All-Time Coaching Register, Quick Facts
| Head Coaching Register | |||||
| Year | Coach | Seasons | W | L | Pct. |
| 1921 | H. Herbert “Bert” Haines | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1922 - 1923 | William Haines | 2 | 2 | 4 | .500 |
| 1924; 1926 | Fred R. Newell | 2 | 4 | 3 | .571 |
| 1925 | Fred J. Spuhn | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1927 - 1928 | C. S. Heard ’25 | 2 | 1 | 4 (1 tie) | .200 |
| 1929 - 1933 | Fred. R. Sullivan ’27 | 5 | 7 | 14 (1 tie) | .333 |
| 1934 - 1936 | Howard C. Hoople | 3 | 4 | 7 | .364 |
| 1937 - 43; ’46-52 | H. Herbert Haines | 14 | 44 | 7 | .863 |
| 1953 | Edward Reynolds, Jr. ’50 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| 1954 | Leroy S. Rouner ’53 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| 1955 | Derrick M. Wilde ’53 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| 1956 - 1958 | Rev. Harold O. J. Brown ’53 | 3 | 22 | 2 | .917 |
| 1959 - 1960; ’62 | Lawrence Coolidge ’58 | 3 | 38 | 1 | .974 |
| 1961 | R. Kingsbury Chase | 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| 1963 - 1964 | Frederick C. Cabot ’59 | 1 | 11 | 2 | .846 |
| 1965 | David K. Richards | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1966 | John W. Weber | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1967 - 1968 | Crossan R. Andersen | 2 | 15 | 1 | .938 |
| 1969 - 1972 | Stephen C. Gladstone | 4 | 28 | 1 | .966 |
| 1973 - 1978 | John Higginson ’62 | 6 | 40 | 3 | .930 |
| 1979 - 1980 | Peter Raymond | 2 | 12 | 3 | .800 |
| 1981 - 1985 | Bruce Beall | 5 | 19 | 11 | .633 |
| 1986 - Pres. | Charles Butt | 26 | 153 | 46 | .769 |
| Totals: | 88 | 435 | 120 | .784 | |
| Individual Seasons: | ||||||
| Year | Head Coach | W | L | Sprints | Albany | IRA |
| 1921 | H. Herbert “Bert” Haines | 0 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 1922 | William Haines | 0 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 1923 | William Haines | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 1924 | Fred R. Newell | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 1925 | Fred J. Spuhn | 3 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 1926 | Fred R. Newell | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 1927 | C. S. Heard ’25 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 1928 | C. S. Heard ’25 | 1 | 2 (1 tie) | - | - | - |
| 1929 | Fred R. Sullivan ’27 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 1930 | Fred R. Sullivan ’27 | 4 | 1 (1 tie) | - | - | - |
| 1931 | Fred R. Sullivan ’27 | 0 | 5 | - | - | - |
| 1932 | Fred R. Sullivan ’27 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - |
| 1933 | Fred R. Sullivan ’27 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - |
| 1934 | Howard C. Hoople | 0 | 3 | - | - | - |
| 1935 | Howard C. Hoople | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 1936 | Howard C. Hoople | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 1937 | H. Herbert Haines | 4 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 1938 | H. Herbert Haines | 4 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 1939 | H. Herbert Haines | 3 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 1940 | H. Herbert Haines | 3 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 1941 | H. Herbert Haines | 4 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 1942 | H. Herbert Haines | 3 | 0 | 3rd | - | - |
| 1943 | H. Herbert Haines | 3 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 1944-45 | No Team | |||||
| 1946 | H. Herbert Haines | 10 | 0 | 1st | - | - |
| 1947 | H. Herbert Haines | 3 | 0 | 1st | - | - |
| 1948 | H. Herbert Haines | 4 | 0 | 3rd | - | - |
| 1949 | H. Herbert Haines | 3 | 1 | 3rd | - | - |
| 1950 | H. Herbert Haines | 1 | 2 | 4th | - | - |
| 1951 | H. Herbert Haines | 4 | 1 | 3rd | - | - |
| 1952 | H. Herbert Haines | 6 | 0 | 2nd | - | - |
| 1953 | Edward Reynolds, Jr. ’50 | 1 | 3 | 4th | - | - |
| 1954 | Leroy S. Rouner ’53 | 3 | 3 | 2nd | - | - |
| 1954 | Leroy S. Rouner ’53 | 3 | 3 | 2nd | - | - |
| 1955 | Derrick M. Wilde ’53 | 3 | 3 | 6th | - | - |
| 1956 | Rev. Harold O. J. Brown ’53 | 6 | 1 | 3rd | - | - |
| 1957 | Rev. Harold O. J. Brown ’53 | 4 | 1 | 2nd | - | - |
| 1958 | Rev. Harold O. J. Brown ’53 | 7 | 0 | 1st | - | - |
| 1959 | Lawrence Coolidge ’58 | 10 | 0 | 1st | - | - |
| 1960 | Lawrence Coolidge ’58 | 11 | 0 | 1st | - | - |
| 1961 | R. Kingsbury Chase | 7 | 1 | 1st | - | - |
| 1962 | Lawrence Coolidge ’58 | 9 | 1 | 4th | - | - |
| 1963 | Frederick C. Cabot ’59 | 5 | 1 | 3rd | - | - |
| 1964 | Frederick C. Cabot ’59 | 6 | 1 | 3rd | - | - |
| 1965 | David K. Richards | 6 | 0 | 2nd | - | - |
| 1966 | John William Weber | 6 | 0 | 1st | - | - |
| 1967 | Crossan R. Andersen | 7 | 0 | 4th | - | - |
| 1968 | Crossan R. Andersen | 8 | 0 | 1st | - | - |
| 1969 | Stephen C. Gladstone | 6 | 0 | 1st | - | - |
| 1970 | Stephen C. Gladstone | 7 | 0 | 1st | - | - |
| 1971 | Stephen C. Gladstone | 6 | 0 | 1st | - | - |
| 1972 | Stephen C. Gladstone | 8 | 0 | 1st | - | - |
| 1973 | John Higginson ’62 | 6 | 1 | 2nd | - | - |
| 1974 | John Higginson ’62 | 8 | 0 | 1st | - | - |
| 1975 | John Higginson ’62 | 5 | 1 | 1st | - | - |
| 1976 | John Higginson ’62 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | John Higginson ’62 | 6 | 0 | 1st | - | - |
| 1978 | John Higginson ’62 | 6 | 1 | 1st | - | - |
| 1979 | Peter Raymond | 6 | 1 | 3rd | - | - |
| 1980 | Peter Raymond | 6 | 2 | 1st | - | - |
| 1981 | Bruce Beall | 3 | 3 | 2nd | - | - |
| 1982 | Bruce Beall | 5 | 1 | 1st | - | - |
| 1983 | Bruce Beall | 3 | 3 | 3rd | - | - |
| 1984 | Bruce Beall | 4 | 2 | 4th | - | - |
| 1985 | Bruce Beall | 4 | 2 | 3rd | - | - |
| 1986 | Charles Butt | 3 | 2 | 4th | - | - |
| 1987 | Charles Butt | 4 | 3 | 4th | 2nd | - |
| 1988 | Charles Butt | 6 | 1 | 1st | 2nd | - |
| 1989 | Charles Butt | 7 | 0 | 1st | 3rd | - |
| 1990 | Charles Butt | 5 | 2 | 4th | - | 6th |
| 1991 | Charles Butt | 3 | 1 | 1st | - | 1st |
| 1992 | Charles Butt | 3 | 3 | 4th | - | - |
| 1993 | Charles Butt | 4 | 0 | 2nd | - | 1st |
| 1994 | Charles Butt | 2 | 3 | 5th | - | 3rd |
| 1995 | Charles Butt | 5 | 2 | 1st | - | 1st |
| 1996 | Charles Butt | 8 | 1 | 2nd | - | 2nd |
| 1997 | Charles Butt | 5 | 0 | 1st | - | 1st |
| 1998 | Charles Butt | 5 | 2 | 2nd | - | 3rd |
| 1999 | Charles Butt | 6 | 1 | 3rd | - | 1st |
| 2000 | Charles Butt | 8 | 1 | 3rd | - | 4th |
| 2001 | Charles Butt | 6 | 2 | 3rd | - | 1st |
| 2002 | Charles Butt | 3 | 6 | 5th | - | 7th |
| 2003 | Charles Butt | 7 | 1 | 4th | - | 1st |
| 2004 | Charles Butt | 10 | 1 | 2nd | - | 5th |
| 2005 | Charles Butt | 10 | 1 | 1st | - | 4th |
| 2006 | Charles Butt | 5 | 4 | 4th | - | 2nd |
| 2007 | Charles Butt | 6 | 1 | 5th | - | 3rd |
| 2008 | Charles Butt | 2 | 6 | 8th | - | 11th |
| 2009 | Charles Butt | 8 | 1 | 2nd | - | 3rd |
| 2010 | Charles Butt | 10 | 0 | 2nd | - | 3rd |
| 2011 | Charles Butt | 9 | 0 | 1st | - | 2nd |
| 2012 | Charles Butt | 9 | 0 | 1st | - | 1st |
| EARC Sprint Cup Championships (Jope Cup) (19) - 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1991, 2004, 2005 | |
| EARC Sprint Championships (25) - 1946, 1947, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2012 | |
| Ivy League Championships (Determined at the EARC Sprints) (24) - 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2012 | |
| San Diego Crew Classic (Secretary of the Navy Cup) (5) - 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996 | |
| IRA National Championships (8) - 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2012 | |
| Henley Thames Challenge Cup (5) - 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1971 | |
| Henley Wyford Challenge Cup (1) - 1971 | |
| All-Time Eastern Sprint Titles (combined varsity, second varsity and freshman titles by lightweight crews at EARC Sprints) | |
| School | Titles |
| Harvard | 69 |
| Princeton | 46 |
| Yale | 29 |
| Cornell | 18.3 |
| Navy | 8.3 |
| Penn | 6 |
| Dartmouth | 5 |
| MIT | 2.3 |
| Columbia | 2 |
| Quick Facts: |
| - Joseph Wright Trophy is presented to the winner of the EARC Sprint Regatta with the cooperation of the American Rowing Association. The trophy was first awarded in 1938. |
| - The Ralph T. Jope Cup is presented at the EARC Sprint Regatta to the school whose lightweight crews (varsity, junior varsity, freshmen) score the highest point total based on their respective finish. It was first presented in 1963 by MIT. |
| - In 1929 Harvard set two records on the Charles - 7:07.2 and 7:05. |
| - The Goldthwait Cup was presented in 1925 by Kimball Prince, captain of the 1924 Harvard crew, and awarded retroactively to 1922, the first race between Harvard, Yale and Princeton. It was named after Vincent B. Goldthwait ’24. |
| - The Crimson’s 1938 varsity was one of the first American lightweight entries in the Henley Royal Regatta held in England. |
| - The Biglin Bowl trophy was put into competition by the Dartmouth Rowing Club in 1955. |
| - The Haines Cup, awarded to the winner of the Harvard/Navy race, was presented by Mrs. H. Herbert Haines in memory of the longtime lightweight coach. |
| - Harvard won the EARC Sprint Regatta in 1947, but decided not to make the trip to England for the Henley Royal Regatta because of postwar difficulties faced there. |
| - In 1960, in its third straight undefeated season, Harvard set a Lake Carnegie record with a time of 6:27.6 at Princeton. |
| - Also in 1960, Harvard set a record in the Henley Royal Regatta with a time of 6:39 against the Isis Boat Club, breaking Princeton’s record that had stood since 1953. |
| - In 1961, the squad decided not to travel to England for a fourth-straight year after winning the EARC Regatta. |
| - In 1967 Harvard set the course record in the H-Y-P Regatta on the Housatonic River in Derby. |
| - In 1975 the Crimson set the EARC Sprint Regatta record at Lake Carnegie with a time of 5:43.6. |
| - The winner of the IRA Sprint Regatta is considered the national champion. From 1987-89, it was called the Empire State Regatta. |
| - Harvard set a new course record in 1981 at the EARC Sprint Regatta on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. with a time of 5:52.1. |
| - When Harvard won the EARC Sprints with a time of 5:40.56 in 2005 after an 8 year drought, the first four boats all broke the previous course record of 5:41.2 which had been set by Yale in 2001. |
