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.

2004 Harvard Crimson football
Ivy League champion
Conference	Ivy League
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 13
2004 record	10–0 (7–0 Ivy)
Head coach	Tim Murphy (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Cecchini (2nd season)
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium

2004 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 Harvard $		7	–	0					10	–	0
No. 21 Penn		6	–	1					8	–	2
Cornell		4	–	3					4	–	6
Brown		3	–	4					6	–	4
Princeton		3	–	4					5	–	5
Yale		3	–	4					5	–	5
Dartmouth		1	–	6					1	–	9
Columbia		1	–	6					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18		Holy Cross*		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA		W 35–0	9,513	[1]
September 25		at Brown		Brown Stadium Providence, RI		W 35–34	9,278	[2]
October 2	1:00 p.m.	at Lafayette*		Fisher Field Easton, PA	LSN	W 38–23	5,365	[3]
October 9		Cornell		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA		W 34–24	13,334	[4]
October 16		No. 19 Northeastern*		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA		W 24–17	11,809	[5]
October 23		at Princeton	No. 22	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)		W 39–14	14,304	[6]
October 30		Dartmouth	No. 21	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)		W 13–12	6,030	[7]
November 6		Columbia	No. 16	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA		W 38–0	10,046	[8]
November 13	1:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Penn	No. 15	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	CN8	W 31–10	15,123	[9]
November 20		Yale	No. 13	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)		W 35–3	30,308	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. Chamberlain, Tony (September 19, 2004). "Harvard Wastes No Time". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C21 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Dell'Apa, Frank (September 26, 2004). "Harvard: Never Give Up". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Chamberlain, Tony (October 3, 2004). "Dawson Drives Crimson". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Chamberlain, Tony (October 10, 2004). "Victory Makes Balanced Crimson Beam". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Indrisano, Ron (October 17, 2004). "Harvard Is Pefectly Fine Once More". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. F14 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Blaudschun, Mark (October 24, 2004). "Crimson Find the Range". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Chamberlain, Tony (October 31, 2004). "Clock Runs Out on the Big Green; Harvard Hangs On for Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Harber, Paul (November 7, 2004). "Crimson Have 0 Tolerance for Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E18 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Reid, Ron (November 14, 2004). "Penn's Ivy Streak Snapped by Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D20 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Hine, Tommy (November 21, 2004). "Perfect Game: Long Returns Help Harvard Finish 10-0". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E11, E12 – via Newspapers.com.