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1884 Harvard

7–⁠4.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1884, game by game: won vs. MIT 43–5; lost vs. Pennsylvania 0–4; won at MIT 42–0; won vs. Trinity (CT) 67–0; lost at Wesleyan (CT) 0–16; won vs. Williams 23–0; won at Ottawa 20–6; won at Dartmouth 29–0; won vs. Tufts 51–0; lost vs. Princeton 6–36; lost at Yale 0–52+67−52Won 43–5 vs. MIT+38MITLost 0–4 vs. Pennsylvania-4PennsylvaniaWon 42–0 at MIT+42MITWon 67–0 vs. Trinity (CT)+67Trinity (CT)Lost 0–16 at Wesleyan (CT)-16Wesleyan (CT)Won 23–0 vs. Williams+23WilliamsWon 20–6 at Ottawa+14OttawaWon 29–0 at Dartmouth+29DartmouthWon 51–0 vs. Tufts+51TuftsLost 6–36 vs. Princeton-30PrincetonLost 0–52 at Yale-52Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 18vsMITW 43–⁠591%
Oct 22vsPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠462%
Oct 25atMITW 42–⁠083%
Oct 29vsTrinity (CT)W 67–⁠090%
Nov 1atWesleyan (CT)L 0–⁠1676%
Nov 5vsWilliamsW 23–⁠089%
Nov 8atOttawaW 20–⁠681%
Nov 12atDartmouthW 29–⁠049%
Nov 15vsTuftsW 51–⁠091%
Nov 19vsPrincetonL 6–⁠3637%
Nov 22atYaleL 0–⁠5221%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 52–⁠0.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
281–⁠119
Coach
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Elo
1508 −27 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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