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1877 Harvard

3–⁠1.

Harvard, 1877
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1877, game by game: won at Columbia 6–0; won at McGill 1–0; lost at Princeton 0–1; won at Tufts 3–0+7−1Won 6–0 at Columbia+6ColumbiaWon 1–0 at McGill+1McGillLost 0–1 at Princeton-1PrincetonWon 3–0 at Tufts+3Tufts
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 27atColumbiaW 6–⁠049%
Nov 10atMcGillW 1–⁠083%
Nov 17atPrincetonL 0–⁠142%
Nov 24atTuftsW 3–⁠084%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tufts 3–⁠0.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
3–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
10–⁠1
Coach
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Elo
1535 +20 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Livingston Cushing