Harvard football stays undefeated after dominant win over Columbia
Harvard extended its perfect season with a 31-14 victory over Columbia on Friday, improving to 8-0 overall and 5-0 in Ivy League play. This marks the team’s best start since 2015 and its first 5-0 conference record since 2016. The Crimson have now matched their win totals from the past two seasons and boast the nation’s longest active road winning streak at seven games.
Game highlights
- Xaviah Bascon rushed for two touchdowns, including a 1-yard score to finish a 10-play, 80-yard opening drive.
- Bascon’s second touchdown came with 11 seconds left in the first half.
- Quarterback Jaden Craig connected with Seamus Gilmartin for two second-quarter touchdown passes.
- Jack Donahoe recovered a Columbia interception by Chase Goodwin and returned it to the Lions’ 2-yard line, setting up one of Harvard’s scores.
Columbia struggles to respond
The Lions (1-7, 0-5 Ivy League) missed a field goal on their opening drive and failed to generate momentum, with most possessions ending in punts or interceptions.
“Their first points came at the start of the fourth quarter on a touchdown pass from Goodwin to Titus Evans.”
Columbia later added another touchdown and a two-point conversion but couldn’t recover an onside kick, sealing the Crimson’s win.
Author’s summary
Harvard continues its remarkable undefeated run, defeating Columbia 31-14 and securing its strongest start in nearly a decade.