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2004 Harvard Crimson football
Ivy League champion
Conference Ivy League
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 13
Record10–0 (7–0 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dave Cecchini (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Kevin Doherty (3rd season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Harvard Stadium
Seasons
←  2003
2005 →
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

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1812:30 p.m. Holy Cross*
W 35–09,513 [1]
September 2512:00 p.m.at Brown
W 35–349,278 [2]
October 21:00 p.m.at Lafayette*
LSNW 38–235,365 [3]
October 912:30 p.m. Cornell
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 34–2413,334 [4]
October 1612:30 p.m.No. 19 Northeastern*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 24–1711,809 [5]
October 231:00 p.m.at PrincetonNo. 22
W 39–1414,304 [6]
October 3012:30 p.m.at DartmouthNo. 21
W 13–126,030 [7]
November 612:00 p.m. ColumbiaNo. 16
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 38–010,046 [8]
November 131:00 p.m.at No. 17 PennNo. 15
 CN8W 31–1015,123 [9]
November 2012:30 p.m. YaleNo. 13
W 35–330,308 [10]

Rankings

See also: 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
The Sports Network———————2221161513 (1)12 (2)13

Personnel

2004 Harvard Crimson football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Liam O'Hagan Fr
WR 4 Corey Waller Jr
QB 7 Garret Schires Sr
WR 11 Danny Brown So
WR 12 Todd LaFountaine Jr
QB 13 Peter Wood So
QB 14 Ryan Fitzpatrick Sr
QB 16 Mike Jones So
QB 19 Chris Pizzotti Fr
RB 29 James Velissaris So
RB 30 Charles Baakel Fr
RB 32 Noah Van Neil Fr
TB 33 Clifton Dawson So
RB 36 Nick Carrington Sr
WR 38 Peter Scully Jr
FB 42 Will Bailey Fr
WR 42 Ryan Tyler Jr
FB 44 Kelly Widman Jr
C 54 Andy Smith Sr
OL 56 John Bechdol Sr
OL 57 Will Johnson Jr
G 58 Adam Kulczycky Jr
OL 62 Beamer Eisele Fr
OL 63 Dustin Stevens Sr
OL 65 Tom Rodger Fr
OT 67 Frank Fernandez So
OL 68 David Paine Fr
OL 70 Jon Medley So
OT 71 Max McKibben Sr
OT 72 Andrew Brecher So
OT 73 Mike Frey Sr
OT 75 Ryan Browne So
OT 76 Nik Sobic Jr
OT 77 Bennett Kowalk Jr
OT 78 Brian Lapham Sr
OT 79 Joe Kawczenski Sr
WR 80 B. J. Merriweather Fr
WR 82 Brian Edwards Sr
WR 83 Corey Mazza So
WR 84 Ryan Darnell Fr
TE 84 Dan Lane So
WR 87 Clayton Gibson So
TE 88 Mark Higgins So
WR 89 Matt Lagace Fr
TE 98 Adam Jenkins Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 5 Keith Howell Jr
LB 6 Dylan McCrory So
DB 8 Gary Sonkur Sr
DB 9 James Harvey Sr
S 10 Brian Niemczak Sr
DB 18 Joe Murt Fr
DB 19 Daniel Turner Fr
DB 20 Ricky Williamson Sr
DB 21 John Scott Jr
DB 22 Mike Finch Fr
LB 23 Doug Hewlett Fr
DB 24 Sean Tracy Sr
DB 25 Steven Williams Fr
LB 26 Robert Balkema Jr
LB 27 Joaquin Sanchez Jr
DB 28 Tep Royster Fr
LB 28 Neil Sherlock So
DB 31 Keegan Toci So
DB 34 John Hopkins Fr
LB 35 Adam Miller So
S 37 Ryan Tully So
FS 39 Russel Schober Fr
LB 40 Matt Thomas Jr
LB 43 Bobby Everett Sr
LB 45 Mike Lucas Jr
LB 46 Alex Lewis Fr
LB 47 Gary Garcia Jr
DB 48 Geof LeBus Jr
DT 49 Coesen Ngweun Sr
DE 51 Michael Plumlee Fr
DT 52 Eric Kester Fr
DT 53 Wainwright Wint Jr
DT 55 Luke Lippai Jr
DE 59 Sam Workman So
DT 60 David Kunst So
DT 60 Dave McDonald Fr
DT 61 Matt Drazba Fr
DT 64 Felipe Heiderich Fr
DT 66 Matt McBurney Sr
OLB 71 Alex Obrecht Fr
DE 81 Brad Bagdis Fr
DE 90 Desmond Bryant Fr
DE 91 Matt Farbotko So
DE 92 Jason O'Neill Jr
DE 93 Doug Bennett Sr
DE 94 Grant Jacobs Jr
DE 95 Erik Lawler Fr
DT 96 Michael Berg So
DE 97 Erik Grimm Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K, P 1 Matt Schindel Fr
P 15 Clem McDavid So
P 17 Mike King Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 11, 2024

Game summaries

Holy Cross

See also: 2004 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 0 0 0 0
Crimson 7 22 6 0 35
Statistics HC HARV
First downs 9 17
Total yards 131 325
Rushing yards 61 246
Passing yards 70 79
Turnovers 5 0
Time of possession 25:15 34:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Holy Cross Passing John O'Neil 10/26, 70 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Steven Silva 5 rushes, 31 yards
Receiving Brian Gavin 3 reception, 19 yards
Harvard Passing Ryan Fitzpatrick 7/15, 79 yards
Rushing Clifton Dawson 21 rushes, 184 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Brian Edwards 3 receptions, 28 yards

At Brown

See also: 2004 Brown Bears football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Crimson 3 7 18 7 35
Bears 21 10 0 3 34
Statistics HARV BRWN
First downs 19 25
Total yards 447 563
Rushing yards 184 250
Passing yards 263 313
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 27:03 31:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Harvard Passing Ryan Fitzpatrick 18/25, 263 yards, TD
Rushing Clifton Dawson 23 rushes, 142 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Corey Mazza 9 receptions, 140 yards, TD
Brown Passing Joe DiGiacomo 18/33, 313 yards, TD
Rushing Nick Hartigan 34 rushes, 175 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jarret Schreck 10 receptions, 253 yards, TD

At Lafayette

See also: 2004 Lafayette Leopards football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Crimson 6 15 7 10 38
Leopards 7 3 7 6 23

Cornell

See also: 2004 Cornell Big Red football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Big Red 0 14 10 0 24
Crimson 6 15 6 7 34
Statistics COR HARV
First downs 15 22
Total yards 412 495
Rushing yards 127 160
Passing yards 285 335
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 31:31 28:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Cornell Passing D. J. Busch 16/38, 285 yards, TD
Rushing Andre Hardaway 28 rushes, 130 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Chad Nice 4 receptions, 122 yards, TD
Harvard Passing Ryan Fitzpatrick 19/35, 317 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Ryan Fitzpatrick 17 rushes, 102 yards, TD
Receiving Corey Mazza 9 receptions, 194 yards, 2 TD

No. 19 Northeastern

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Huskies 7 7 0 0 14
Crimson 7 17 14 3 41

At Princeton

See also: 2004 Princeton Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Crimson 3 19 0 17 39
Tigers 14 0 0 0 14
Statistics HARV PRIN
First downs 22 18
Total yards 416 204
Rushing yards 244 85
Passing yards 172 119
Turnovers 3 3
Time of possession 31:22 28:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Harvard Passing Ryan Fitzpatrick 14/31, 172 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Clifton Dawson 31 rushes, 201 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Brian Edwards 9 receptions, 129 yards
Princeton Passing Matt Verbit 12/24, 119 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jon Veach 15 rushes, 69 yards
Receiving Greg Fields 3 receptions, 27 yards

At Dartmouth

See also: 2004 Dartmouth Big Green football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Crimson 0 10 0 3 13
Big Green 0 0 6 6 12

Columbia

See also: 2004 Columbia Lions football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 0 0 0 0
No. 16 Crimson 14 7 17 0 38

At No. 17 Penn

See also: 2004 Penn Quakers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Crimson 7 7 17 0 31
No. 17 Quakers 3 0 7 0 10
Statistics HARV PENN
First downs 23 18
Total yards 447 263
Rushing yards 243 68
Passing yards 204 195
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 34:07 25:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Harvard Passing Ryan Fitzpatrick 13/26, 186 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Clifton Dawson 33 rushes, 160 yards, TD
Receiving Brian Edwards 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD
Penn Passing Bryan Walker 18/30, 178 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Sam Matthews 21 rushes, 57 yards
Receiving Dan Castles 6 receptions, 62 yards, TD

Yale

See also: 2004 Yale Bulldogs football team and 2004 Harvard–Yale prank
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 0 0 3
No. 13 Crimson 7 14 14 0 35

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 Perfectly 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.
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