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1882 Harvard

7–⁠1. The season’s Wikipedia article records 8–⁠1, over nine games to the eight on file here.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1882, game by game: won vs. MIT 1–0; won vs. MIT 3–0; won vs. McGill 2–0; won at Amherst 1–0; won vs. Dartmouth 8–0; won vs. Columbia 2–0; won vs. Princeton 2–1; lost vs. Yale 0–1+8−1Won 1–0 vs. MIT+1MITWon 3–0 vs. MIT+3MITWon 2–0 vs. McGill+2McGillWon 1–0 at Amherst+1AmherstWon 8–0 vs. Dartmouth+8DartmouthWon 2–0 vs. Columbia+2ColumbiaWon 2–1 vs. Princeton+1PrincetonLost 0–1 vs. Yale-1Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsMITW 1–⁠090%
Oct 14vsMITW 3–⁠090%
Oct 21vsMcGillW 2–⁠090%
Oct 28atAmherstW 1–⁠082%
Nov 4vsDartmouthW 8–⁠062%
Nov 11vsColumbiaW 2–⁠070%
Nov 18vsPrincetonW 2–⁠146%
Nov 25vsYaleL 0–⁠152%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 1–⁠0.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
7–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
19–⁠2
Coach
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Elo
1551 +31 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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