Pictured: Treavor Scales earned Rookie of the
Week honors after a two-touchdown effort against Cornell last
week.
Photo Courtesy: Dave Silverman
The Particulars
After playing three of its first four games on the road,
Harvard returns to The Stadium this
week to play Lafayette in the first of three-straight home
games.
Follow At Home
All Harvard home football games will feature live
streaming audio and video. Fans can visit the Multimedia
page to purchase a single game event or a season pass.
The real-time broadcast includes a television-quality, four-camera
production with play-by-play commentary from longtime radio voice
Bernie Corbett and color commentary from analyst and former QB
great Mike Giardi '94.
On The Air
The game will be televised live on Boston RCN-8. It will
also be rebroadcast on Sunday evening on Comcast Sportsnet New
England. A full listing of channel lineups is below:|
Boston RCN-8
Washington DC-RCN 8
Chicago RCN-34
Alltentown/Bethlehem RCN 4
Suburban Philadelphia - RCN 8, WBPH-Channel 60
Manhatten - RCN 8
Queens - RCN 8
MASN (Directv 640, DISH 432)
On Radio
All Harvard games can also be heard on a variety of
radio stations including AM 1120 (Boston), 1390 (Plymouth), 970
(Sturbridge) as well as Harvard's student station, WHRB-FM
95.3.
Live Statistics
All Harvard home football games will feature live game
statistics. Fans can visit the Live Stats
page to follow along on their computer.
The Promotions
Kids 12 & under enter free to every home football game
this season. Harvard stadium is an affordable family friendly
venue, so we encourage you to bring your children and their friends
to experience what Crimson football is all about! There is no limit
to the number of children that may accompany an adult.
Saturday is "Cambridge Day" at the Stadium. All Cambridge,
Mass. residents receive free admission with proof of residence
(photo ID required).
Series History
Saturday's game will be the 14th meeting between Harvard
and Lafayette in a series that dates to 1966. The Crimson holds a
11-2 lead in the rivalry and has won the last eight games between
the schools.
Harvard has not lost to Lafayette at home since 1996, winning
four straight with a 7-1 record all-time at Harvard Stadium.
Last Year's Meeting
Running backs Cheng Ho and Gino Gordon both scored
first-half touchdowns as Harvard jumped out to an early lead and
topped Lafayette, 27-13, in Easton, Pa. last year.
Ho rushed for 108 yards and Chris Pizzotti '08-09 threw for 231
yards and another touchdown to lead Harvard. The Crimson also got
two long field goals from Patrick Long.
Chris Lorditch hauled in a 67-yard scoring strike from Pizzotti
early in the second and finished with four catches for 106 yards
for Harvard - which allowed just .59 yards of total offense,
including two rushing yards, in the second half.
Harvard's Last Time Out
Gino Gordon ran for 137 yards and a touchdown and Treavor
Scales ran for 92 yards and two touchdowns as Harvard outgained
Cornell, 251-62 on the ground in a 28-10 victory.
Collier Winters added a 15-yard touchdown as the Crimson ran for
four touchdowns for the first time since a 28-21 win over Dartmouth
on Oct. 27, 2007.
Freshman Brian Owusu had two interceptions - on the second and
third defensive downs of his career - and the Crimson allowed just
182 total yards.
Punter Thomas Hull pinned three punts inside Cornell's five yard
line and four different players recorded a sack for a second
consecutive game.
Lafayette's Last Time Out
Trailing Columbia 21-10 at halftime, Lafayette scored all
the points in the second half - 14 - including the final ones
thanks to an 88-yard drive in the final six minutes to score with
13 seconds left in a 24-21 victory. It was the second close win for
Lafayette over an Ivy League school - and third of the year thanks
to wins over Penn (20-17 in overtime) and Yale (31-14).
Maurice White had just 50 yards on the ground for Lafayette but
had two touchdowns and Rob Curley overcame three interceptions to
finish with 287 yards and a score on 23-for-39 passing.
Lafayette is off to a 4-1 start for a third-straight
season.
Ivy Updates
Harvard is the only 2-0 team in the Ivy League while
Columbia and Penn take 1-0 league marks into play on Saturday
against each other.
Harvard Coach Tim Murphy
In his 16th season as Harvard's head coach, Tim Murphy
enters Saturday's game with a 100-53 record with the Crimson and a
132-98-1 overall head coaching record, which includes five years at
Cincinnati and two years at Maine. Murphy has led Harvard to five
Ivy League championships (1997, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008). He is 8-1
all-time against Lafayette.
Lafayette Coach Frank Tavani
Frank Tavani is in his 10th year on the Lafayette
sideline, and he takes a 56-51 record into Saturday's game. Tavani
led has the Leopards to Patriot League titles and NCAA tournament
appearances in three of the last five years. He is 0-8 against
Harvard.
Complete Game Notes
For complete games notes in PDF format, click on the link
at the beginning of this page.
