2011 Harvard Crimson football team

American college football season

2011 Harvard Crimson football

Ivy League champion
Conference	Ivy League
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 16
FCS Coaches	No. 14
Record	9–1 (7–0 Ivy)
Head coach	Tim Murphy (18th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joel Lamb (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Scott Larkee (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Ivy League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 16 Harvard $	7	–	0	9	–	1
Brown	4	–	3	7	–	3
Dartmouth	4	–	3	5	–	5
Penn	4	–	3	5	–	5
Yale	4	–	3	5	–	5
Cornell	3	–	4	5	–	5
Columbia	1	–	6	1	–	9
Princeton	1	–	6	1	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Crimson were led by 18th-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 overall and 7–0 in Ivy League play to claim the conference championship. Harvard averaged 12,707 fans per game.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 17	1:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 22–30	8,649
September 23	7:00 p.m.	Brown	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 24–7	18,565
October 1	12:30 p.m.	at Lafayette *	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	W 31–3	4,512
October 8	Noon	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 41–31	6,471
October 15	Noon	Bucknell *	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 42–3	16,236
October 22	Noon	Princeton	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 56–39	11,422
October 29	6:00 p.m.	Dartmouth	No. 24	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	FCS Atlantic	W 41–10	6,029
November 5	12:30 p.m.	at Columbia	No. 23	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 35–21	4,153
November 12	Noon	Penn	No. 18	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	Versus	W 37–20	11,283
November 19	Noon	at Yale	No. 18	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	Versus	W 45–7	55,137
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

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^ "2011 Harvard Football Schedule: Harvard Athletics - GoCrimson.com". www.gocrimson.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011.

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