Columbia at Harvard

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Harvard beat Columbia 28–⁠21. It was their 54th meeting; after it, Harvard led the series 42–⁠11–⁠1.

AwayColumbia3–⁠7 in 2016
21
HomeHarvard7–⁠3 in 2016
28

Final at Harvard Stadium, BostonAttendance 11,233

At kickoff
51°F, a few clouds, wind 8 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Gen E L Logan International Airport (KBOS), 10 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Henry Johns; umpire Corey Williams; head linesman Gene Higgins; line judge Carroll Ward; side judge J Thomas O’Mara; field judge Bryan Fortier; back judge Dan FoutzGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Columbia0140721
Harvard7021028

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Harvard 91% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Harvard leads 48–⁠13–⁠1 in 62 meetings, counting the eight since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Harvard 31, Columbia 14
2024Harvard 26, Columbia 6
2023Harvard 38, Columbia 24
2022Columbia 21, Harvard 20
2021Harvard 49, Columbia 21
2019Columbia 17, Harvard 10

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