American college football season
The 2012 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 19th-year head coach Tim Murphy and played their home games at Harvard Stadium. They were a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 8–2 overall 5–2 in Ivy League play to place second. Harvard averaged 11,519 fans per game.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 15 | 1:00 p.m. | San Diego* | | | | W 28–13 | 5,272 |
September 22 | 4:30 p.m. | at Brown | | | NBCSN | W 45–31 | 13,848 |
September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Holy Cross* | | - Harvard Stadium
- Boston, MA
| | W 52–3 | 10,215 |
October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Cornell | No. 25 | - Harvard Stadium
- Boston, MA
| | W 45–13 | 7,112 |
October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Bucknell* | No. 22 | - Harvard Stadium
- Boston, MA
| CBSSN | W 35–7 | 9,558 |
October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Princeton | No. 22 | | ESPN3 | L 34–39 | 10,823 |
October 27 | 5:00 p.m. | at Dartmouth | | | CSNNE | W 31–14 | 10,138 |
November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Columbia | | - Harvard Stadium
- Boston, MA
| | W 69–0 | 5,838 |
November 10 | Noon | at Penn | No. 25 | | NBCSN | L 21–30 | 8,910 |
November 17 | Noon | Yale | | - Harvard Stadium
- Boston, MA (rivalry)
| NBCSN | W 34–24 | 31,123 |
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Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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Sports Network | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 22 | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | | | | |
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Coaches | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 23 | | | | |
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National championship seasons in bold |