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1889 Harvard

9–⁠2.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1889, game by game: won vs. Exeter 28–0; won vs. Stevens 28–4; won vs. Dartmouth 38–0; won vs. MIT 62–0; won vs. Williams 41–0; won vs. Andover 41–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 64–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 35–0; won at Wesleyan (CT) 67–2; lost vs. Princeton 15–41; lost at Yale 0–6+65−26Won 28–0 vs. Exeter+28ExeterWon 28–4 vs. Stevens+24StevensWon 38–0 vs. Dartmouth+38DartmouthWon 62–0 vs. MIT+62MITWon 41–0 vs. Williams+41WilliamsWon 41–0 vs. Andover+41AndoverWon 64–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+64Wesleyan (CT)Won 35–0 vs. Pennsylvania+35PennsylvaniaWon 67–2 at Wesleyan (CT)+65Wesleyan (CT)Lost 15–41 vs. Princeton-26PrincetonLost 0–6 at Yale-6Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsExeterW 28–⁠093%
Oct 5vsStevensW 28–⁠494%
Oct 9vsDartmouthW 38–⁠081%
Oct 12vsMITW 62–⁠093%
Oct 16vsWilliamsW 41–⁠090%
Oct 19vsAndoverW 41–⁠095%
Oct 26vsWesleyan (CT)W 64–⁠091%
Nov 2vsPennsylvaniaW 35–⁠078%
Nov 9atWesleyan (CT)W 67–⁠286%
Nov 16vsPrincetonL 15–⁠4154%
Nov 23atYaleL 0–⁠625%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 6–⁠0.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1889.

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
419–⁠53
Coach
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Elo
1633 +19 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Arthur Cumnock