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1893 Harvard

12–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1893, game by game: won vs. Dartmouth 16–0; won vs. Exeter 54–0; won vs. Amherst 32–0; won vs. MIT 34–0; won vs. Williams 52–0; won vs. Dartmouth 36–0; won vs. Harvard Alumni 6–0; won vs. Brown 58–0; won at Andover 60–5; won vs. Cornell 34–0; won vs. Boston A.C. 10–0; lost at Yale 0–6; won vs. Pennsylvania 26–4+58−6Won 16–0 vs. Dartmouth+16DartmouthWon 54–0 vs. Exeter+54ExeterWon 32–0 vs. Amherst+32AmherstWon 34–0 vs. MIT+34MITWon 52–0 vs. Williams+52WilliamsWon 36–0 vs. Dartmouth+36DartmouthWon 6–0 vs. Harvard Alumni+6Harvard AlumniWon 58–0 vs. Brown+58BrownWon 60–5 at Andover+55AndoverWon 34–0 vs. Cornell+34CornellWon 10–0 vs. Boston A.C.+10Boston A.C.Lost 0–6 at Yale-6YaleWon 26–4 vs. Pennsylvania+22Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsDartmouthW 16–⁠079%
Oct 4vsExeterW 54–⁠095%
Oct 7vsAmherstW 32–⁠089%
Oct 11vsMITW 34–⁠091%
Oct 14vsWilliamsW 52–⁠088%
Oct 18vsDartmouthW 36–⁠083%
Oct 21vsHarvard AlumniW 6–⁠095%
Oct 25vsBrownW 58–⁠090%
Oct 28atAndoverW 60–⁠594%
Nov 4vsCornellW 34–⁠072%
Nov 11vsBoston A.C.W 10–⁠092%
Nov 25atYaleL 0–⁠635%
Nov 30vsPennsylvaniaW 26–⁠458%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 26–⁠4.

In program history: The 9th-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 1893.

3 consensus All-AmericansMarshall Newell, OT; William H. Lewis, C; Charley Brewer, FB

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
418–⁠15
Coach
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Elo
1714 +92 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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