Harvard was undefeated and won the Ivy League championship.
In their eighth year under head coach Timothy Murphy, the Crimson compiled a 9–0 record and outscored opponents 293 to 184.
[1] Harvard's undefeated (7–0) conference record placed first in the Ivy League standings.
[2] Like most of the Ivy League, Harvard played nine games instead of the usual 10, after the school made the decision to cancel its September 15 season opener against Holy Cross, following the September 11 attacks.
The Crimson began the year unranked, and did not enter the national top 25 until they had recorded its seventh win without a loss.