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1878 Harvard

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Harvard, 1878
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1878, game by game: won at Amherst 3–0; lost at Princeton 0–1; lost vs. Yale 0–1+7−1Won 3–0 at Amherst+3AmherstLost 0–1 at Princeton-1PrincetonLost 0–1 vs. Yale-1Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Nov 9atAmherstW 3–⁠081%
Nov 16atPrincetonL 0–⁠137%
Nov 23vsYaleL 0–⁠157%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 1–⁠0.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
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Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
3–⁠2
Coach
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Elo
1515 −8 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Livingston Cushing