2025 Harvard Crimson football team

2025 Harvard Crimson football
2025 Harvard Crimson football
	Harvard defeats Merrimack, 31–7
Ivy League co-champion
NCAA Division I First Round, L 7–52 vs. Villanova
Conference	Ivy League
Ranking
STATS	No. 20
FCS Coaches	No. 23
Record	9–2 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Andrew Aurich (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Mickey Fein (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Scott Larkee (16th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Ty Bartrum
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Ivy League football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 15 Yale +^	6	–	1	9	–	3
No. 20 Harvard +^	6	–	1	9	–	2
Dartmouth	4	–	3	7	–	3
Penn	4	–	3	6	–	4
Cornell	3	–	4	4	–	6
Princeton	2	–	5	3	–	7
Brown	2	–	5	5	–	5
Columbia	1	–	6	2	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team played its home games at Harvard Stadium in Boston and were led by second-year head coach Andrew Aurich.^[2]

On December 18, 2024, the Ivy League announced that it would begin participating in the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs starting with the 2025 season.^[3] The Crimson received an at-large bid after falling to rival Yale in the final regular season game to finish as conference co-champions.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 20	1:00 p.m.	at Stetson*		Spec Martin Stadium Deland, FL	ESPN+	W 59–7	1,400
September 27	6:00 p.m.	Brown		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ESPN+	W 41–7	16,283
October 4	2:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross*	No. 25	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ESPN+	W 59–24	15,549
October 10	7:00 p.m.	Cornell	No. 22	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ESPNU	W 34–10	6,644
October 18	12:00 p.m.	Merrimack*	No. 18	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ESPN+	W 31−7	5,661
October 25	12:00 p.m.	at Princeton	No. 14	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 35–14	9,137
November 1	3:00 p.m.	Dartmouth	No. 12	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 31–10	11,334
November 7	7:00 p.m.	at Columbia	No. 9	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	ESPNU	W 31–14	3,644
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Penn	No. 7	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 45–43	8,256
November 22	12:00 p.m.	at Yale	No. 8	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 28–45	52,497
November 29	12:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Villanova*	No. 15	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	L 7–52	2,125
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	22	18	14	12	9	7	8	15	20
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	20	17	15	13	11	10	19	23

Preseason

Preseason poll

On August 4, Ivy League announced the preseason poll. Crimson were selected to finish in the first position.^[9]

Game summaries

at Stetson

Harvard Crimson (0–0) at Stetson Hatters (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crimson	28	17	7	7	59
Hatters	0	0	7	0	7

at Spec Martin Stadium, DeLand, FL

Date: September 20
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: NE at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
Game attendance: 2,710
Referee: Drew Myers
TV announcers (ESPN+): Tom James (play-by-play) and Davion Belk (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(11:56) HARV – Xaviah Bascon 11-yard run, Dylan Fingersh kick (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 3:04; Harvard 7-0)
(4:33) HARV – Isaiah Bullock 1-yard run, Dylan Fingersh kick (Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:43; Harvard 14-0)
(2:56) HARV – Ryan Tattersall 69-yard pass from Jaden Craig, Dylan Fingersh kick (Drive: 1 play, 69 yards, 0:10; Harvard 21-0)
(1:04) HARV – Isaiah Bullock 3-yard run, Dylan Fingersh kick (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:34; Harvard 28-0)

Second quarter

(9:30) HARV – Maddux Reid 2-yard run, Dylan Fingersh kick (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:46; Harvard 35-0)
(6:01) HARV – Dylan Fingersh 29-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:10; Harvard 38-0)
(1:54) HARV – Dean Boyd 29-yard pass from Jaden Craig, Dylan Fingersh kick (Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:12; Harvard 45-0)

Third quarter

(8:12) HARV – Michael Dempsey 30-yard pass from Kael Alexander, Daniel Holbrook kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:48; Harvard 45-7)
(0:17) HARV – Dante Torres 5-yard run, Dylan Fingersh kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:28; Harvard 52-7)

Fourth quarter

(5:43) HARV – DJ Gordon 27-yard run, Dylan Fingersh kick (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:55; Harvard 59-7)

Statistics	HARV	STET
First downs	20	11
Total yards	473	205
Rushing yards	192	56
Passing yards	281	149
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	30:17	29:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Harvard	Passing	Jaden Craig	10/13, 208 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jordan Harris	8 carries, 52 yards
	Receiving	Ryan Tattersall	2 receptions, 81 yards, TD
Stetson	Passing	Kael Alexander	11/20, 113 yards, TD
	Rushing	Zion Griffin	4 carries, 20 yards
	Receiving	Dalton Bailey	2 receptions, 32 yards

Brown

Brown Bears (1–0) at Harvard Crimson (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	0	0	0	7
Crimson	21	13	7	0	41

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA

Date: September 27
Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)
Game attendance: 16,283
Referee: Bill McKeever
TV announcers (ESPN+): Alex Vispoli (play-by-play), Tim Murphy (analyst) and Amanda Keane (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

HARV – Dorsey Benefield 30-yard interception return (Kieran Corr kick), 14:52. Crimson 7–0.
HARV – Dean Boyd 21-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 8:13. Crimson 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:48.
BRWN – Ty Pezza 4-yard pass from James Murphy (Drew Crabtree kick), 5:06. Crimson 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:07.
HARV – D. J. Gordon 1-yard run (Kieran Corr kick), 0:00. Crimson 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:01.

Second quarter

HARV – Seamus Gilmartin 16-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 5:47. Crimson 28–7. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 7:12.
HARV – Cam Henry 44-yard pass from Jaden Craig (kick failed), 1:51. Crimson 34–7. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:29.

Third quarter

HARV – Ryan Osborne 1-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 10:11. Crimson 41–7. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:46.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics	BRWN	HARV
First downs	12	23
Total yards	155	479
Rushing yards	56	162
Passing yards	99	317
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	20:53	39:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Brown	Passing	James Murphy	14/26, 99 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Matt Childs	12 rushes, 30 yards
	Receiving	Michael Nesbit	2 receptions, 35 yards
Harvard	Passing	Jaden Craig	24/31, 317 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	D. J. Gordon	16 rushes, 73 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cam Henry	3 receptions, 81 yards, TD

at Holy Cross

No. 25 Harvard Crimson (2–0) at Holy Cross Crusaders (0–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Crimson	21	17	21	0	59
Crusaders	0	3	7	14	24

at Fitton Field, Worcester, MA

Date: October 4
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 15,549
Referee: Jeff Pumphrey
TV announcers (ESPN+): Kevin Gehl (play-by-play) and Kevin Shea (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(9:34) HARV – Logan Resaka 22-yard pass from Jaden Craig, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 1 play, 22 yards, 0:05; Harvard 7-0)
(2:50) HARV – Isaiah Bullock 2-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:22; Harvard 14-0)
(0:43) HARV – Tafari Moe 8-yard pass from Jaden Craig, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:40; Harvard 21-0)

Second quarter

(8:32) HARV – Kieran Corr 22-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:15; Harvard 24-0)
(6:21) HC – Luis Palenzuela 34-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:11; Harvard 24-3)
(1:55) HARV – Xaviah Bascon 1-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:21; Harvard 31-3)
(0:05) HARV – Brady Blackburn 13-yard pass from Jaden Craig, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 1:13; Harvard 38-3)

Third quarter

(11:03) HARV – Brady Blackburn 33-yard pass from Dante Torres, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:51; Harvard 45-3)
(8:39) HC – Joseph Williams 44-yard pass from Cal Swanson, Luis Palenzuela kick (Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:20; Harvard 45-10)
(8:27) HARV – Jordan Harris 75-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; Harvard 52-10)
(5:41) HARV – Maddux Reid 2-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 4 plays, 10 yards, 2:22; Harvard 59-10)

Fourth quarter

(8:56) HC – Lincoln Fisher 15-yard pass from Cal Swanson, Luis Palenzuela kick (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:42; Harvard 59-17)
(5:32) HC – Alijah Cason 32-yard pass from Cal Swanson, Luis Palenzuela kick (Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 0:56; Harvard 59-24)

Statistics	HARV	HC
First downs	27	13
Total yards	528	333
Rushing yards	212	98
Passing yards	316	235
Turnovers	1	4
Time of possession	36:06	23:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Harvard	Passing	Jaden Craig	19/27, 248 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jordan Harris	4 carries, 91 yards, TD
	Receiving	Brady Blackburn	5 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD
Holy Cross	Passing	Cal Swanson	14/33, 235 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Nyeoti Punni	6 carries, 73 yards
	Receiving	Alijah Cason	3 receptions, 57 yards, TD

Cornell

Cornell Big Red (0–3) at No. 22 Harvard Crimson (3–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Red	0	0	7	3	10
No. 22 Crimson	7	7	3	17	34

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA

Date: October 10
Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind: SW 8 mph
Game attendance: 6,644
Referee: Cory Hanson
TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(12:49) HARV – Austin-Jake Guillory 36-yard fumble recovery, Kieran Corr kick (Harvard 7–0)

Second quarter

(8:17) HARV – Ben Alvarez 2-yard pass from Jaden Craig, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 6:26; Harvard 14–0)

Third quarter

(9:31) HARV – Kieran Corr 22-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:25; Harvard 17–0)
(4:55) COR – Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 1-yard run, Jonathan Roost kick (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:28; Harvard 17–7)

Fourth quarter

(14:56) COR – Jonathan Roost 25-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 3:13; Harvard 17–10)
(11:58) HARV – Kieran Corr 30-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:58; Harvard 20–10)
(5:07) HARV – Jaden Craig 4-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:10; Harvard 27–10)
(4:58) HARV – Jack Donahoe 39-yard interception, Kieran Corr kick (Harvard 34–10)

Statistics	COR	HARV
First downs	14	22
Total yards	193	413
Rushing yards	66	176
Passing yards	127	237
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	26:05	33:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cornell	Passing	Garrett Bass-Sulpizio	18/30, 127 yards, INT
	Rushing	Garrett Bass-Sulpizio	16 carries, 30 yards, TD
	Receiving	Johntu Reed	4 receptions, 45 yards
Harvard	Passing	Jaden Craig	21/37, 237 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Xaviah Bascon	23 carries, 94 yards
	Receiving	Brady Blackburn	5 receptions, 101 yards

Merrimack

Merrimack Warriors (3–4) at No. 18 Harvard Crimson (4–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	0	7	0	0	7
No. 18 Crimson	7	6	11	7	31

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA

Date: October 18
Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: NW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 5,661
Referee: Alexander Randolph
TV announcers (ESPN+): Alex Vispoli (play-by-play), Tim Murphy (analyst) and Amanda Keane (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(5:51) HARV – Ryan Osborne 14-yard pass from Jaden Craig, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 5:16; Harvard 7–0)

Second quarter

(9:14) HARV – Kieran Corr 27-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:22; Harvard 10–0)
(2:35) MRMK – Galamama Mulbah 20-yard run, Carlton Thai kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:39; Harvard 10–7)
(0:38) HARV – Kieran Corr 22-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 1:57; Harvard 13–7)

Third quarter

(6:48) HARV – DJ Gordon 24-yard run, Brady Blackburn pass (Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 0:52; Harvard 21–7)
(1:56) HARV – Kieran Corr 21-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:30; Harvard 24–7)

Fourth quarter

(9:15) HARV – DJ Gordon 19-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:45; Harvard 31–7)

Statistics	MRMK	HARV
First downs	20	25
Total yards	307	482
Rushing yards	189	177
Passing yards	118	305
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	31:59	28:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Merrimack	Passing	Ayden Pereira	13/26, 118 yards, INT
	Rushing	Ayden Pereira	20 carries, 73 yards
	Receiving	Seth Sweitzer	2 receptions, 28 yards
Harvard	Passing	Jaden Craig	17/29, 305 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	DJ Gordon	8 carries, 104 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Brady Blackburn	4 receptions, 110 yards

at Princeton

No. 14 Harvard Crimson (5–0) at Princeton Tigers (3–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Crimson	7	14	0	14	35
Tigers	7	7	0	0	14

at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, NJ

Date: October 25
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 9,137
Referee: Jeremy DeAngulo
TV announcers (ESPN+): Cody Chrusciel (play-by-play) and Dave Giancola (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(10:37) HARV – Cam Henry 69-yard pass from Jaden Craig, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 2 plays, 88 yards, 0:45; Harvard 7-0)
(1:27) PRIN – Aidan Besselman 17-yard pass from Kai Colón, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 12 plays, 97 yards, 4:14; 7-7)

Second quarter

(12:02) HARV – Kieran Corr 22-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:20; Harvard 10-7)
(3:50) PRIN – Ethan Clark 51-yard pass from Kai Colón, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 54 yards, 0:44; Princeton 14-10)
(1:05) HARV – Kieran Corr 25-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 2:45; Princeton 14-13)
(0:18) HARV – Xaviah Bascon 4-yard run, Jaden Craig pass to Jordan Harris for two-point conversion (Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 0:26; Harvard 21-14)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

(14:58) HARV – Isaiah Bullock 1-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 17 plays, 71 yards, 9:02; Harvard 28-14)
(9:04) HARV – DJ Gordon 9-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:32; Harvard 35-14)

Statistics	HARV	PRIN
First downs	24	18
Total yards	475	340
Rushing yards	259	98
Passing yards	216	242
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	32:14	27:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Harvard	Passing	Jaden Craig	16/29, 216 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Xaviah Bascon	13 carries, 101 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cam Henry	4 receptions, 79 yards, TD
Princeton	Passing	Kai Colón	19/31, 239 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Ethan Clark	14 carries, 61 yards
	Receiving	Paul Kuhner	2 receptions, 65 yards

Dartmouth

Dartmouth Big Green (5–1) at No. 12 Harvard Crimson (6–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Green	0	0	10	0	10
No. 12 Crimson	14	3	0	14	31

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA

Date: November 1
Game time: 3:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind: W at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
Game attendance: 11,334
Referee: Todd Boyd
TV announcers (ESPN+): Alex Vispoli (play-by-play), Tim Murphy (analyst) and Amanda Keane (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

HARV - Seamus Gilmartin 14-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 9:19. Crimson 7-0. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 5:36.
HARV - Brady Blackburn 74-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 1:32. Crimson 14-0. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:57.

Second quarter

HARV - Kieran Corr 38-yard Field Goal, 8:33. Crimson 17-0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:27.

Third quarter

DART - Grayson Saunier 1-yard run (Owen Zalc kick), 9:32. Crimson 17-7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:28.
DART - Owen Zalc 46-yard Field Goal, 3:54. Crimson 17-10. Drive: 10 plays, 24 yards, 4:16.

Fourth quarter

HARV - Logan Reaska 14-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 12:47. Crimson 24-10. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 5:58.
HARV - Seamus Gilmartin 34-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 11:17. Crimson 31-10. Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:07.

Statistics	DART	HARV
First downs	15	23
Total yards	261	432
Rushing yards	61	110
Passing yards	200	322
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	26:11	33:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Dartmouth	Passing	Grayson Saunier	18/32, 200 yards
	Rushing	D.J. Crowther	9 carries, 24 yards
	Receiving	Chris Corbo	3 receptions, 56 yards
Harvard	Passing	Jaden Craig	21/32, 322 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Xaviah Bascon	9 carries, 49 yards
	Receiving	Brady Blackburn	3 receptions, 116 yards, TD

at Columbia

No. 9 Harvard Crimson (7–0) at Columbia Lions (1–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Crimson	7	21	3	0	31
Lions	0	0	0	14	14

at Wien Stadium, New York City, NY

Date: November 7
Game time: 7:00 PM EST
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: S 14 mph
Game attendance: 3,644
Referee: Todd Bowman
TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(2:11) HARV – Xaviah Bascon 1-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:10; Harvard 7–0)

Second quarter

(9:00) HARV – Seamus Gilmartin 2-yard pass from Jaden Craig, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:05; Harvard 14–0)
(3:55) HARV – Seamus Gilmartin 3-yard pass from Jaden Craig, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:45; Harvard 21–0)
(0:11) HARV – Xaviah Bascon 1-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 2:47; Harvard 28–0)

Third quarter

(6:07) HARV – Kieran Corr 22-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:34; Harvard 31–0)

Fourth quarter

(13:19) COLU – Titus Evans 15-yard pass from Chase Goodwin (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:48; Harvard 31–6)
(1:49) COLU – Titus Evans 6-yard pass from Chase Goodwin, Titus Evans pass (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:05; Harvard 31–14)

Statistics	HARV	COLU
First downs	16	18
Total yards	381	325
Rushing yards	168	105
Passing yards	213	220
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	25:45	34:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Harvard	Passing	Jaden Craig	16/24, 213 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Xaviah Bascon	18 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Cam Henry	5 receptions, 68 yards
Columbia	Passing	Chase Goodwin	20/38, 205 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Michael Walters	12 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Jordan Kelley	3 receptions, 43 yards

Penn

Penn Quakers (5–3) at No. 7 Harvard Crimson (8–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Quakers	14	13	0	16	43
No. 7 Crimson	7	14	14	10	45

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA

Date: November 15
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 45 °F (7 °C)
Game attendance: 8,256
Referee: Justin Ackley
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

(11:46) PENN – Donte West 1-yard run, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:20; Penn 7-0)
(5:52) HARV – Xaviah Bascon 2-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:54; 7-7)
(1:39) PENN – Jared Richardson 26-yard pass from Liam O'Brien, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:13; Penn 14-7)

Second quarter

(12:11) HARV – Xaviah Bascon 12-yard pass from Jaden Craig, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 4:21; 14-14)
(4:40) PENN – Donte West 1-yard run, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 7:24; Penn 21-14)
(1:28) PENN – Jared Richardson 10-yard pass from Liam O'Brien, Mason Walters PAT blocked (Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 1:05; Penn 27-14)
(0:02) HARV – Jaden Craig 2-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 0:47; Penn 27-21)

Third quarter

(5:36) HARV – Brady Blackburn 23-yard pass from Jaden Craig, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 2:30; Harvard 28-27)
(4:05) HARV – Ryan Osborne 82-yard pass from Jaden Craig, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 2 plays, 72 yards, 0:32; Harvard 35-27)

Fourth quarter

(14:21) PENN – Jared Richardson 7-yard pass from Liam O'Brien, two-point run conversion failed (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:39; Harvard 35-33)
(10:47) HARV – Xaviah Bascon 4-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 3:34; Harvard 42-33)
(3:45) PENN – Liam O'Brien 1-yard run, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:02; Harvard 42-40)
(0:22) PENN – Mason Walters 30-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 2:16; Penn 43-42)
(0:05) HARV – Kieran Corr 53-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 0:22; Harvard 45-43)

Statistics	PENN	HARV
First downs	33	30
Total yards	425	537
Rushing yards	154	147
Passing yards	271	390
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	33:46	26:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn	Passing	Liam O'Brien	32/40, 271 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Liam O'Brien	18 carries, 100 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jared Richardson	10 receptions, 79 yards, 3 TD
Harvard	Passing	Jaden Craig	28/45, 390 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Xaviah Bascon	20 carries, 103 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Ryan Osborne	2 receptions, 90 yards, TD

at Yale

No. 8 Harvard Crimson (9–0) at Yale Bulldogs (7–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Crimson	0	14	6	8	28
Bulldogs	10	21	7	7	45

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut

Date: November 22
Game time: 12:00 PM EST
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 52,497
Referee: Todd Boyd
TV: ESPNU

Game information

First quarter

YALE – Jaxton Santiago 21-yard pass from Dante Reno (Noah Piper kick), 14:42. Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 21 yards, 0:06.
YALE – Noah Piper 40-yard field goal, 6:12. Bulldogs 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 2:30.

Second quarter

YALE – Josh Pitsenberger 8-yard run (Noah Piper kick), 13:02. Bulldogs 17–0. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 6:11.
HARV – Ryan Tattersall 23-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 13:02. Bulldogs 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:03.
YALE – Nico Brown 64-yard pass from Dante Reno (Noah Piper kick), 8:59. Bulldogs 24–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:25.
HARV – Jaden Craig 26-yard run (Kieran Corr kick), 4:19. Bulldogs 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:15.
YALE – Josh Pitsenberger 1-yard run (Noah Piper kick), 0:03. Bulldogs 31–14. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:19.

Third quarter

YALE – Josh Pitsenberger 4-yard run (Noah Piper kick), 8:55. Bulldogs 38–14. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:05.
HARV – Ryan Tattersall 9-yard pass from Jaden Craig (pass failed), 4:44. Bulldogs 38–20. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:11.

Fourth quarter

YALE – Lucius Anderson 12-yard pass from Dante Reno (Noah Piper kick), 15:00. Bulldogs 45–20. Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 1:36.
HARV – Brady Blackburn 31-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Ryan Tattersall pass to Jaden Craig), 14:56. Bulldogs 45–28. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:11.

Statistics	HARV	YALE
First downs	27	23
Total yards	412	445
Rushing yards	94	172
Passing yards	318	273
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	26:18	33:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Harvard	Passing	Jaden Craig	23/43, 266 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Xaviah Bascon	9 rushes, 53 yards
	Receiving	Ryan Tattersall	5 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD
Yale	Passing	Dante Reno	15/19, 273 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Josh Pitsenberger	38 rushes, 143 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Nico Brown	8 receptions, 189 yards, TD

at No. 9 Villanova (Division I First Round)

2025 NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs First Round
No. 15 Harvard Crimson (9–1) at No. 9 (12) Villanova Wildcats (9–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Crimson	0	0	7	0	7
No. 9 (12) Wildcats	14	17	7	14	52

at Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA

Date: November 29
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 40 °F (4 °C) • Wind: NW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 2,125
Referee: Jason Berg
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

VILL – Isaiah Ragland 45-yard run (Jack Barnum kick), 11:45. Wildcats 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:15.
VILL – Lucas Kopecky 30-yard pass from Pat McQuaide (Jack Barnum kick), 8:28. Wildcats 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:02.

Second quarter

VILL – Jack Barnum 29-yard field goal, 13:23. Wildcats 17–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 3:57.
VILL – Pat McQuaide 10-yard run (Jack Barnum kick), 7:52. Wildcats 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:29.
VILL – Ja'briel Mace 5-yard run (Jack Barnum kick), 2:00. Wildcats 31–0. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:49.

Third quarter

HARV – Jordan Harris 6-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 10:24. Wildcats 31–7. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:30.
VILL – Luke Colella 29-yard pass from Pat McQuaide (Jack Barnum kick), 8:17. Wildcats 38–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:02.

Fourth quarter

VILL – Antonio Johnson 8-yard pass from Pat McQuaide (Jack Barnum kick), 12:26. Wildcats 45–7. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 2:56.
VILL – Julian Glantz 5-yard run (Jack Barnum kick), 3:03. Wildcats 52–7. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 3:39.

Statistics	HARV	VILL
First downs	14	26
Plays–yards	49–213	70–512
Rushes–yards	28–106	48–319
Passing yards	107	193
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	9–21–2	14–22–0
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	21:46	38:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Harvard	Passing	Jaden Craig	9/21, 107 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	DJ Gordon	10 carries, 59 yards
	Receiving	Cam Henry	4 receptions, 47 yards
Villanova	Passing	Pat McQuaide	14/22, 193 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Isaiah Ragland	17 carries, 152 yards, TD
	Receiving	Braden Reed	5 receptions, 61 yards

Personnel

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Achilles Anderson DL	Chicago, Illinois	Marist High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jul 19, 2024
Achilles Anderson DL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Ethan Carson LB	Murfreesboro, Tennessee	Blackman High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 7, 2024
Ethan Carson LB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Mikey Young ATH	Sandusky, Ohio	Perkins High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 7, 2024
Mikey Young ATH	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Charlie Smith QB	Charlotte, North Carolina	Charlotte Catholic High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	May 2, 2024
Charlie Smith QB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Reed Phillips WR	Alexandria, Virginia	Episcopal High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jul 4, 2024
Reed Phillips WR	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Teddy Chung S	San Mateo, California	Junípero Serra High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	May 29, 2024
Teddy Chung S	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Nicholas McCullough Edge	Muskego, Wisconsin	Muskego High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	May 17, 2024
Nicholas McCullough Edge	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Cole Allen RB	Houston, Texas	St. John's School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 10, 2024
Cole Allen RB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Ryan Tattersall WR	Wilmington, Delaware	Wilmington Friends School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 2, 2024
Ryan Tattersall WR	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Jordan Gonzalez LB	Wallingford, Connecticut	Choate Rosemary Hall	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Jul 1, 2024
Jordan Gonzalez LB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking: 247Sports: 167
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Rivals commits". Rivals. Retrieved August 4, 2025. "ESPN commits". ESPN. Retrieved August 4, 2025. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 4, 2025. "247Sports commits". 247Sports. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

Roster

2025 Harvard Crimson football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`0`	Xaviah Bascon	Jr
QB	`1`	Jaden Craig	Sr
WR	`2`	Dean Boyd	Sr
QB	`3`	Dante Torres	Jr
WR	`4`	Cam Henry	Sr
TE	`5`	Seamus Gilmartin	Jr
WR	`6`	Ryan Mooney	Jr
WR	`8`	Riley Jenne	Sr
QB	`9`	Ty Fein	So
WR	`10`	Will Krzysiak	Fr
WR	`11`	Isaiah Kacyvenski Jr.	Jr
QB	`12`	Sam Kaiser	So
WR	`13`	Reed Phillips	Fr
QB	`14`	Charlie Smith	Fr
WR	`15`	Cayden Coffman	Sr
WR	`16`	Tafari Moe	Fr
WR	`17`	Jordan Dotson	Sr
QB	`18`	DJ Gordon	So
WR	`19`	Brady Blackburn	So
RB	`20`	Jordan Harris	Jr
WR	`21`	Rohan Dalal	Fr
WR	`22`	Ryan Tattersall	Fr
RB	`23`	Cole Allen	Fr
RB	`25`	Kyle Johnson	Jr
RB	`27`	Isaiah Abbey	Sr
RB	`28`	Maddux Reid	So
RB	`31`	Mekhi Moore	Sr
TE	`42`	Logan Reaska	Jr
TE	`45`	Ben Alvarez	So
WR	`47`	Hugh Salva	Jr
OL	`50`	Alex Zakhem	Fr
OL	`51`	Brandon Sullivan	So
OL	`52`	Aidan Kilstorm	Sr
OL	`53`	Graham Roberts	Fr
OL	`55`	Derek Osman	Sr
OL	`56`	Logan Demchyk	So
OL	`60`	Nihaal Rana	So
OL	`62`	Derek Thompson	Jr
OL	`65`	Enzo Agostini	So
OL	`66`	Dominik Di Filippo	Jr
OL	`67`	Ian Cooper	Fr
OL	`69`	Ewan Newton	Fr
OL	`71`	Thomas O'Brien	Jr
OL	`73`	Madden Santiago	So
OL	`75`	Jackson Newville	Sr
OL	`76`	Max Bowman	Sr
OL	`77`	Spencer Doan	Jr
OL	`78`	Carter Daly	Sr
OL	`79`	Max Wang	So
WR	`80`	Camren Ware	So
TE	`81`	Henry Anthony	Fr
TE	`84`	Sanders Daniell	So
TE	`85`	Teigan Pelletier	Fr
TE	`86`	Ryan Osborne	Sr
WR	`88`	Luke Travaglini	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`0`	Austin-Jake Guillory	Jr
S	`1`	Delian Bradley	Sr
DB	`2`	DJ Thomas	So
DB	`3`	Jack Donahoe	Jr
DB	`4`	John Chung	So
DB	`7`	Damien Henderson	Jr
DE	`8`	Josh Fedd	Jr
DB	`9`	Mekhi Hicks	Fr
LB	`10`	Mikey Young	Fr
DL	`11`	Levy Kinlock	Fr
DB	`12`	Teddy Chung	Fr
DB	`15`	Xaden Benson	So
DB	`16`	Jourdan Brissett	Fr
DB	`18`	Salim Hill	Fr
DB	`19`	Trey Thomas	So
S	`21`	Ty Bartrum	Sr
DB	`23`	Kennard McGuire Jr.	So
LB	`24`	Caleb Phillips	Jr
DB	`25`	Cristopher Ramirez	So
DB	`26`	Akiel Lomotey	Fr
LB	`30`	Owen Johnson	Jr
LB	`34`	Dorsey Benefield	So
LB	`35`	Sean Line	Jr
DB	`36`	Omari Gayles	So
LB	`37`	Conor Walsh	Jr
LB	`38`	Jaeden Kinlock	Sr
LB	`39`	Jordan Gonzalez	Fr
DL	`40`	Cam Walker	So
LB	`43`	Ethan Carson	Fr
LB	`46`	Jack Kirkwood	Sr
DL	`57`	Chris Gorman	So
DL	`59`	Jacinto Lopez	Jr
DL	`64`	Griffin Egan	So
DL	`79`	Alex DeGrieck	Sr
DL	`83`	Christian Nwosu	So
DE	`87`	Jack Crowley	Jr
DE	`88`	Stephen Scourtis	Jr
DL	`90`	Nick McCullough	Fr
DL	`91`	Conway Zhang	Jr
DL	`94`	JP Danaher	Fr
DL	`96`	Brandon Ukonu	Fr
DL	`97`	Achilles Anderson	Fr
DE	`98`	Jake Darling	Jr
DT	`99`	Xavier Agostino	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P, K	`29`	Kieran Corr	So
LS	`58`	Jack Baade	Fr
LS	`61`	Jack Smith	Fr
K	`82`	Jonathan Rubin	Fr
P, K	`92`	Dylan Fingersh	So
P	`95`	Brian Checkley	Fr

Head coach

Andrew Aurich

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Scott Larkee
Defensive coordinator/Linebackers
Mickey Fein
Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
Ryan Crawford
Defensive backs
Steven Williams
Special teams coordinator/wide receivers
Jim Jackson
Offensive line
Logan Johnson
Defensive line
Drew Jacobs
Safeties
Cinjun Erskine
Tight ends
Kevin Falaki
Running backs
Joel Lamb
Director of recruiting strategy and alumni engagement

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 7, 2026

References

↑ "Football Elects Bartrum as 151st Team Captain, Reveals End-of-Season Awards". gocrimson.com. November 25, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
↑ "Football Coaches". Harvard University. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
↑ "Ivy League To Begin Participating in the NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs Starting With 2025 Season". Ivy League. December 18, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
↑ "Yale, Harvard make field in Ivy League's FCS playoff debut". ESPN. November 23, 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
↑ "Harvard Crimson Schedule 2025". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
↑ "2025 Football Schedule". Harvard University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
↑ "Football Announces 2025 Schedule". Harvard University. March 26, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
↑ "2025 Football Schedule". Harvard University. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
↑ "Harvard Voted Preseason Ivy Football Favorite". ivyleague.com. Princeton, New Jersey: Ivy League. August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

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