Yale vs. Harvard

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Harvard beat Yale 45–⁠27. It was the 114th of their 120 meetings on file (of 141); after it, Yale led the series 57–⁠49–⁠8 in the games on file.

Neutral siteYale5–⁠5 in 2018
27
Neutral siteHarvard6–⁠4 in 2018
45

Final at Fenway Park, BostonTV: ESPN2Attendance 34,675

At kickoff
48°F, mostly cloudy, wind 13 mph from the west, gusts to 16 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Gen E L Logan International Airport (KBOS), 7 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Henry Wimberg; umpire Stephen DiSangr; head linesman Curt Wilson; line judge Lance Ulrich; side judge Dan Foreman; field judge Brian Campbell; back judge Jerry EvansGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Yale7710327
Harvard71471745

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Yale 52% to win. Harvard won as Elo’s underdog.

Officially, Yale leads 72–⁠61–⁠8; as played, 62–⁠50–⁠8 in the 120 games on file; the official count covers all 141 meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Yale 45, Harvard 28
2024Yale 34, Harvard 29
2023Yale 23, Harvard 18
2022Yale 19, Harvard 14
2021Harvard 34, Yale 31
2019Yale 50, Harvard 43

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