2024 Harvard Crimson football team

2024 Harvard Crimson football
2024 Harvard Crimson football
Ivy League co-champion
Conference	Ivy League
Ranking
STATS	No. 25
FCS Coaches	No. 21 (tie)
Record	8–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Andrew Aurich (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Mickey Fein (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Scott Larkee (15th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Shane McLaughlin
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Ivy League football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Dartmouth +	5	–	2	8	–	2
No. 25 Harvard +	5	–	2	8	–	2
Columbia +	5	–	2	7	–	3
Yale	4	–	3	7	–	3
Cornell	3	–	4	4	–	6
Penn	2	–	5	4	–	6
Brown	2	–	5	3	–	7
Princeton	2	–	5	3	–	7

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team played its home games at Harvard Stadium in Boston and was led by first-year head coach Andrew Aurich.^[2]

Preseason

Ivy League media poll

The Ivy League preseason poll was released on August 5, 2024. The Crimson were predicted to finish second in the conference.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll
1	Yale	114 (6)
2	Harvard	108 (7)
3	Penn	88 (2)
T4	Princeton	80 (1)
T4	Dartmouth	80
6	Brown	56
7	Cornell	26
8	Columbia	24

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 21	12:00 p.m.	Stetson*		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ESPN+	W 35–0	4,488
September 28	12:00 p.m.	at Brown		Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ESPN+	L 28–31	10,753
October 4	7:00 p.m.	No. 21 New Hampshire*		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	NESN/ESPN+	W 28–23	8,676
October 11	6:00 p.m.	at Cornell		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ESPNU	W 38–20	5,642
October 19	12:00 p.m.	Holy Cross*		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ESPN+	W 35–34	6,950
October 26	3:00 p.m.	Princeton		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 45–13	12,244
November 2	1:30 p.m.	at No. 22 Dartmouth		Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 31–27	7,711
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Columbia	No. 24	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ESPN+	W 26–6	7,011
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Penn	No. 20	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 31–28	12,286
November 23	12:00 p.m.	Yale	No. 17	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	ESPNU	L 29–34	27,105
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source:^[4]^[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	20	17	25
Coaches'	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	—	RV	—	—	—	25	22	21т	RV

Personnel

2024 Harvard Crimson football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`1`	Jaden Craig	Jr
WR	`2`	Dean Boyd	Jr
QB	`3`	Dante Torres	So
QB	`4`	Connor Easthope	Sr
RB	`5`	Shane McLaughlin	Sr
WR	`6`	Scott Woods II	Sr
WR	`7`	Kaedyn Odermann	Sr
WR	`8`	Isaiah Kacyvenski Jr.	So
QB	`10`	DJ Gordon	Fr
RB	`11`	Xaviah Bascon	So
QB	`12`	Sam Kaiser	Fr
QB	`14`	Ty Fein	Fr
WR	`15`	Cayden Coffman	Jr
QB	`16`	Charles DePrima	Sr
TE	`17`	Jordan Dotson	Jr
WR	`18`	Cooper Barkate	Jr
WR	`19`	Brady Blackburn	Fr
WR	`21`	Ryan Mooney	So
RB	`24`	Malik Frederic	Sr
RB	`25`	Kyle Johnson	So
RB	`27`	Isaiah Abbey	Jr
RB	`28`	Maddux Reid	Fr
TE	`29`	Sam Talaga	Fr
RB	`31`	Mekhi Moore	Jr
TE	`42`	Logan Reaska	So
TE	`47`	Leo Li	So
OL	`51`	Brandon Sullivan	Fr
OL	`52`	Aidan Kilstorm	Jr
OL	`53`	Jack Gentle	Sr
OL	`54`	Peter O'Mara	So
OL	`55`	Derek Osman	Jr
OL	`56`	Logan Demchyk	Fr
OL	`60`	Nihaal Rana	Fr
OL	`62`	Derek Thompson	So
OL	`65`	Enzo Agostini	Fr
OL	`66`	Dominik Di Filippo	So
OL	`67`	Davis McKenna	Sr
OL	`68`	Austin Gentle	Sr
OL	`70`	Mike Entwistle	Sr
OL	`71`	Thomas O'Brien	So
OL	`73`	Madden Santiago	Fr
OL	`74`	Ryan Adams	Jr
OL	`75`	Jackson Newville	Jr
OL	`76`	Max Bowman	Jr
OL	`77`	Spencer Doan	So
OL	`78`	Carter Daly	Jr
WR	`80`	Camren Ware	Fr
TE	`81`	Seamus Gilmartin	So
TE	`82`	Scott Giuliano	Sr
WR	`83`	Ryan Parker	Fr
TE	`84`	Sanders Daniell	Fr
TE	`85`	Carter Ladd	Fr
TE	`86`	Ryan Osborne	Jr
TE	`87`	Justin Leszynski	Sr
WR	`88`	Luke Travaglini	Fr
WR	`89`	Michael Murphy	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`0`	Gavin Shipman	Sr
S	`1`	Delian Bradley	Jr
DB	`2`	Ameer Dudley	Sr
LB	`3`	Eric Little	Sr
DB	`4`	John Chung	So
DB	`7`	Damien Henderson	So
DE	`8`	Josh Fedd	So
DB	`9`	Langston Rogers	So
DB	`10`	Jack Donahoe	So
DB	`12`	Austin-Jake Guillory	So
DB	`15`	Xaden Benson	Fr
DB	`16`	DJ Thomas	Fr
DB	`19`	Trey Thomas	Fr
LB	`20`	Marcus Alexander	Sr
S	`21`	Ty Bartrum	Jr
DB	`22`	Myles Wiley	Sr
DB	`23`	Kennard McGuire Jr.	Fr
DB	`25`	Cristopher Ramirez	Fr
DB	`27`	A. J. Lopez	Jr
LB	`30`	Owen Johnson	So
LB	`31`	Will Troutman	Sr
DB	`32`	Ben Abercrombie	Sr
LB	`34`	Dorsey Benefield	Fr
LB	`35`	Sean Line	So
DB	`36`	Omari Gayles	Fr
S	`37`	Conor Walsh	So
LB	`38`	Jaeden Kinlock	Jr
LB	`39`	Mitchell Gonser	Sr
DL	`40`	Cam Walker	Fr
LB	`42`	Oreck Frazier	Sr
LB	`44`	Aaron McDonald	So
LB	`45`	Ben Alvarez	Fr
LB	`46`	Jack Kirkwood	Jr
DL	`50`	Max Wang	Fr
LB	`52`	Brock Lockinar	Sr
DL	`57`	Chris Gorman	Fr
DL	`59`	Jacinto Lopez	So
DL	`62`	Kwaku Adubofour	Sr
DL	`64`	Griffin Egan	Fr
DL	`79`	Alex DeGrieck	Jr
DL	`83`	Christian Nwosu	Fr
DE	`87`	Jack Crowley	So
DL	`88`	Stephen Scourtis	So
DL	`90`	Nick Yagodich	Sr
DL	`91`	Conway Zhang	So
DT	`92`	Tyler Huenemann	Sr
DL	`93`	Chris Ramundo	Sr
DE	`94`	Jacob Psyk	Sr
DL	`95`	Collin Richardson	Sr
DL	`96`	Dominic Young-Smith	Sr
DL	`97`	Brandon Svets	Sr
DE	`98`	Jake Darling	So
DT	`99`	Xavier Agostino	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P, K	`13`	Sebastian Tasko	Sr
P, K	`48`	Kieran Corr	Fr
P, K	`92`	Dylan Fingersh	Fr

Head coach

Andrew Aurich

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Scott Larkee
Defensive coordinator/Linebackers
Mickey Fein
Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
Ryan Crawford
Defensive backs
Steven Williams
Special teams coordinator/wide receivers
Jim Jackson
Offensive line
Logan Johnson
Defensive line
Drew Jacobs
Safeties
Lazaro Mitjans Jr.
Running backs
Cinjun Erskine
Tight ends
Joel Lamb
Director of recruiting strategy and alumni engagement

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 1, 2024

Game summaries

Stetson

Game One – Stetson Hatters (2–1) vs Harvard Crimson (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	0	0	0	0	0
Crimson	21	7	7	0	35

at Harvard Stadium, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
Game time: 12:00 PM
Game attendance: 4,488
TV announcers (ESPN+): Alex Vispoli (play-by-play), Tyler Davey (analyst) and Amanda Keane (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	STET	HARV
First downs	8	23
Total yards	101	368
Rushing yards	16	136
Passing yards	85	232
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15-32-2	13-22-0
Time of possession	23:34	36:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stetson	Passing	Trip Maxwell	15/32, 85 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Trey Clark	11 carries, 25 yards
	Receiving	Wyatt Rogers	5 receptions, 35 yards
Harvard	Passing	Jaden Craig	12/20, 217 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Shane McLaughlin	16 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Cooper Barkate	4 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD

at Brown

Game Two – Harvard Crimson (1–0) vs Brown Bears (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crimson	14	7	7	0	28
Bears	0	10	7	14	31

at Brown Stadium • Providence, RI

Date: September 28, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
Game attendance: 10,753
Referee: Tom Zetts
TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Cordischi (play-by-play) and John Anderson (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

HARV – Shane McLaughlin 2-yard run (Kieran Corr kick), 5:55. Crimson 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:44.
HARV – Cooper Barkate 20-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 0:17. Crimson 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:07.

Second quarter

BRWN – Christopher Maron 22-yard field goal, 11:17. Crimson 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:00.
HARV – Cooper Barkate 16-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 5:59. Crimson 21–3. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:18.
BRWN – Nate Lussier 1-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 1:55. Crimson 21–10. Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:08.

Third quarter

HARV – Jaden Craig 2-yard run (Kieran Corr kick), 6:16. Crimson 28–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:56.
BRWN – Matt Childs 75-yard pass from Jake Wilcox (Christopher Maron kick), 5:57. Crimson 28–17. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:19.

Fourth quarter

BRWN – Mark Mahoney 9-yard pass from Jake Wilcox (pass failed), 5:07. Crimson 28–23. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 4:14.
BRWN – Mark Mahoney 27-yard pass from Jake Wilcox (Jake Wilcox pass to Mark Mahoney), 0:21. Bears 31–28. Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:07.

Statistics	HARV	BRWN
First downs	20	18
Total yards	299	406
Rushing yards	121	118
Passing yards	178	288
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–24–1	21–39–0
Time of possession	31:13	28:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Harvard	Passing	Jaden Craig	12/23, 178 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Xaviah Bascon	13 carries, 63 yards
	Receiving	Cooper Barkate	6 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD
Brown	Passing	Jake Wilcox	21/37, 288 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jake Wilcox	12 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Matt Childs	4 receptions, 101 yards, TD

No. 21 New Hampshire

Game Three – No. 21 New Hampshire Wildcats (3–1) vs Harvard Crimson (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Wildcats	7	9	0	7	23
Crimson	0	14	7	7	28

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA

Date: Friday October 4, 2024
Game time: 7:00 PM
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: S 5 mph
Game attendance: 8,676
Referee: Alex Parrella
TV announcers (ESPN+): Alex Vispoli (play-by-play), Tyler Davey (analyst) and Amanda Keane (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(6:39) UNH – Caleb Burke 14-yard pass from Seth Morgan, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 5:35; New Hampshire 7–0)

Second quarter

(12:41) UNH – Nick Mazzie 52-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 5:52; New Hampshire 10–0)
(11:59) HAR – Scott Woods II 65-yard pass from Jaden Craig, Dylan Fingersh kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:42; New Hampshire 10–7)
(8:11) UNH – Nick Mazzie 29-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:43; New Hampshire 13–7)
(4:08) HAR – Xaviah Bascon 1-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 1:07; Harvard 14–13)
(0:00) UNH – Nick Mazzie 43-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 1:57; New Hampshire 16–14)

Third quarter

(5:11) HAR – Xaviah Bascon 1-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:47; Harvard 21–16)

Fourth quarter

(11:23) HAR – Charles DePrima 16-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:20; Harvard 28–16)
(5:54) UNH – Logan Tomlinson 3-yard pass from Seth Morgan, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 5:21; Harvard 28–23)

Statistics	UNH	HARV
First downs	20	17
Total yards	319	348
Rushing yards	46	144
Passing yards	273	204
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	35–48–0	10–23–0
Time of possession	30:38	29:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Hampshire	Passing	Seth Morgan	34/47, 267 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Isaac Seide	10 carries, 204 yards, TD
	Receiving	Logan Tomlinson	10 receptions, 105 yards, TD
Harvard	Passing	Jaden Craig	10/23, 204 yards, TD
	Rushing	Xaviah Bascon	16 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Scott Woods II	4 receptions, 93 yards, TD

at Cornell

Game Four – Harvard Crimson (2–1) vs Cornell Big Red (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crimson	0	0	0	0	0
Big Red	0	0	0	0	0

at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY

Date: Friday October 11, 2024
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HARV	COR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Harvard	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cornell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Holy Cross

Game Five – Holy Cross Crusaders (3–4) at Harvard Crimson (3–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	0	0	0	0
Crimson	0	0	0	0	0

at Harvard Stadium • Cambridge, MA

Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HC	HARV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Holy Cross	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Harvard	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Princeton (rivalry)

Game Six – Princeton Tigers (2–3) vs Harvard Crimson (4–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Crimson	0	0	0	0	0

at Harvard Stadium, Cambridge, MA

Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
Game time: 3:00 p.m.
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PRIN	HARV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Princeton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Harvard	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 22 Dartmouth (rivalry)

Game Seven – Harvard Crimson (5–1) vs No. 22 Dartmouth Big Green (6–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crimson	0	0	0	0	0
No. 22 Big Green	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH

Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
Game time: 1:30 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HARV	DART
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Harvard	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Dartmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Columbia

Game Eight – Columbia Lions (5–2) at No. 24 Harvard Crimson (6–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
No. 24 Crimson	0	0	0	0	0

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts

Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	COLU	HARV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Columbia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Harvard	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Penn (rivalry)

Game Nine – No. 20 Harvard Crimson (7–1) vs Penn Quakers (4–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Crimson	0	0	0	0	0
Quakers	0	0	0	0	0

at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA

Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HARV	PENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Harvard	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Penn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Yale (rivalry)

Game Ten – Yale Bulldogs (6–3) at No. 17 Harvard Crimson (8–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
No. 17 Crimson	0	0	0	0	0