Merrimack Warriors @ Harvard Crimson

3-5, 0-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Merrimack MRMK	0	7	0	0	7
Harvard HARV	7	6	11	7	31

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5-0, 3-0 Home

Gordon scores twice and Harvard remains unbeaten with 31-7 win over Merrimack

Oct 19, 2025, 01:34 am

BOSTON -- — DJ Gordon ran for 104 yards on only eight carries and scored two touchdowns in helping undefeated Harvard beat Merrimack 31-7 on Saturday.

Gordon twice weaved his way through the middle of the Warriors defense to score. His 24-yard TD in the third quarter extended the Crimson's lead to 21-7 and he added a 19-yard score in the fourth for the game's final points.

Jaden Craig was 17 of 29 for 305 yards passing, a touchdown and an interception for Harvard (5-0), ranked No. 20 in the FCS coaches' poll. Brady Blackburn had four catches for 110 yards and Ryan Osborne four for 91 yards and a score.

Ayden Pereira threw for 118 yards and rushed for 73 more and a touchdown for Merrimack (3-5), which trailed 13-7 at halftime.

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Game Information

Cambridge, MA

FCS

FCS Independents	CONF	OVR
Sacred Heart	1-0	8-4
Merrimack	0-1	4-8

Ivy League	CONF	OVR
Yale	6-1	9-3
Harvard	6-1	9-2
Pennsylvania	4-3	6-4
Dartmouth	4-3	7-3
Cornell	3-4	4-6
Princeton	2-5	3-7
Brown	2-5	5-5
Columbia	1-6	2-8

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