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1886 Harvard

12–⁠2, coached by Frank Mason.

Harvard, 1886
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1886, game by game: won at Tufts 82–0; won at MIT 54–0; won vs. Tufts 46–0; won vs. Stevens 44–0; won vs. MIT 59–0; won at Andover 86–0; won vs. Dartmouth 70–0; won at Exeter 158–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 34–0; won vs. Harvard Alumni 38–0; lost at Princeton 0–12; won at MIT 62–0; lost vs. Yale 4–29; won at Pennsylvania 28–0+158−25Won 82–0 at Tufts+82TuftsWon 54–0 at MIT+54MITWon 46–0 vs. Tufts+46TuftsWon 44–0 vs. Stevens+44StevensWon 59–0 vs. MIT+59MITWon 86–0 at Andover+86AndoverWon 70–0 vs. Dartmouth+70DartmouthWon 158–0 at Exeter+158ExeterWon 34–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+34Wesleyan (CT)Won 38–0 vs. Harvard Alumni+38Harvard AlumniLost 0–12 at Princeton-12PrincetonWon 62–0 at MIT+62MITLost 4–29 vs. Yale-25YaleWon 28–0 at Pennsylvania+28Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2atTuftsW 82–⁠085%
Oct 6atMITW 54–⁠083%
Oct 9vsTuftsW 46–⁠094%
Oct 16vsStevensW 44–⁠087%
Oct 20vsMITW 59–⁠093%
Oct 23atAndoverW 86–⁠081%
Oct 30vsDartmouthW 70–⁠073%
Nov 3atExeterW 158–⁠086%
Nov 6vsWesleyan (CT)W 34–⁠089%
Nov 10vsHarvard AlumniW 38–⁠093%
Nov 13atPrincetonL 0–⁠1227%
Nov 17atMITW 62–⁠088%
Nov 20vsYaleL 4–⁠2944%
Nov 25atPennsylvaniaW 28–⁠063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 28–⁠0.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
765–⁠41
Coach
Frank Mason
Elo
1598 +93 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
William A. Brooks