Harvard prepares to defend Ivy title in 2016

(STATS) - Ivy League co-champ Harvard announced its 2016 schedule Monday, which features five matchups at home and the 133rd playing of "The Game" against Yale.

(STATS) - Ivy League co-champ Harvard announced its 2016 schedule Monday, which features five matchups at home and the 133rd playing of "The Game" against Yale.

Harvard went 9-1 and earned a share of its third straight Ivy title this past season.

The Crimson will host Rhode Island (Sept. 16) and Georgetown (Sept. 30) in non-league games. Within the Ivy League, Cornell (Oct. 8) and Columbia (Nov. 5) visit Harvard Stadium before Yale arrives Nov. 19 for the annual season-ending matchup. The Crimson have defeated their archrival a series-record nine straight times.

In October, coach Tim Murphy's squad will play three straight road games for the first time in the Ivy League era (since 1956).

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2016 Harvard Schedule

Sept. 16, Rhode Island

Sept. 24, at Brown*

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Sept. 30, Georgetown

Oct. 8, Cornell*

Oct. 15, at Holy Cross

Oct. 22, at Princeton*

Oct. 29, at Dartmouth*

Nov. 5, Columbia*

Nov. 12, at Penn*

Nov. 19, Yale*

* - Ivy League game