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1883 Harvard

8–⁠2.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1883, game by game: won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 23–1; won vs. Pennsylvania 4–0; won at Stevens 14–4; won vs. MIT 14–1; won at Wesleyan (CT) 18–6; won vs. Stevens 11–2; won vs. Williams 39–0; lost at Princeton 7–26; won vs. Michigan 3–0; lost at Yale 2–23+39−21Won 23–1 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+22Wesleyan (CT)Won 4–0 vs. Pennsylvania+4PennsylvaniaWon 14–4 at Stevens+10StevensWon 14–1 vs. MIT+13MITWon 18–6 at Wesleyan (CT)+12Wesleyan (CT)Won 11–2 vs. Stevens+9StevensWon 39–0 vs. Williams+39WilliamsLost 7–26 at Princeton-19PrincetonWon 3–0 vs. Michigan+3MichiganLost 2–23 at Yale-21Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6vsWesleyan (CT)W 23–⁠190%
Oct 13vsPennsylvaniaW 4–⁠070%
Oct 20atStevensW 14–⁠481%
Oct 27vsMITW 14–⁠192%
Nov 3atWesleyan (CT)W 18–⁠681%
Nov 6vsStevensW 11–⁠286%
Nov 10vsWilliamsW 39–⁠092%
Nov 17atPrincetonL 7–⁠2631%
Nov 22vsMichiganW 3–⁠073%
Nov 29atYaleL 2–⁠2328%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 23–⁠2.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
135–⁠63
Coach
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Elo
1552 +19 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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