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1879 Harvard

2–⁠1–⁠2.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1879, game by game: won at Britannia 2–0; won at Britannia 1–0; tied at McGill 0–0; tied at Yale 0–0; lost at Princeton 0–1+7−1Won 2–0 at Britannia+2BritanniaWon 1–0 at Britannia+1BritanniaTied 0–0 at McGill0McGillTied 0–0 at Yale0YaleLost 0–1 at Princeton-1Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 18atBritanniaW 2–⁠081%
Oct 25atBritanniaW 1–⁠082%
Nov 1atMcGillT 0–⁠082%
Nov 8atYaleT 0–⁠039%
Nov 15atPrincetonL 0–⁠134%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Princeton 1–⁠0.

In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
2–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
3–⁠1
Coach
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Elo
1507 −3 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Robert Bacon