1887 Harvard
10–1. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wesleyan (CT) 110–0Nov 5
By 110 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | atTufts | W 86–0 | 92% |
| Oct 5 | atExeter | W 68–0 | 86% |
| Oct 8 | vsMIT | W 62–0 | 93% |
| Oct 15 | vsWilliams | W 52–6 | 88% |
| Oct 22 | vsAmherst | W 98–0 | 95% |
| Oct 29 | vsTufts | W 68–0 | 96% |
| Nov 2 | vsExeter | W 54–0 | 93% |
| Nov 5 | vsWesleyan (CT) | W 110–0 | 88% |
| Nov 12 | vs Princeton | W 12–0 | 39% |
| Nov 19 | vs Pennsylvania | W 42–0 | 85% |
| Nov 24 | at Yale | L 8–17 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Yale 17–8.
In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists two games of Harvard’s 1887 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | atMIT | L 10–12 | Harvard’s article |
| Oct 26 | vsTufts | W 60–0 | Harvard’s article |
- Record
- 10–1
- Conference
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- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 660–23
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1643 +78 this season
- SP+ rating
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- Recruiting class
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