Football
Murphy Shares Thoughts on USO Coaches' Tour
“We have two recent Harvard Football players who are at Camp Pendelton [Calif.] as Marine Corp officers awaiting deployment to Afghanistan, and it’s the least I can do to show my support for them and all the brave men and women of our armed forces.”
'Til the Fat Lady Sings
Down 10-0 in the fourth quarter, the Crimson scored two late touchdowns and took advantage of a failed fake punt to maintain its recent control of the Harvard-Yale rivalry in the 126th playing of The Game.
Winters Wonderland
Field general Collier Winters stepped out of Chris Pizzotti ’08-’09’s shadow, ranking first in the league in pass efficiency and leading the Crimson to a comeback victory over the Bulldogs in The Game.
MALE BREAKOUT ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Junior Emerges as Leader
Enter junior Collier Winters, an inexperienced dual-threat quarterback who, listed generously at 5’11”, appeared to differ from Pizzotti in just about every way imaginable.
SEASON RECAP: No Three-Peat for Football
The 2009 Harvard football team boasted one of the toughest offensive lines in recent memory. Perhaps the only thing tougher was the expectation resting on the Crimson’s shoulders.
COMEBACK OF THE YEAR: Late-Game Rally Brings Win over Yale
In a still-filling Yale Bowl, the Harvard football team was in trouble. Though it had come into the 126th playing of The Game as the heavy favorite—boasting a 5-1 Ivy record and an outside chance at a share of the conference title—the Crimson had gotten off to a sluggish start in the first quarter and found itself staring at the wrong end of a 10-0 score.
James Williams
The three-time first-team All-Ivy and All-American lineman signed an NFL contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this spring.
Crimson Wrestling, Football Earn Academic Honors
It may not be a huge surprise coming from Harvard, but some of the Crimson’s top athletes have recently been recognized for their work in the classroom.
Murphy To Join USO Coaches' Tour
Tim Murphy is no stranger to sharing his football knowledge. But this spring, he’ll be teaching a very different audience—that of America’s deployed troops.
Murphy's Law
Head football coach Tim Murphy will travel overseas as part of the 2010 USO/Morale Entertainment Coaches' Tour
Battle Heats Up for QB Spot
Looking to 2010, with most of the receiver and tailback corps intact, shouldn’t Winters be a shoo-in to reprise his role as Harvard’s primary signal caller?
Bucs Give Williams A Chance
James Williams could soon be getting the chance to suit up at Raymond James. After not being selected in this weekend’s NFL Draft, the Harvard star left tackle has signed an undrafted free-agent contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he will compete with three other undrafted free agents to make the team as a backup offensive lineman.
Winters-ized
Junior quarterback Collier Winters had a solid performance in the spring game on Saturday night, throwing for 177 yards and running for 34 with a pair of touchdowns. But the incumbent starter has some competition under center next season—junior Andrew Hatch, returning from LSU.
