Harvard at Columbia

Saturday, October 14, 1972

Harvard beat Columbia 20–⁠18. It was their 31st meeting; after it, Harvard led the series 21–⁠9–⁠1.

AwayHarvard4–⁠4–⁠1 in 1972
20
HomeColumbia3–⁠5–⁠1 in 1972
18

Final

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Columbia 61% to win. Harvard won as Elo’s underdog.

Harvard leads 48–⁠13–⁠1 in 62 meetings, counting the 31 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Harvard 31, Columbia 14
2024Harvard 26, Columbia 6
2023Harvard 38, Columbia 24
2022Columbia 21, Harvard 20
2021Harvard 49, Columbia 21
2019Columbia 17, Harvard 10

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