Box Score CAMBRIDGE, Mass- The Harvard football team (2-0, 1-0 Ivy) beat Brown (0-2, 0-1 Ivy), 49-17 in its home and conference opener Friday night at Harvard Stadium in front of a crowd of 20,748 fans.

With the victory, Tim Murphy, The Thomas Stephenson Family Head Coach for Harvard Football, passes Yale's Carm Cozza for the most wins at an Ivy League school with 180.
 
"Not many coaches can claim completely changing the paradigm of their sport within their conference.," said Erin McDermott, The John D. Nichols '53 Family Director of Athletics. "Tim Murphy is one of them. He elevated Ivy League Football in every measure – quality of play and execution, competitiveness, and aggressively recruiting the best and brightest student-athletes. Most importantly, he accomplished this with exemplary values of being an educator-coach and terrific role model for his players. This significant milestone for Tim is the byproduct of his work ethic, uncompromising standards, and utmost respect for the game. All of Crimson Nation salutes him."

Junior Aaron Shampklin rushed for 121 yards and two scores while sophomore Sone Ntoh found the end zone twice to lead Harvard. The Crimson defense was ignited by a 13-yard scoop and score from senior Justin Mitchell and a 77-yard interception return by sophomore Khalil Dawsey.
 
An early fumble recovery by senior Andrew Irwin set the Crimson up with a first and goal which saw junior Aaron Shampklin rush in from four yards out at 11:31. That was all for the scoring in the first quarter and Harvard took a 7-0 lead into the break.
 
Early in the second quarter, sophomore quarterback Charlie Dean hit junior Kym Wimberly for a 44-yard touchdown strike to extend the lead to 14-0. Following a Bears three and out, Shampklin rushed in another from two yards out at 8:31 on a fourth and goal. Brown was able to drive the ball inside the Crimson 10-yard line before sophomore Khalil Dawsey intercepted Brown quarterback EJ Perry for 77 yards and took it down to the Bears 17. Sophomore Aidan Borguet rushed in from nine yards out to give Harvard a 28-0 lead with 3:09 left in the half.
 
Less than two minutes later, following a Brown turnover on downs, sophomore Sone Ntoh became the third different Crimson running back to find the end zone with an eight-yard score. On the next play from scrimmage, a Thor Griffith strip sack led to a 13-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown by Justin Mitchell. Harvard totaled five touchdowns in the third quarter and took a 42-0 lead into halftime.
 
After a Brown field goal, Ntoh plunged into the end zone for his second touchdown of the game, extending the Harvard lead to 49-3 late in the third quarter. The Bears were able to find the end zone twice in the fourth quarter and Harvard took its Ivy League opener by a score of 49-17.
 
"We've had an unbelievable amount of great players, an unbelievable amount of assistant coaches. That's not my record, that's our record" said Murphy following the win. "Every single football player, every single assistant coach who ever took the field- that's their record too."

Harvard Highlights

• Tim Murphy, The Thomas Stephenson Family Head Coach for Harvard Football, passes Yale's Carm Cozza for the most victories at an Ivy League school with 180.
• Junior Aaron Shampklin rushed for 121 yards and has scored two touchdowns in consecutive games to open the season.
• Junior Kym Wimberly led the Crimson receiving corps with 77 yards and a touchdown.
• The Crimson ground game rushed for 243 total yards and five touchdowns.
• Sophomore Aidan Borguet, the reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Year, rushed for his second touchdown of the season.
• Sophomore Charlie Dean tallied 156 yards and a touchdown in his second start for the Crimson.
• Sophomore Stone Ntoh found the end zone for the first time in his Crimson career, with scores from one and eight yards out.
• Senior Jordan Hill led the Harvard defense with nine tackles while sophomore Khalil Dawsey recorded his first career interception.
• Junior kicker Jonah Lipel went seven for seven on extra points and totaled seven touchbacks on kickoffs.

Game Notes

• Murphy improved to 125-58 in Ivy League play, 21-5 in Ivy openers, and 46-16 in the month of September during his time at Harvard.
• Harvard has scored in an Ivy League and school record 220 consecutive games.
• The Crimson has won 20 straight home openers.
• Harvard bettered its all-time record against Brown to 88-30-2. The Crimson has won 10 straight games against the Bears.
• Harvard improved to 881-403-50 all-time and to 454-226-34 all-time at Harvard Stadium.
• The Crimson are now 74-15 at Harvard Stadium since 2001 and 16-2 all-time in night games at Harvard Stadium.
• Harvard has outrushed its opponents 578-20 this season.
• The Crimson have totaled eight rushing touchdowns through its first two games.

What's Next?
Harvard will head back on the road to visit Patriot League rival Holy Cross Saturday, Oct. 2 for a 1:30 p.m. kickoff.