Media Center: Harvard Crimson Football - All-Time Football Captains
Matt Curtis '09 came from humble upbringing in nearby Lynn, Mass. to become one of the most recognizable Harvard captains during a 2008 championship season.
| 1873-74 | Captain: Henry R. Grant |
| 1874-75 | Captain: Arthur B. Ellis |
| 1875-76 |
Captain: William A. Whiting |
| 1876-77 | Captain: Nathaniel Curtis |
| 1877 | Captain: Livingston Cushing |
| 1878 | Captain: Livingston Cushing |
| 1879 | Captain: Robert Bacon |
| 1880 | Captain: William H. Manning |
| 1881 | Captain: William H. Manning |
| 1882 | Captain: Edward T. Cabot |
| 1883 | Captain: Randolph M. Appleton |
| 1884 | Captain: Marcus M. Kimball |
| 1885 | No Gamesd Played |
| 1886 | Captain: William A. Brooks |
| 1887 | Captain: Albert Y. Holden |
| 1888 | Captain: Joseph H. Sears |
| 1889 | Captain: Arthur J. Cumnock |
| 1890 | Captain: Arthur J. Cumnock |
| 1891 | Captain: Bernard W. Trafford |
| 1892 | Captain: Bernard W. Trafford |
| 1893 | Captain: Bertram G. Waters |
| 1894 | Captain: Robert W. Emmons |
| 1895 | Captain: Arthur H. Brewer |
| 1896 | Captain: Edgar N. Wrightington |
| 1897 | Captain: Norman W. Cabot |
| 1898 | Captain: Benjamin H. Dibblee |
| 1899 | Captain: William A. M. Burden |
| 1900 | Captain: Charles D. Daly |
| 1901 | Captain: David C. Campbell |
| 1902 | Captain: Robert P. Kernan |
| 1903 | Captain: Carl B. Marshall |
| 1904 | Captain: Daniel J. Hurley |
| 1905 | Captain: Daniel J. Hurley |
| 1906 | Captain: Hatherly Foster |
| 1907 | Captain: Bartol Parker |
| 1908 | Captain: Francis H. Burr |
| 1909 | Captain: Hamilton Fish |
| 1910 | Captain: Lothrop Withington |
| 1911 | Captain: Robert T. Fisher |
| 1912 | Captain: Percy L. Wendell |
| 1913 | Captain: Robert T. P. Storer |
| 1914 | Captain: Charles E. Brickley |
| 1915 | Captain: Edward W. Mahan |
| 1916 | Captain: Harrie H. Dadmun |
| 1917 | (informal teams) Captains: Walter H. Wheeler and Arnold Horween |
| 1918 | (informal teams) Captain: William B. Snow |
| 1919 | Captain: William J. Murray |
| 1920 | Captain: Arnold Horween |
| 1921 | Captain: R. Keith Kane |
| 1922 | Captain: Charles C. Buell |
| 1923 | Captain: Charles J. Hubbard, Jr. |
| 1924 | Captain: Charles J. Hubbard, Jr. |
| 1925 | Captain: Marion A. Cheek |
| 1926 | Captain: Clement D. Coady |
| 1927 | Captain: Charles A. Pratt, Jr. |
| 1928 | Captain: Arthur E. French |
| 1929 | Captain: James E. Barrett |
| 1930 | Captain: Benjamin T. Ticknor |
| 1931 | Captain: W. Barry Wood, Jr. |
| 1932 | Captain: Carl H. Hageman, Jr. |
| 1933 | Captain: John H. Dean |
| 1934 | Captain: Herman W. Gundlach, Jr. |
| 1935 | Captains: J. Robert Haley and Shaun Kelly, Jr. |
| 1936 | Captain: James J. Gaffney, Jr. |
| 1937 | Captain: Charles R. Allen |
| 1938 | Captain: Robert L. Green, Jr. |
| 1939 | Captain: Torbert H. MacDonald |
| 1940 | Captain: Joseph W. Gardella |
| 1941 | Captain: Francis M. Lee |
| 1942 | Captain: Donald Forte |
| 1943 | (informal teams) Captain: Lloyd M. Anderson |
| 1944 | (informal teams) Captain: Walter H. Trumbull, Jr. |
| 1945 | Captain: Robert Cowen, II |
| 1946 | Captain: Cleo A. O’Donnell |
| 1947 | Captain: Vincent P. Moravec |
| 1948 | Captain: Kenneth P. O’Donnell |
| 1949 | Captain: Howard E. Houston |
| 1950 | Captain: Philip L. Isenberg |
| 1951 | Captains: Carroll M. Lowenstein and Warren D. Wylie |
| 1952 | Captain: John D. Nichols, Jr. |
| 1953 | Captain: Richard J. Clasby |
| 1954 | Captain: J. Timothy Anderson |
| 1955 | Captain: William M. Meigs |
| 1956 | Captain: Theo N. Metropoulos |
| 1957 | Captain: Thomas B. Hooper |
| 1958 | Captain: Robert T. Shaunessy |
| 1959 | Captain: Harold J. Keohane |
| 1960 | Captain: Terry F. Lenzner |
| 1961 | Captain: Alex W. “Pete” Hart |
| 1962 | Captain: Richard C. Diehl |
| 1963 | Captain: William W. Southmayd |
| 1964 | Captain: John F. O’Brien |
| 1965 | Captain: Kenneth L. Boyda |
| 1966 | Captain: Justin P. Hughes |
| 1967 | Captain: Donald J. Chiofaro |
| 1968 | Captain: Victor E. Gatto, Jr. |
| 1969 | Captain: John F. Cramer |
| 1970 | Captain: Gary W. Farneti |
| 1971 | Captain: David A. Ignacio |
| 1972 | Captain: Theodore DeMars |
| 1973 | Captain: David P. St. Pierre |
| 1974 | Captain: Brian P. Hehir |
| 1975 | Captain: Daniel M. Jiggetts |
| 1976 | Captain: William D. Emper |
| 1977 | Captain: Steven J. Kaseta |
| 1978 | Captain: Steven C. Potysman |
| 1979 | Captain: Michael G. Brown |
| 1980 | Captain: Charles F. Durst |
| 1981 | Captain: Peter M. Coppinger |
| 1982 | Captain: Greg Brown |
| 1983 | Captain: Joseph K. Azelby |
| 1984 | Captain: Steven W. Abbott |
| 1985 | Captain: James B. Wilkinson |
| 1986 | Captain: Scott C. Collins |
| 1987 | Captain: Kevin J. Dulsky |
| 1988 | Captain: Donald C. Peterson |
| 1989 | Captain: Greg Gicewicz |
| 1990 | Captain: Tom Callahan |
| 1991 | Captain: John Lausch |
| 1992 | Captain: Robb Hirsch |
| 1993 | Captain: Brian Ramer |
| 1994 | Captain: Edward Kinney |
| 1995 | Captain: Justin Frantz |
| 1996 | Captain: Sean Riley |
| 1997 | Captain: Brendan Bibro |
| 1998 | Captain: Brendan Bibro |
| 1999 | Captain: Chris Eitzmann |
| 2000 | Captain: Mike Clare |
| 2001 | Captain: Ryan FitzGerald |
| 2002 | Captain: Neil Rose |
| 2003 | Captain: Dante Balestracci |
| 2004 | Captain: Ryan Fitzpatrick |
| 2005 | Captain: Erik Grimm |
| 2006 | Captain: Ryan Tully |
| 2007 | Captain: Brad Bagdis |
| 2008 | Captain: Matt Curtis |
| 2009 | Captain: Carl Ehrlich |
| 2010 | Captain: Collin Zych |
| 2011 | Captain: Alex Gedeon |
| 2012 | Captain: Bobby Schneider |
| 2013 | Captain: Joshua Boyd |
