Boston A.C. vs. Harvard

Boston A.C. and Harvard first met in 1891 and have played 7 times; Harvard leads the series 5–⁠1–⁠1. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Harvard 5–⁠1.

Boston A.C. wins
1
Harvard wins
5
Ties
1
First meeting
1891
Longest streak
5 Harvard
Current streak
1 Boston A.C.
Last 10 meetings
Harvard 5–⁠1
Most recent
1896

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1890s1–⁠5–⁠1
Average margin
19.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Harvard
5–⁠1–⁠1 Harvard’s record at home
Shutouts
3

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Boston A.C.’s biggest win1896: Boston A.C. 8, Harvard 6by 2 points
  2. Harvard’s biggest win1894: Harvard 40, Boston A.C. 0by 40 points
  3. Upset1896: Boston A.C. 8, Harvard 6Boston A.C. had a 10% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Boston A.C. and Harvard, 1891 on1300150017001895

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Nov 14, 1896Boston A.C. 8, Harvard 6at Harvard
Nov 16, 1895Harvard 0, Boston A.C. 0at Harvard
Nov 3, 1894Harvard 40, Boston A.C. 0at Harvard
Nov 11, 1893Harvard 10, Boston A.C. 0at Harvard
Nov 12, 1892Harvard 16, Boston A.C. 12at Harvard
Oct 19, 1892Harvard 40, Boston A.C. 0at Harvard
Nov 14, 1891Harvard 51, Boston A.C. 12at Harvard

Every game is listed as played on the field.