Media Center: Harvard Crimson Football - All-Time Coaching Records
| Years | Coach | Seasons | W | L | T | Pct. |
| 1874-80 | coached by captains | 8 | 17 | 8 | 5 | .650 |
| 1881 | Lucius N. Littauer | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .812 |
| 1882-84 | coached by captains | 3 | 22 | 7 | 0 | .759 |
| 1885 | play suspended | |||||
| 1886 | Frank A. Mason | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 |
| 1887-89 | coached by captains | 3 | 31 | 4 | 0 | .886 |
| 1890-92 |
George A. Stewart & George C. Adams |
3 | 34 | 2 | 0 | .944 |
| 1893 | George A. Stewart& Everett G. Lake | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 |
| 1894 | William A. Brooks | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 |
| 1895 | Robert W. Emmons | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 |
| 1896 | Bertram G. Waters | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 |
| 1897-98 | W. Cameron Forbes | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .935 |
| 1899-1900 | Benjamin H. Dibblee | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .932 |
| 1901 | William T. Reid | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1902 | John W. Farley | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 |
| 1903 | John S. Cranston | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 |
| 1904 | Edgar N. Wrightington | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 |
| 1905-06 | William T. Reid | 2 | 18 | 3 | 1 | .841 |
| (career totals: 3 seasons, 30-3-1, .897) | ||||||
| 1907 | Joshua Crane | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 |
| 1908-16 | Percy D. Haughton | 9 | 71 | 7 | 5 | .886 |
| +1917 | Wingate Rollins | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .643 |
| +1918 | Pooch Donovan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| 1919-25 | Robert T. Fisher | 7 | 43 | 14 | 5 | .734 |
| 1926-30 | Arnold Horween | 5 | 21 | 17 | 3 | .549 |
| 1931-34 | Edward L. Casey | 4 | 20 | 11 | 1 | .641 |
| 1935-42 | Richard C. Harlow | 8 | 29 | 29 | 7 | .500 |
| 1943-44 | Henry N. Lamar | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 |
| 1945-47 | Richard C. Harlow | 3 | 16 | 10 | 0 | .615 |
| (career totals: 11 seasons, 45-39-7, .533) | ||||||
| 1948-49 | Arthur Valpey | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| 1950-56 | Lloyd P. Jordan | 7 | 24 | 31 | 3 | .440 |
| 1957-70 | John M. Yovicsin | 14 | 78 | 42 | 5 | .644 |
| 1971-93 | Joseph Restic | 23 | 117 | 97 | 6 | .545 |
| 1994-pres. | Tim Murphy | 18 | 120 | 59 | 0 | .683 |
| Totals: | 1,262 games | 137 | 829 | 383 | 50 | .677 |
| + Informal Teams | ||||||
Percy Haughton 1899 (1908-16)
Harvard enjoyed its most prosperous era of the early 20th century
when Percy Haughton, a member of the Crimson’s 1898
championship team, took over as the team’s head coach. Prior
to Haughton’s hiring, it was customary for colleges to change
head coaches every year or two, regardless of the team’s
record. In nine years along the Crimson sideline, Haughton’s
teams went 71-7-5, won three national championships and finished
unbeaten five times. Known for his brilliant schemes that utilized
deception and power, Haughton coached the Crimson until he joined
the service during the first World War.
John Yovicsin (1957-70)
Arriving at Harvard in 1957 with a somewhat limited coaching
background — some years as a high school coach in
Pennsylvania before five years as the mentor at Gettysburg College
— John Yovicsin guided Harvard through the early years of
formal Ivy League competition and delivered three Ivy championships
to Cambridge. He went on to win 78 games in 14 years, and his .644
winning percentage stood as the best by a Harvard coach with more
than five years on the sideline since 1926.
Joe Restic (1971-93)
The man who came to define Harvard Football through three decades,
Joe Restic coached more games and won more games than any head
coach in Crimson history. Restic and his trademark multiflex
offense helped Harvard win five Ivy League championships, including
a pair of outright titles and back-to-back crowns on two occasions.
In 23 years along the Harvard sideline, Restic finished with 117
wins — 39 more than anyone else in Harvard’s history
— and 92 victories against Ivy League opponents, good for
third in conference history.
Tim Murphy (1994-Present)
Harvard has seen its football record book rewritten under current
head coach Tim Murphy. With five Ivy League championships and two
undefeated seasons to his credit, Murphy and his signature no
huddle, multiple-formations offense have made the Crimson at least
a contender for the championship every year. Murphy’s 1997
team made history as the first Harvard squad to go unbeaten and
untied in Ivy League play, while his 2001 and 2004 teams stand
among best in school history. The 2001 team went 9-0 overall and
7-0 in the league to finish with a perfect record for the first
time in 88 years, while the 2004 squad went 10-0 for the
Crimson’s best record since 1906.
The 2007 season marked its fourth undefeated league season since
1997, Harvard became the first program in the storied history of
the Ivy League to record at least seven victories in seven
consecutive seasons with a total of 54 wins from 2000-07.
The Crimson continued the pace in 2008 with its 13th league
championship. The Crimson became just the eighth team in Ivy
history to win the title after losing the league opener. An
undefeated non-conference schedule propelled the Crimson to a 9-1
mark with four players being selected All-America.
In 2009 the Crimson rode a 7-3 record to put the finishing touches on a decade that saw Harvard post the second highest national winning percentage in the Football Championship Subdivision and seventh highest in all of Division I. Harvard's .768 winning percentage from 2000-09 trailed only Montana while FBS schools Texas, Boise State, Oklahoma, Ohio State and Florida were the only school sto finish shead of Tim Murphy's Crimson. Rounding out the national top 10 in the decade was LSU, USC and Appalachian State.
In 2010, Harvard kept its streak of seven-plus-win season intact with a 7-3 record. The Crimson has now won at least seven games in 10 straight seasons to expand its own record. No other program has even seven such seasons since the formation of the Ivy League.
The 2011 season saw Harvard claim its sixth Ivy League crown under Tim Murphy and 14th overall. After dropping the season opener, the Crimson reeled off nine straight wins, all by double figures, to extend its streak of seasons with at least seven wins to 11.
During the 2012 campaign, Harvard defeated Yale for a record sixth-straight time and finished 8-2 overall, while going 5-2 in the Ancient Eight.
