Harvard Football at a Glance
Academics & Prestige:
Harvard University is generally recognized as the top
academic institution in America and has the highest graduation rate
of any college. Harvard seems to be the standard by which all other
colleges are measured.
Athletics at Harvard:
With 42 Division 1 sports, Harvard University boasts the largest
Division I athletic program in the country. Stanford is next with
36 D-1 sports. No one in America does a better job of balancing
academics and athletics at a high level.
Head Coach Tim Murphy & Success:
Coach Murphy has won championships at every school he has been a
head coach (Maine, Cincinnati and Harvard). He has won six Ivy
League Championships and is the “winningest coach” in
Harvard football history. In 2011, Harvard set yet another Ivy
League record with its 11th consecutive season with a
minimum .700 winning percentage. The stretch includes six Ivy
championships and is generally considered the most successful run
in conference history. The last two senior classes went a combined
29-0 against Yale, Dartmouth, Columbia and Cornell. Every four-year
player has won a championship and 99.9 percent have graduated.
NFL Players:
Harvard has had more players sign NFL contracts than any
program in the Ivies in the past 14 years. Just recently Ryan
Fitzpatrick ’04 became one of the highest paid quarterbacks
in the NFL and Matt Birk ’98 was named NFL Man of the
Year.
Internships & Career Opportunities:
Due to the large metropolitan area and the success of
graduates, Harvard students have significant opportunities for
summer internships at the best companies in Boston. Harvard
Football, as a result of the overall excellence, Harvard alumni in
the area and Coach Murphy’s 19-year tenure at Harvard, has
the most successful summer internship program in the country to the
extent that many of Harvard’s players have jobs before the
start of their senior year.
Financial Aid:
Harvard gives more money in financial aid than any other school in
the nation. In 2012, the average grant for students receiving
financial aid was $41,000 per year. The majority of the Harvard
football team receives a high level of scholarship.
Facilities:
Harvard football has outstanding Division I facilities that are
generally regarded as the best in the Ivy League. This includes the
magnificent 35,000-seat Harvard Stadium, which has field turf,
lights, a video board and is a National Historic Landmark. The
Stadium is transformed each winter by a removable bubble into the
region’s largest indoor football facility allowing for a
multitude of uses. Other facilities include a
24,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art indoor strength &
conditioning facility and Dillon Fieldhouse, the home of Harvard
football. We understand that an Ivy League student’s time is
precious. At Harvard, students do not waste time traveling to and
from facilities. All of the athletic facilities are located in a
condensed area of campus, which is located within walking
distance.
Diversity:
Harvard is the most diverse school in the country in terms of
ethnicity, socioeconomics and geography. Just recently Harvard was
the only non-historically black school to be ranked in the top five
in the nation for African American students by Black Enterprise
Magazine. Our students are from big cities, small country towns and
everywhere in between. The common denominator is they are high
character kids who respect everyone at Harvard.
Collegetown USA:
Boston is the best college town in America. The city has
more colleges and universities than any other metropolitan area in
the country. As a result, Boston is a young city filled with
students and young professionals.
Campus:
Harvard students have the best of all worlds. A beautiful
campus set upon the Charles River located minutes away from Boston,
a vital metropolitan area and a world class college town.
Alumni Success:
Harvard produces more CEO’s than any other school in the
country. Harvard also leads with top salaries and acceptance to top
graduate schools.
Medical:
Although no one ever plans to get injured, Boston provides the
best medical treatment in the country and is known as an
international medical center.
Airport Access:
Logan Airport in Boston is eight miles away from Harvard and has
flights to and from everywhere in the country. Harvard is, by far,
the easiest college in the Ivy League to get to and from.
Public Transportation:
Boston provides some of the best public transportation in the
country. Students can get anywhere in the city using buses, trains,
cabs, zip cars and bikes.
Living at Harvard:
Harvard University provides on-campus housing all four years for
all students. It provides the best sense of a campus community of
any college in close proximity to a metropolitan area.
Game Day Atmosphere:
Historic Harvard Stadium provides the best game-day atmosphere in
the Ivy League. Harvard perennially leads the Ivy League while
ranking among the nation’s top 10 programs in attendance.
Harvard plays host to annual night games in front of 20,000 fans;
we are the biggest draw both at home and on the road and have the
honor of playing in one of the nation’s must-see events in
all of sports - the Harvard-Yale game, otherwise known as
“The Game.”
Out of Conference:
Next season, Harvard football travels across the country to play
at the University of San Diego.
