Edward Monigan IV/Harvard Athletics
Soccer
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Soccer is about to play 4 first-time opponents in future seasons, with reigning nationwide champion Montana State, 2025 NCAA quarterfinalist UC Davis, 10-time FCS Playoff participant Wofford, and perennial postseason qualifier Richmond all lined as much as face the Crimson.
“We’re excited for the chance to broaden the Harvard Soccer model to new components of the nation and persevering with to maximise the student-athlete expertise for our workforce,” mentioned Andrew Aurich, The Thomas Stephenson Household Head Coach for Harvard Soccer.
The Crimson will face a UC Davis program in 2027 (residence) and 2031 (away), that completed the 2025 marketing campaign ranked No. 8 within the closing Stats Carry out FCS High 25 and AFCA Coaches Ballot, and reached the quarterfinal spherical of the NCAA FCS Playoffs after incomes an at-large bid. The Aggies accomplished 2025 with a 9-4 file (6-2 Large Sky) and are 20-7 (13-3 Large Sky) over the past two seasons, with a pair of playoff appearances.
Harvard is about to face one of many premier FCS groups in Montana State in 2028. The Bobcats received the 2026 NCAA FCS Championship, beating Illinois State in time beyond regulation, 35-34. MSU has appeared within the final two title video games and competed for the nationwide crown thrice within the final 5 years. Starting with their run to the 2021 title recreation, the Bobcats have gone 12-4 within the postseason. The 2025 version ended the 12 months on a 14-game profitable streak, registered a 14-2 file (8-0 Large Sky) and topped each nationwide top-25 polls.
Wofford will journey to Cambridge to face Harvard in 2028. In three full seasons beneath head coach Shawn Watson, the Terriers elevated their win complete annually going from two wins in 2023, to 5 in 2024, earlier than ending 2025 on a four-game profitable streak (19.0 common margin of victory) en path to a 6-6 end (5-3 SoCon). The Terriers final superior to the FCS Playoffs in 2019, which was this system’s fourth consecutive look and seventh of the 2010s.
The Crimson will play a Richmond workforce in 2031 (residence) and 2032 (away) that has earned an NCAA FCS Playoff berth three of the final 4 years and received video games in two of these journeys to the postseason. The Spiders began the 2025 marketing campaign slowly, however have been 6-3 down the stretch to finish the 12 months at 7-5 (3-4 Patriot League). The way in which Richmond closed the season caught the attention of AFCA Coaches Ballot votes because it acquired votes within the closing version of the rankings (T-32nd).
Harvard, in the meantime, is coming off profitable its third straight Ivy League title and incomes an NCAA FCS Playoff at-large berth in 2025. The Crimson completed the 12 months at 9-2 (6-1 Ivy) and appeared in each closing top-25 polls (No. 20 – Stats Carry out, No. 23 – AFCA Coaches) after rising to as excessive as No. 7 within the Stats Carry out rankings.
The Crimson will probably be led in 2026 by workforce captain and working again Xaviah Bascon, together with 4 All-America candidates in Spencer Doan (OL), Damien Henderson (DB), Thomas O’Brien (OL) and Sean Line (LB). All 5 gamers have been All-Ivy League picks in ’25, with Doan, O’Brien and Line incomes first-team accolades. Bascon and Henderson, in the meantime, have been second-team picks.
Harvard will open the 2026 marketing campaign on Sept. 19, when it faces 2025 NCAA Playoff participant New Hampshire on the street. After enjoying at Brown the next week (Sept. 26), the Crimson will make its residence debut on Oct. 3, vs. Colgate. Season tickets for the 2026 residence schedule can be found at GoCrimson.com.
Harvard Soccer Future Opponents
2027 Season
vs. UC Davis
2028 Season
at Montana State
vs. Wofford
2031 Season
at UC Davis
vs. Richmond
2032 Season
at Richmond