15	1:05 p.m.	at Holy Cross*	No. 20	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	CI	L 17–27	9,115
October 22	1:00 p.m.	at Princeton		Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	ILDN	W 23–20 OT	9,963
October 29	1:30 p.m.	at Dartmouth	No. 24	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	ILDN	W 23–21	7,012
November 5	1:00 p.m.	Columbia	No. 23	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	OWSPN	W 28–21	11,233
November 11	8:00 p.m.	at Penn	No. 24	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	NBCSN	L 14–27	5,092
November 19	12:30 p.m.	Yale		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	CNBC	L 14–21	31,662
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	22	20	RV	24	23	24	RV	RV
Coaches	19	21	22	19	19	16	15	23	23	22	22	RV	—