2006 HARVARD CRIMSON FOOTBALL TEAM

2006 Harvard Crimson football
2006 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	7–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Tim Murphy (13th season);
Offensive coordinator	Joel Lamb (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Doherty (5th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
	Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Ivy League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 18 Princeton +	6	–	1	9	–	1
No. 25 Yale +	6	–	1	8	–	2
Harvard	4	–	3	7	–	3
Penn	3	–	4	5	–	5
Cornell	3	–	4	5	–	5
Dartmouth	2	–	5	2	–	8
Columbia	2	–	5	5	–	5
Brown	2	–	5	3	–	7

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Harvard finished the season with an overall record of 7–3, placing third among Ivy league teams with a conference mark of 4–3.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Holy Cross*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 31–14	11,209	^[1]
September 23	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 38–21	8,456	^[2]
September 30	at Lehigh*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 35–33	10,680	^[3]
October 7	Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 33–23	13,287	^[4]
October 14	Lafayette*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 24–7	10,807	^[5]
October 21	at Princeton	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ ( rivalry)	L 31–28	16,284	^[6]
October 28	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH ( rivalry)	W 28–0	2,028	^[7]
November 4	Columbia	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 24–7	11,716	^[8]
November 11	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA ( rivalry)	L 22–13	7,819	^[9]
November 18	Yale	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA ( The Game)	L 34–13	30,723	^[10]
*Non-conference game

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References

^ Powers, John (September 17, 2006). "Dawson Surfaces in Opener". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gasper, Christopher L. (September 24, 2006). "Dawson Delivers Another KO; Harvard Star Ends Brown Win Streak". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Chamberlain, Tony (October 1, 2006). "Crimson Storm Back for Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Vega, Michael (October 8, 2006). "Dawson Leaves Cornell Red-Faced". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Larson, Craig (October 15, 2006). "Harvard Tackles Assignment". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Denman, Elliott (October 22, 2006). "Princeton Knocks Off Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Duffy, Bob (October 29, 2006). "Dawson Runs Roughshod Over Green". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Larson, Craig (November 5, 2006). "Crimson in Rush to Stop Lions". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E17 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Vito, Christopher A. (November 12, 2006). "Quakers Surprise No. 17 Crimson". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hine, Tommy (November 19, 2006). "'D' Game: Yale Shuts Down Harvard, Shares Ivy Title". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E7, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Harvard 2006 Schedule - Crimson Home and Away - ESPN". Archived from the original on May 22, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.

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[1] Powers, John (September 17, 2006). "Dawson Surfaces in Opener". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Gasper, Christopher L. (September 24, 2006). "Dawson Delivers Another KO; Harvard Star Ends Brown Win Streak". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Chamberlain, Tony (October 1, 2006). "Crimson Storm Back for Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Vega, Michael (October 8, 2006). "Dawson Leaves Cornell Red-Faced". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] Larson, Craig (October 15, 2006). "Harvard Tackles Assignment". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] Denman, Elliott (October 22, 2006). "Princeton Knocks Off Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] Duffy, Bob (October 29, 2006). "Dawson Runs Roughshod Over Green". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] Larson, Craig (November 5, 2006). "Crimson in Rush to Stop Lions". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E17 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] Vito, Christopher A. (November 12, 2006). "Quakers Surprise No. 17 Crimson". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] Hine, Tommy (November 19, 2006). "'D' Game: Yale Shuts Down Harvard, Shares Ivy Title". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E7, E11 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Harvard 2006 Schedule - Crimson Home and Away - ESPN". Archived from the original on May 22, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.

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Venues	Boston Baseball Grounds (1877–1881) Holmes Field (1881–1882, 1888) Jarvis Field (1883–1893) Soldier's Field (1894–1903) Harvard Stadium (1903–present)
Bowls and rivalries	1920 Rose Bowl Dartmouth Penn Princeton Yale
Culture and lore	" Ten Thousand Men of Harvard" 1874 McGill game 1921 Centre game 1968 Yale game ( Harvard Beats Yale 29–29) 2004 Harvard–Yale prank
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
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v t e Harvard Crimson football
Venues	Boston Baseball Grounds (1877–1881) Holmes Field (1881–1882, 1888) Jarvis Field (1883–1893) Soldier's Field (1894–1903) Harvard Stadium (1903–present)
Bowls and rivalries	1920 Rose Bowl Dartmouth Penn Princeton Yale
Culture and lore	" Ten Thousand Men of Harvard" 1874 McGill game 1921 Centre game 1968 Yale game ( Harvard Beats Yale 29–29) 2004 Harvard–Yale prank
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
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