Matchup Index

Brown Bears vs Harvard Crimson

Brown Bears 24
Harvard Crimson leads 79-24-2
2 ties
1893 to 2026
Harvard Crimson have won 2 straight
Harvard Crimson 79

Series timeline

▼ Harvard Crimson ahead (peak +55)
1893: Harvard Crimson 58-01894: Harvard Crimson 18-41894: Harvard Crimson 18-01895: Harvard Crimson 26-61896: Harvard Crimson 12-01897: Harvard Crimson 18-01898: Harvard Crimson 17-61899: Harvard Crimson 11-01900: Harvard Crimson 11-61901: Harvard Crimson 48-01902: Harvard Crimson 6-01903: Harvard Crimson 29-01905: Harvard Crimson 10-01906: Harvard Crimson 9-51907: Harvard Crimson 6-51908: Harvard Crimson 6-21909: Harvard Crimson 11-01910: Harvard Crimson 12-01911: Harvard Crimson 20-61912: Harvard Crimson 30-101913: Harvard Crimson 37-01914: Tied 0-01915: Harvard Crimson 16-71916: Brown Bears 21-01918: Brown Bears 6-31919: Harvard Crimson 7-01920: Harvard Crimson 27-01921: Harvard Crimson 9-71922: Brown Bears 3-01923: Brown Bears 20-71924: Brown Bears 7-01925: Harvard Crimson 3-01926: Brown Bears 21-01927: Harvard Crimson 18-61932: Brown Bears 14-01933: Harvard Crimson 12-61934: Harvard Crimson 13-01935: Harvard Crimson 33-01936: Harvard Crimson 28-01937: Harvard Crimson 34-71938: Brown Bears 20-131940: Harvard Crimson 14-01941: Harvard Crimson 23-71942: Harvard Crimson 7-01945: Harvard Crimson 14-71946: Harvard Crimson 28-01947: Harvard Crimson 13-71948: Harvard Crimson 30-191949: Brown Bears 28-141950: Harvard Crimson 14-131951: Harvard Crimson 34-211952: Brown Bears 28-211953: Harvard Crimson 27-201954: Tied 21-211955: Brown Bears 14-61956: Brown Bears 21-121957: Brown Bears 33-61958: Brown Bears 29-221959: Brown Bears 16-61960: Harvard Crimson 22-81961: Harvard Crimson 21-61962: Harvard Crimson 31-191963: Harvard Crimson 24-121964: Harvard Crimson 19-71965: Harvard Crimson 17-81966: Harvard Crimson 24-71967: Harvard Crimson 21-61968: Harvard Crimson 31-71969: Brown Bears 24-171970: Harvard Crimson 17-101971: Harvard Crimson 24-191972: Harvard Crimson 21-141973: Harvard Crimson 35-321974: Brown Bears 10-71975: Harvard Crimson 45-261976: Brown Bears 16-141977: Brown Bears 20-151978: Brown Bears 31-301979: Brown Bears 23-141980: Harvard Crimson 17-161981: Harvard Crimson 41-72002: Harvard Crimson 26-242003: Harvard Crimson 52-142004: Harvard Crimson 35-342005: Harvard Crimson 38-352006: Harvard Crimson 38-212007: Harvard Crimson 24-172008: Brown Bears 24-222009: Harvard Crimson 24-212010: Brown Bears 29-142011: Harvard Crimson 24-72012: Harvard Crimson 45-312013: Harvard Crimson 41-232014: Harvard Crimson 22-142015: Harvard Crimson 53-272016: Harvard Crimson 32-222017: Harvard Crimson 45-282018: Harvard Crimson 31-172019: Harvard Crimson 42-72021: Harvard Crimson 49-172022: Harvard Crimson 35-282023: Harvard Crimson 34-312024: Brown Bears 31-282025: Harvard Crimson 41-72026: Harvard Crimson 14-10

Brown Bears Harvard Crimson Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Brown Bears 5 (1955–1959), Harvard Crimson 21 (1893–1913). Current: Harvard Crimson 2.

Splits

SplitBrown Bears record
Regular season24-79-2
Hosted by Brown Bears8-16
Hosted by Harvard Crimson16-62-2
Neutral site0-1
Last 10 seasons (2016 to 2026)1-9
Largest Brown Bears win33-6 (1957)
Largest Harvard Crimson win58-0 (1893)

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2026 Sep 25, 2026 Harvard Crimson 14-10 at Brown Bears Week 4
2025 Sep 27, 2025 Harvard Crimson 41-7 at Harvard Crimson Week 5
2024 Sep 28, 2024 Brown Bears 31-28 at Brown Bears Week 5
2023 Sep 22, 2023 Harvard Crimson 34-31 at Harvard Crimson Week 5
2022 Sep 24, 2022 Harvard Crimson 35-28 at Brown Bears Week 5
2021 Sep 24, 2021 Harvard Crimson 49-17 at Harvard Crimson Week 5
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019 Sep 27, 2019 Harvard Crimson 42-7 at Harvard Crimson Week 6
2018 Sep 21, 2018 Harvard Crimson 31-17 at Brown Bears Week 5
2017 Sep 23, 2017 Harvard Crimson 45-28 at Harvard Crimson Week 5
2016 Sep 24, 2016 Harvard Crimson 32-22 at Brown Bears Week 5
2015 Sep 26, 2015 Harvard Crimson 53-27 at Harvard Crimson Week 4
2014 Sep 27, 2014 Harvard Crimson 22-14 at Brown Bears Week 5
2013 Sep 28, 2013 Harvard Crimson 41-23 at Harvard Crimson Week 5
2012 Sep 22, 2012 Harvard Crimson 45-31 at Brown Bears Week 4
2011 Sep 23, 2011 Harvard Crimson 24-7 Neutral site Week 4
2010 Sep 25, 2010 Brown Bears 29-14 at Brown Bears Week 4
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009 Sep 25, 2009 Harvard Crimson 24-21 at Harvard Crimson Week 4
2008 Sep 27, 2008 Brown Bears 24-22 at Brown Bears Week 5
2007 Sep 22, 2007 Harvard Crimson 24-17 at Harvard Crimson Week 4
2006 Sep 23, 2006 Harvard Crimson 38-21 at Brown Bears Week 4
2005 Sep 24, 2005 Harvard Crimson 38-35 at Harvard Crimson Week 4
2004 Sep 25, 2004 Harvard Crimson 35-34 at Brown Bears Week 5
2003 Sep 27, 2003 Harvard Crimson 52-14 at Harvard Crimson Week 6
2002 Sep 28, 2002 Harvard Crimson 26-24 at Brown Bears Week 6
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1981 Oct 31, 1981 Harvard Crimson 41-7 at Brown Bears Week 9
1980 Nov 1, 1980 Harvard Crimson 17-16 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Nov 3, 1979 Brown Bears 23-14 at Brown Bears Week 10
1978 Nov 4, 1978 Brown Bears 31-30 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1977 Oct 29, 1977 Brown Bears 20-15 at Brown Bears Week 9
1976 Oct 30, 1976 Brown Bears 16-14 at Harvard Crimson Week 9
1975 Nov 15, 1975 Harvard Crimson 45-26 at Brown Bears Week 11
1974 Nov 16, 1974 Brown Bears 10-7 at Harvard Crimson Week 11
1973 Nov 17, 1973 Harvard Crimson 35-32 at Brown Bears Week 12
1972 Nov 18, 1972 Harvard Crimson 21-14 at Harvard Crimson Week 11
1971 Nov 13, 1971 Harvard Crimson 24-19 at Brown Bears Week 10
1970 Nov 14, 1970 Harvard Crimson 17-10 at Harvard Crimson Week 12
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969 Nov 15, 1969 Brown Bears 24-17 at Brown Bears Week 10
1968 Nov 16, 1968 Harvard Crimson 31-7 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1967 Nov 18, 1967 Harvard Crimson 21-6 at Brown Bears Week 11
1966 Nov 12, 1966 Harvard Crimson 24-7 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1965 Nov 13, 1965 Harvard Crimson 17-8 at Brown Bears Week 10
1964 Nov 14, 1964 Harvard Crimson 19-7 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1963 Nov 16, 1963 Harvard Crimson 24-12 at Brown Bears Week 10
1962 Nov 17, 1962 Harvard Crimson 31-19 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1961 Nov 18, 1961 Harvard Crimson 21-6 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1960 Nov 12, 1960 Harvard Crimson 22-8 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1959 Nov 14, 1959 Brown Bears 16-6 at Brown Bears Week 10
1958 Nov 15, 1958 Brown Bears 29-22 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1957 Nov 16, 1957 Brown Bears 33-6 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1956 Nov 17, 1956 Brown Bears 21-12 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1955 Nov 12, 1955 Brown Bears 14-6 at Harvard Crimson Week 9
1954 Nov 13, 1954 Tie 21-21 at Harvard Crimson Week 9
1953 Nov 14, 1953 Harvard Crimson 27-20 at Harvard Crimson Week 9
1952 Nov 15, 1952 Brown Bears 28-21 at Brown Bears Week 10
1951 Nov 17, 1951 Harvard Crimson 34-21 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1950 Nov 18, 1950 Harvard Crimson 14-13 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1949 Nov 12, 1949 Brown Bears 28-14 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1948 Nov 13, 1948 Harvard Crimson 30-19 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1947 Nov 15, 1947 Harvard Crimson 13-7 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1946 Nov 16, 1946 Harvard Crimson 28-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1945 Nov 17, 1945 Harvard Crimson 14-7 at Harvard Crimson Week 11
1942 Nov 14, 1942 Harvard Crimson 7-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1941 Nov 15, 1941 Harvard Crimson 23-7 at Harvard Crimson Week 9
1940 Nov 16, 1940 Harvard Crimson 14-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1938 Oct 1, 1938 Brown Bears 20-13 at Harvard Crimson Week 3
1937 Oct 9, 1937 Harvard Crimson 34-7 at Harvard Crimson Week 4
1936 Oct 10, 1936 Harvard Crimson 28-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 4
1935 Nov 2, 1935 Harvard Crimson 33-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
1934 Oct 13, 1934 Harvard Crimson 13-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 5
1933 Nov 18, 1933 Harvard Crimson 12-6 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1932 Oct 29, 1932 Brown Bears 14-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
1920s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1927 Nov 12, 1927 Harvard Crimson 18-6 at Harvard Crimson Week 9
1926 Nov 13, 1926 Brown Bears 21-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 9
1925 Nov 14, 1925 Harvard Crimson 3-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 9
1924 Nov 15, 1924 Brown Bears 7-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 9
1923 Nov 17, 1923 Brown Bears 20-7 at Harvard Crimson Week 9
1922 Nov 18, 1922 Brown Bears 3-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 9
1921 Nov 12, 1921 Harvard Crimson 9-7 at Harvard Crimson Week 9
1920 Nov 13, 1920 Harvard Crimson 27-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 8
1910s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1919 Oct 18, 1919 Harvard Crimson 7-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 5
1918 Nov 28, 1918 Brown Bears 6-3 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1916 Nov 18, 1916 Brown Bears 21-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1915 Nov 13, 1915 Harvard Crimson 16-7 at Harvard Crimson Week 9
1914 Nov 14, 1914 Tie 0-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 9
1913 Nov 15, 1913 Harvard Crimson 37-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 9
1912 Oct 26, 1912 Harvard Crimson 30-10 at Harvard Crimson Week 6
1911 Oct 28, 1911 Harvard Crimson 20-6 at Harvard Crimson Week 6
1910 Oct 22, 1910 Harvard Crimson 12-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 6
1900s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1909 Oct 23, 1909 Harvard Crimson 11-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 6
1908 Oct 31, 1908 Harvard Crimson 6-2 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
1907 Nov 2, 1907 Harvard Crimson 6-5 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
1906 Nov 3, 1906 Harvard Crimson 9-5 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
1905 Oct 28, 1905 Harvard Crimson 10-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
1903 Oct 24, 1903 Harvard Crimson 29-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
1902 Oct 25, 1902 Harvard Crimson 6-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
1901 Nov 2, 1901 Harvard Crimson 48-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
1900 Nov 17, 1900 Harvard Crimson 11-6 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1890s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1899 Oct 21, 1899 Harvard Crimson 11-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
1898 Nov 12, 1898 Harvard Crimson 17-6 at Harvard Crimson Week 10
1897 Oct 23, 1897 Harvard Crimson 18-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
1896 Oct 17, 1896 Harvard Crimson 12-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 6
1895 Oct 19, 1895 Harvard Crimson 26-6 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
1894 (0-2) Oct 10, 1894 Harvard Crimson 18-4 at Harvard Crimson Week 7
Nov 17, 1894 Harvard Crimson 18-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 12
1893 Oct 25, 1893 Harvard Crimson 58-0 at Harvard Crimson Week 5

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.