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1888 Harvard

12–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1888, game by game: won at WPI 70–0; won vs. MIT 18–0; won at Exeter 30–6; won at Wesleyan (CT) 34–0; won at Williams 14–6; won vs. Andover 68–0; won vs. WPI 68–0; won vs. Dartmouth 74–0; won vs. MIT 42–0; won vs. Amherst 102–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 50–2; lost at Princeton 6–18; won at Pennsylvania 50–0+102−12Won 70–0 at WPI+70WPIWon 18–0 vs. MIT+18MITWon 30–6 at Exeter+24ExeterWon 34–0 at Wesleyan (CT)+34Wesleyan (CT)Won 14–6 at Williams+8WilliamsWon 68–0 vs. Andover+68AndoverWon 68–0 vs. WPI+68WPIWon 74–0 vs. Dartmouth+74DartmouthWon 42–0 vs. MIT+42MITWon 102–0 vs. Amherst+102AmherstWon 50–2 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+48Wesleyan (CT)Lost 6–18 at Princeton-12PrincetonWon 50–0 at Pennsylvania+50Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3atWPIW 70–⁠088%
Oct 6vsMITW 18–⁠090%
Oct 10atExeterW 30–⁠688%
Oct 13atWesleyan (CT)W 34–⁠081%
Oct 17atWilliamsW 14–⁠684%
Oct 20vsAndoverW 68–⁠095%
Oct 24vsWPIW 68–⁠095%
Oct 27vsDartmouthW 74–⁠079%
Oct 31vsMITW 42–⁠091%
Nov 3vsAmherstW 102–⁠097%
Nov 10vsWesleyan (CT)W 50–⁠293%
Nov 17atPrincetonL 6–⁠1838%
Nov 19atPennsylvaniaW 50–⁠074%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 50–⁠0.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
626–⁠32
Coach
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Elo
1671 +75 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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