2015 FOOTBALL ACADEMIC INTEGRATION & COMPETITIVE EXCELLENCE IN DIVISION I ATHLETICS GAME INFORMATION NO. 25 HARVARD CRIMSON Date ...................................................................Sept. 19, 2015 0-0 OVERALL • 0-0 IVY LEAGUE Kickoff Time ...................................................................... 1 p.m. VS. Venue ..............................................Meade Stadium (6,555) SEPTEMBER Video ..................................................................... GoRhody.com Sat. .........19 .....at Rhode Island .....................................................................1 p.m. NO. 25 HARVARD RHODE ISLAND Radio .................................................. WXKS 1200 AM /94.5 FM-HD2 Sat. .......26 .....BROWN* (FOX College Sports)/ILDN) ...............7 p.m. 0-0, 0-0 IVY 0-2, 0-1 CAA ....................................................................................................................WRHB 95.3 FM OCTOBER All-Time Series: -- Harvard leads, 1-0 Talent ............................................Bernie Corbett and Mike Giardi Fri. .........2 ........GEORGETOWN (ESPN3/ILDN) .............................. 7 p.m. Last Meeting: -- 1923 (W, 35-0) ....................Nick Gutmann, Matthew Hawkins, Jet Rothstein Sat. .........10 ..... at Cornell *(American Sports Network/ILDN) ............12 p.m. Streak: -- Harvard, W1 Sat. .........17 .....at Lafayette (RCN) ........................................................3:30 p.m. Sat. .........24 ..... PRINCETON* (American Sports Network/ILDN) ..12 p.m. THE STORYLINE Fri ............30 ..... DARTMOUTH* (NBC Sports Network/ILDN) ......7:30 p.m. The No. 25 Harvard football team will open its 142nd season, as the Crimson travels down to NOVEMBER Kingston, Rhode Island to take on Rhode Island. Harvard, which is coming off a perfect 10-0 slate in Saty. .......7......... at Columbia* (ILDN) ...........................................................1 p.m. 2014, visits the Rams, who are 0-2 this fall. Video for the game will be available on GoRhody.com. Sat. .......14 .....PENN* (American Sports Network/ILDN) ....12 p.m. Sat.. ........22 .....at Yale* (NBC Sports Network/ILDN) ...............2:30 p.m. The Crimson, which was the only undefeated team in Division I last season, has won 14-straight games, BOLD CAPS indicates home game the second-longest active streak in Division I (Ohio State, 15). Harvard has also won 10 consecutive road * indicates Ivy League opponent games, the longest such streak in the FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) and the third-longest streak ILDN - indicates Ivy League Digital Network in Division I (Ohio State, 14; Florida State, 12). All times listed in EST OPENING DAY COACHING Harvard has won 12 of the last 14 season openers and is an impressive 116-23-2 (.830) in the first game Head Coach ...........................................................Tim Murphy (Springfield ’78) of the season. Under current head coach Tim Murphy, the Crimson is 15-6 on opening day. Harvard Record ...............................................................147-62 (22nd year) Overall Record ............................................................179107-1 (28th year) SERIES HISTORY vs.Rhode Island...........................................................................................................0-0 Saturday’s game will be the second all-time meeting between Harvard and Rhode Island. The Crimson won the first game in 1923 at Harvard Stadium 35-0. THE NUMBERS RHODE ISLAND RAMS The Rams are coming off a 35-7 loss in their conference opener at Albany last week. Quarterback Paul 0-2 OVERALL • 0-1 CAA Mroz completed 17-of-38 passes for 180 yards and had a 21-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Kharyi Denny in the fourth quarter. Denny finished with 79 receiving yards on four catches, while running back SEPTEMBER Harold Cooper ran for 66 yards on 16 carries. Defensive back Tim Wienclaw paced the URI defensive effort Sat. .........4 .........at Syracuse (ESPN3)............................................................L, 0-47 with 12 tackles on the day. Sat. .........12 ......at Albany* (American Sports Network) ......................L, 7-35 Sat. ........19 ......HARVARD ............................................................................1 p.m. Harvard opens its season while much of the country is already in its third week of play. The Crimson, which Sat. .........26 ......at Maine* (American Sports Network) ................ 3:30 p.m. captured a share of the program’s 16th Ivy League title last season, went 10-0 overall and 7-0 in conference OCTOBER play in 2014 and was voted to finish first in the Ancient Eight this fall. Sat. .........3......... at Brown (ILDN) ....................................................................6 p.m. HARVARD VS. THE CAA Sat. .......10 .....DELAWARE* ...............................................................12 p.m. The Crimson boasts a record of 23-4-2 against schools currently in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). Sat. .......17 .....RICHMOND* ............................................................... 12 p.m. Sat. .........31 .....at New Hampshire* ...........................................................1 p.m. NOVEMBER Sat. .......7 ........VILLANOVA* ........................................................ 12:30 p.m. Sat. .......14 .....STONY BROOK* ................................................. 12:30 p.m. HAT S NSIDE ISTORICAL NFORMATION W ’ I H I Sat. .........21 .....at Towson* .............................................................................2 p.m. Game Notes ................................................................................................................1-7 The Last Time the Crimson ..............................................................................9-10 BOLD CAPS indicates home game Team Schedules ..............................................................................................1 Coaching Records ..............................................................................................14-16 * indicates CAA opponent Ivy League Standings/Schedule ..............................................................2 Individual Records ..............................................................................................17-25 All times listed in EST The Last Meeting ............................................................................................3 Team Records .....................................................................................................26-28 Harvard’s 2015 Record When ...............................................................3 Annual Statistical Leaders ....................................................................................29 COACHING Media Information ..........................................................................................4 Year-by-Year Results.........................................................................................30-39 Head Coach ..................................Jim Fleming (University of the South ’82) National Polls ....................................................................................................6 All-Time Series Results ....................................................................................40-47 Rhode Island Record.......................................................1-13 (second year) National Rankings ........................................................................................10 Team Statistics...................................................................................................48--53 Overall Record ...................................................................1-13 (second year) Stephenson Family Head Coach Tim Murphy .......................................12-13 vs. Harvard ...................................................................................................................0-0 Today’s Game Two-Deep ........................................................................................54 Numerical Roster ......................................................................................................55 Pronunciation Guide .................................................................................................55 @HarvardCrimson #GoCrimson Harvard Athletics IG:HarvardAthletics 2 16-TIME IVY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS • 7-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS FINAL 2014 IVY LEAGUE STANDINGS LAST TIME OUT Nov. 10, 2012, and has gone two full seasons Conner Hempel ’15 connected with Andrew without dropping a game away from Cambridge. IVY LEAGUE OVERALL Fischer for a 35-yard touchdown pass with 55 The Harvard program record for longest road TEAM W L PCT. W L PCT seconds remaining to break a 24-24 tie, as undefeated streak is 12 games from 1974-77. 1. Harvard 7 0 1.00 10 0 1.00 Harvard toppled Yale, 31-24, in The Game. Paul 2. Dartmouth 6 1 .857 8 2 .800 Stanton, Jr. rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown RUNNING THE BALL 3. Yale 5 2 .714 8 2 .800 on 22 carries, and Fischer finished the day with Harvard has scored at least one rushing 4. Princeton 4 3 .571 5 5 .500 eight grabs for 149 receiving yards and two TDs. touchdown in 24-straight games. The last time 5. Brown 3 4 .286 5 5 .500 the Crimson was kept out of the end zone on the 6. Penn 2 5 .167 2 8 .200 Defensively, Zack Hodges ’15 recorded two sacks ground came in a 39-34 loss at Princeton Oct. 20, 7. Cornell 1 6 .143 1 9 .100 to complete his Harvard career as the school’s 2012. 8. Columbia 0