Harvard Crimson

Harvard Crimson
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UniversityHarvard University
ConferenceIvy League (primary)
ECAC Hockey
EIWA (wrestling)
NEISA (sailing)
EISA (skiing)
CSA (squash)
CWPA (women's water polo)
NWPC (men's water polo)
NCAADivision I (FCS)
Athletic directorErin McDermott
LocationBoston, Massachusetts[a]
Varsity teams42 teams
Football stadiumHarvard Stadium
Basketball arenaLavietes Pavilion
Ice hockey arenaBright-Landry Hockey Center
Baseball stadiumJoseph J. O'Donnell Field[1]
Soccer stadiumJordan Field, Ohiri Field
Lacrosse stadiumHarvard Stadium
Rowing venueNewell Boathouse, Weld Boathouse
Sailing venueHarvard Sailing Center
MascotJohn Harvard
NicknameCrimson
Fight song"Ten Thousand Men of Harvard"
ColorsCrimson, white, and black[2]
     
Websitegocrimson.com

The Harvard Crimson is the nickname of the intercollegiate athletic teams of Harvard College. The school's teams compete in NCAA Division I. As of 2013, there were 42 Division I intercollegiate varsity sports teams for women and men at Harvard, more than at any other NCAA Division I college in the country.[3] Like the other Ivy League colleges, Harvard does not offer athletic scholarships.[4] Athletics at Harvard began in 1780 when the sophomores challenged the freshmen to a wrestling tournament with the losers buying dinner. Since its historic boat race against archrival Yale in 1852, Harvard has been in the forefront of American intercollegiate sports. Its football team conceived the modern version of the game and devised essentials ranging from the first concrete stadium to a scoreboard to uniform numbers to signals.[5]


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  1. ^ Baseball: O'Donnell Field Archived November 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Harvard University Athletics official website. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  2. ^ "Color Scheme" (PDF). Harvard Athletics Brand Identity Guide. July 27, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's Rugby Becomes 42nd Varsity Sport at Harvard University - Harvard". Gocrimson.com. August 9, 2012. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  4. ^ The Harvard Guide: Financial Aid at Harvard Archived September 2, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ A Brief History of Athletics at Harvard

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