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1891 Harvard

13–⁠1, coached by George A. Stewart & George C. Adams.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1891, game by game: won vs. Dartmouth 16–0; won vs. Exeter 17–0; won vs. Amherst 18–0; won vs. MIT 26–0; won vs. Williams 26–0; won at Andover 76–0; won vs. Amherst 39–0; won vs. Bowdoin 79–0; won vs. Springfield 34–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 124–0; won vs. Springfield 44–4; won at Trinity (CT) 38–0; won vs. Boston A.C. 51–12; lost at Yale 0–10+124−10Won 16–0 vs. Dartmouth+16DartmouthWon 17–0 vs. Exeter+17ExeterWon 18–0 vs. Amherst+18AmherstWon 26–0 vs. MIT+26MITWon 26–0 vs. Williams+26WilliamsWon 76–0 at Andover+76AndoverWon 39–0 vs. Amherst+39AmherstWon 79–0 vs. Bowdoin+79BowdoinWon 34–0 vs. Springfield+34SpringfieldWon 124–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+124Wesleyan (CT)Won 44–4 vs. Springfield+40SpringfieldWon 38–0 at Trinity (CT)+38Trinity (CT)Won 51–12 vs. Boston A.C.+39Boston A.C.Lost 0–10 at Yale-10Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsDartmouthW 16–⁠079%
Oct 7vsExeterW 17–⁠095%
Oct 10vsAmherstW 18–⁠090%
Oct 14vsMITW 26–⁠095%
Oct 17vsWilliamsW 26–⁠087%
Oct 21atAndoverW 76–⁠092%
Oct 24vsAmherstW 39–⁠092%
Oct 28vsBowdoinW 79–⁠096%
Oct 31vsSpringfieldW 34–⁠093%
Nov 4vsWesleyan (CT)W 124–⁠094%
Nov 7vsSpringfieldW 44–⁠494%
Nov 11atTrinity (CT)W 38–⁠084%
Nov 14vsBoston A.C.W 51–⁠1296%
Nov 21atYaleL 0–⁠1037%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 10–⁠0.

In program history: The 12th-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 1891.

2 consensus All-AmericansMarshall Newell, OT; Everett J. Lake, RB

Record
13–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
588–⁠26
Coach
George A. Stewart & George C. Adams
Elo
1689 +50 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
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Captain
Bernard Trafford