The Book of Samuels
Murphy Builds Dynasty on the Field
The Harvard football program had slowly slipped into middle-of-the-pack status over the previous decade before Tim Murphy was named the head coach at the end of 1993. The Crimson had captured just one Ivy championship in the past 10 years, and worse yet, Harvard had failed to reach the seven-win mark in the previous six seasons.
BOOK OF SAMUELS: Football Avoids Repeat of 2011 Opener
In its first game in 2011, a strong Crimson squad with high expectations met a weaker Holy Cross team coming into its third contest of the season. And what happened? Sloppy play from the Crimson doomed it to a 30-22 loss.
Football Has Tools to Repeat Ivy Run
In the process, seemingly every week, some new program record was matched or broken. In the end, the Crimson had scored 374 points in 10 games, a modern-era Harvard record.
Crucial Weekend Ahead for Crimson
You know that phase; it’s not confined to the field or the diamond or the court. But boy, on those playing surfaces, the disease does perhaps its most deadly work. All of a sudden, every player is an all-star. Every team is a championship-caliber squad.
A Historic Run for Harvard Sports
Or maybe, the stars just aligned. After all, the Mayans knew something bizarre was going down in 2012.
