2004 Harvard Crimson football team

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2004 Harvard Crimson football
Ivy League champion
ConferenceIvy League
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 13
Record10–0 (7–0 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Cecchini (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorKevin Doherty (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumHarvard Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Harvard $   7 – 0     10 – 0  
No. 21 Penn   6 – 1     8 – 2  
Cornell   4 – 3     4 – 6  
Brown   3 – 4     6 – 4  
Princeton   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Yale   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Dartmouth   1 – 6     1 – 9  
Columbia   1 – 6     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Harvard Crimson football team represented

Ivy league
championship with a conference mark of 7–0.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1812:30 p.m.Holy Cross*
W 35–09,513[1]
September 2512:00 p.m.at
Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
    		• W 35–349,278[2]
    October 21:00 p.m.at Lafayette*
    		LSNW 38–235,365[3]
    October 912:30 p.m.Cornell
    • Harvard Stadium
    • Boston, MA
    		W 34–2413,334[4]
    October 1612:30 p.m.No. 19 Northeastern*
    • Harvard Stadium
    • Boston, MA
    		W 24–1711,809[5]
    October 231:00 p.m.at
    Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
    		• W 39–1414,304[6]
    October 3012:30 p.m.at DartmouthNo. 21
    		W 13–126,030[7]
    November 612:00 p.m.ColumbiaNo. 16
    • Harvard Stadium
    • Boston, MA
    		W 38–010,046[8]
    November 131:00 p.m.at No. 17
    CN8
    		W 31–1015,123[9]
    November 2012:30 p.m.YaleNo. 13
    		W 35–330,308[10]

    Rankings

    See also: 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
    Week
    PollPre123456789101112Final
    The Sports Network———————2221161513 (1)12 (2)13

    Personnel

    2004 Harvard Crimson football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 2 Liam O'Hagan Fr
    WR 4 Corey Waller Jr
    QB 7 Garret Schires Sr
    WR 11 Danny Brown So
    WR 12 Todd LaFountaine Jr
    QB 13 Peter Wood So
    QB 14 Ryan Fitzpatrick Sr
    QB 16 Mike Jones So
    QB 19 Chris Pizzotti Fr
    RB 29 James Velissaris So
    RB 30 Charles Baakel Fr
    RB 32 Noah Van Neil Fr
    TB 33 Clifton Dawson So
    RB 36 Nick Carrington Sr
    WR 38 Peter Scully Jr
    FB 42 Will Bailey Fr
    WR 42 Ryan Tyler Jr
    FB 44 Kelly Widman Jr
    C 54 Andy Smith Sr
    OL 56 John Bechdol Sr
    OL 57 Will Johnson Jr
    G 58 Adam Kulczycky Jr
    OL 62 Beamer Eisele Fr
    OL 63 Dustin Stevens Sr
    OL 65 Tom Rodger Fr
    OT 67 Frank Fernandez So
    OL 68 David Paine Fr
    OL 70 Jon Medley So
    OT 71 Max McKibben Sr
    OT 72 Andrew Brecher So
    OT 73 Mike Frey Sr
    OT 75 Ryan Browne So
    OT 76 Nik Sobic Jr
    OT 77 Bennett Kowalk Jr
    OT 78 Brian Lapham Sr
    OT 79 Joe Kawczenski Sr
    WR 80 B. J. Merriweather Fr
    WR 82 Brian Edwards Sr
    WR 83 Corey Mazza So
    WR 84 Ryan Darnell Fr
    TE 84 Dan Lane So
    WR 87 Clayton Gibson So
    TE 88 Mark Higgins So
    WR 89 Matt Lagace Fr
    TE 98 Adam Jenkins Sr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB 5 Keith Howell Jr
    LB 6 Dylan McCrory So
    DB 8 Gary Sonkur Sr
    DB 9 James Harvey Sr
    S 10 Brian Niemczak Sr
    DB 18 Joe Murt Fr
    DB 19 Daniel Turner Fr
    DB 20 Ricky Williamson Sr
    DB 21 John Scott Jr
    DB 22 Mike Finch Fr
    LB 23 Doug Hewlett Fr
    DB 24 Sean Tracy Sr
    DB 25 Steven Williams Fr
    LB 26 Robert Balkema Jr
    LB 27 Joaquin Sanchez Jr
    DB 28 Tep Royster Fr
    LB 28 Neil Sherlock So
    DB 31 Keegan Toci So
    DB 34 John Hopkins Fr
    LB 35 Adam Miller So
    S 37 Ryan Tully So
    FS 39 Russel Schober Fr
    LB 40 Matt Thomas Jr
    LB 43 Bobby Everett Sr
    LB 45 Mike Lucas Jr
    LB 46 Alex Lewis Fr
    LB 47 Gary Garcia Jr
    DB 48 Geof LeBus Jr
    DT 49 Coesen Ngweun Sr
    DE 51 Michael Plumlee Fr
    DT 52 Eric Kester Fr
    DT 53 Wainwright Wint Jr
    DT 55 Luke Lippai Jr
    DE 59 Sam Workman So
    DT 60 David Kunst So
    DT 60 Dave McDonald Fr
    DT 61 Matt Drazba Fr
    DT 64 Felipe Heiderich Fr
    DT 66 Matt McBurney Sr
    OLB 71 Alex Obrecht Fr
    DE 81 Brad Bagdis Fr
    DE 90 Desmond Bryant Fr
    DE 91 Matt Farbotko So
    DE 92 Jason O'Neill Jr
    DE 93 Doug Bennett Sr
    DE 94 Grant Jacobs Jr
    DE 95 Erik Lawler Fr
    DT 96 Michael Berg So
    DE 97 Erik Grimm Jr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    P
    		 1 Matt Schindel Fr
    P
    		 15 Clem McDavid So
    P
    		 17 Mike King Jr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: January 11, 2024

    Game summaries

    Holy Cross

    See also: 2004 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Crusaders 0 0 0 0 0
    Crimson 7 22 6 0 35
    Statistics HC HARV
    First downs 9 17
    Total yards 131 325
    Rushing yards 61 246
    Passing yards 70 79
    Turnovers 5 0
    Time of possession 25:15 34:45
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Holy Cross Passing John O'Neil 10/26, 70 yards, 2 INT
    Rushing Steven Silva 5 rushes, 31 yards
    Receiving Brian Gavin 3 reception, 19 yards
    Harvard Passing Ryan Fitzpatrick 7/15, 79 yards
    Rushing Clifton Dawson 21 rushes, 184 yards, 3 TD
    Receiving Brian Edwards 3 receptions, 28 yards

    At Brown

    See also: 2004 Brown Bears football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Crimson 3 7 18 7 35
    Bears 21 10 0 3 34
    Statistics HARV BRWN
    First downs 19 25
    Total yards 447 563
    Rushing yards 184 250
    Passing yards 263 313
    Turnovers 1 1
    Time of possession 27:03 31:08
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Harvard Passing Ryan Fitzpatrick 18/25, 263 yards, TD
    Rushing Clifton Dawson 23 rushes, 142 yards, 3 TD
    Receiving Corey Mazza 9 receptions, 140 yards, TD
    Brown Passing Joe DiGiacomo 18/33, 313 yards, TD
    Rushing Nick Hartigan 34 rushes, 175 yards, 2 TD
    Receiving Jarret Schreck 10 receptions, 253 yards, TD

    At Lafayette

    See also: 2004 Lafayette Leopards football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Crimson 6 15 7 10 38
    Leopards 7 3 7 6 23

    Cornell

    See also: 2004 Cornell Big Red football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Big Red 0 14 10 0 24
    Crimson 6 15 6 7 34
    Statistics COR HARV
    First downs 15 22
    Total yards 412 495
    Rushing yards 127 160
    Passing yards 285 335
    Turnovers 0 2
    Time of possession 31:31 28:29
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Cornell Passing D. J. Busch 16/38, 285 yards, TD
    Rushing Andre Hardaway 28 rushes, 130 yards, 2 TD
    Receiving Chad Nice 4 receptions, 122 yards, TD
    Harvard Passing Ryan Fitzpatrick 19/35, 317 yards, 2 TD, INT
    Rushing Ryan Fitzpatrick 17 rushes, 102 yards, TD
    Receiving Corey Mazza 9 receptions, 194 yards, 2 TD

    No. 19 Northeastern

    1 2 3 4 Total
    No. 19 Huskies 7 7 0 0 14
    Crimson 7 17 14 3 41

    At Princeton

    See also: 2004 Princeton Tigers football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    No. 22 Crimson 3 19 0 17 39
    Tigers 14 0 0 0 14
    Statistics HARV PRIN
    First downs 22 18
    Total yards 416 204
    Rushing yards 244 85
    Passing yards 172 119
    Turnovers 3 3
    Time of possession 31:22 28:38
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Harvard Passing Ryan Fitzpatrick 14/31, 172 yards, TD, INT
    Rushing Clifton Dawson 31 rushes, 201 yards, 3 TD
    Receiving Brian Edwards 9 receptions, 129 yards
    Princeton Passing Matt Verbit 12/24, 119 yards, TD, 2 INT
    Rushing Jon Veach 15 rushes, 69 yards
    Receiving Greg Fields 3 receptions, 27 yards

    At Dartmouth

    See also: 2004 Dartmouth Big Green football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    No. 21 Crimson 0 10 0 3 13
    Big Green 0 0 6 6 12

    Columbia

    See also: 2004 Columbia Lions football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Lions 0 0 0 0 0
    No. 16 Crimson 14 7 17 0 38

    At No. 17 Penn

    See also: 2004 Penn Quakers football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    No. 15 Crimson 7 7 17 0 31
    No. 17 Quakers 3 0 7 0 10
    Statistics HARV PENN
    First downs 23 18
    Total yards 447 263
    Rushing yards 243 68
    Passing yards 204 195
    Turnovers 2 3
    Time of possession 34:07 25:53
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Harvard Passing Ryan Fitzpatrick 13/26, 186 yards, 2 TD, INT
    Rushing Clifton Dawson 33 rushes, 160 yards, TD
    Receiving Brian Edwards 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD
    Penn Passing Bryan Walker 18/30, 178 yards, TD, INT
    Rushing Sam Matthews 21 rushes, 57 yards
    Receiving Dan Castles 6 receptions, 62 yards, TD

    Yale

    See also: 2004 Yale Bulldogs football team and 2004 Harvard–Yale prank
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bulldogs 0 3 0 0 3
    No. 13 Crimson 7 14 14 0 35

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