2000 Harvard Crimson football team

The 2000 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh year under head coach Timothy Murphy, the Crimson finished the season with an overall record of 5–5, placing in a tie for third among Ivy league teams with a conference mark of 4–3. Mike Clare was the team captain.^[1]

2000 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Tim Murphy (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jay Mills (5th season)
Captain	Mike Clare
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Penn $		6	–	1					7	–	3
Cornell		5	–	2					5	–	5
Yale		4	–	3					7	–	3
Harvard		4	–	3					5	–	5
Princeton		3	–	4					3	–	7
Columbia		1	–	6					3	–	7
Dartmouth		1	–	6					2	–	8
Brown *		4	–	3					7	–	3
$ – Conference champion * Ineligible for conference championship

Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Holy Cross*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 25–27	7,406	^[2]
September 23	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 42–37	9,052	^[3]
September 30	at Lafayette*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 42–19	4,728	^[4]
October 7	Cornell	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 28–29		^[1]
October 14	No. 15 Lehigh*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 13–45	6,265	^[5]
October 21	at Princeton	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 35–21	21,113	^[6]
October 28	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 49–7	8,028	^[7]
November 4	Columbia	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 34–0	6,721	^[8]
November 11	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 35–36	18,715	^[9]
November 18	Yale	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	L 24–34	30,898	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. (PDF). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. Greenidge, Jim (September 17, 2000). "Crimson Shall Not Overcome; HC Doesn't Allow Harvard to Escape". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E19 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Pave, Marvin (September 24, 2000). "Close Call Goes Crimson's Way". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Meixell, Ted (October 1, 2000). "Harvard Drubs Lafayette, 42-19". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Crimson Ride Rose to a Romp on Road". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 1, 2000. p. D18.
5. Duffy, Bob (October 15, 2000). "Lehigh 'Vultures' Devour Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D16 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Finley, Bill (October 22, 2000). "Crimson's Rose in Bloom vs. Princeton". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Monahan, Bob (October 29, 2000). "Crimson Pick Apart Big Green". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D16 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Monahan, Bob (November 5, 2000). "Crimson's Home Is Sweet at Last". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Juliano, Joe (November 12, 2000). "Quakers Top Harvard in Another Tight One". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Hine, Tommy (November 19, 2000). "Nothing Better on Yale's List; Records Fall Against Harvard". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E5 – via Newspapers.com.