1881 Harvard

6–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Lucius Littauer.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1881, game by game: won at Montreal 2–0; won at Ottawa 9–1; won at Britannia 2–0; won vs. Michigan 1–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 2–0; won vs. Columbia 1–0; lost at Yale 0–1; tied at Princeton 0–0+8−1Won 2–0 at Montreal+2MontrealWon 9–1 at Ottawa+8OttawaWon 2–0 at Britannia+2BritanniaWon 1–0 vs. Michigan+1MichiganWon 2–0 vs. Pennsylvania+2PennsylvaniaWon 1–0 vs. Columbia+1ColumbiaLost 0–1 at Yale-1YaleTied 0–0 at Princeton0Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 8atMontrealW 2–⁠080%
Oct 15atOttawaW 9–⁠181%
Oct 22atBritanniaW 2–⁠081%
Oct 31vsMichiganW 1–⁠060%
Nov 2vsPennsylvaniaW 2–⁠065%
Nov 5vsColumbiaW 1–⁠066%
Nov 12atYaleL 0–⁠137%
Nov 19atPrincetonT 0–⁠032%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Princeton 0–⁠0.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
6–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
17–⁠2
Coach
Lucius Littauer
Elo
1530 +31 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
William H. Manning