Beginning Years of Harvard Varsity Teams
Harvard University sponsors 41 varsity teams, the most of any Division I athletic department in the country.
| Academic Year | Team |
| 1852-1853 | Men's Heavyweight Crew |
| 1865-1866 |
Baseball |
| 1873-1874 |
Football |
| 1876-1877 |
Men's Outdoor Track |
| 1881-1882 |
Men's Lacrosse |
| 1893-1894 |
Men's Fencing |
| 1897-1898 |
Men's Ice Hockey |
| 1900-1901 |
Men's Basketball |
| 1902-1903 |
Men's Cross Country |
| 1905-1906 |
Men's Soccer |
| 1913-1914 |
Wrestling |
| 1921-1922 |
Men's Lightweight Crew |
| 1922-1923 |
Men's Indoor Track |
| 1923-1924 |
Men's Golf |
| 1924-1925 | Men's Squash |
| 1925-1926 |
Men's Tennis |
| 1928-1929 | Sailing |
| 1930-1931 |
Men's Swimming and Diving |
| 1933-1934 | Skiiing |
| 1970-1971 |
Women's Heavyweight Crew |
| 1973-1974 |
Women's Tennis |
| 1974-1975 |
Women's Basketball |
| 1974-1975 |
Field Hockey |
| 1974-1975 | Women's Lightweight Crew |
| 1974-1975 |
Women's Outdoor Track and Field |
| 1974-1975 |
Women's Swimming and Diving |
| 1974-1975 |
Women's Squash |
| 1975-1976 |
Women's Fencing |
| 1975-1976 |
Women's Lacrosse |
| 1976-1977 |
Women's Cross Country |
| 1977-1978 | Women's Indoor Track and Field |
| 1977-1978 |
Women's Soccer |
| 1978-1979 |
Women's Ice Hockey |
| 1980-1981 |
Men's Water Polo |
| 1981-1982 |
Men's Volleyball |
| 1981-1982 |
Women's Volleyball |
| 1981-1982 | Softball |
| 1983-1984 |
Women's Water Polo |
| 1993-1994 |
Women's Golf |
| 2012-13 | Women's Rugby |
