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1894 Harvard

11–⁠2, coached by William A. Brooks.

Harvard, 1894
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1894, game by game: won vs. Dartmouth 22–0; won vs. Exeter 48–0; won vs. Andover 46–0; won vs. Brown 18–4; won vs. Orange A.C. 14–0; won vs. Amherst 30–0; won vs. Williams 32–0; won vs. Cornell 22–12; won vs. Boston A.C. 40–0; won vs. Chicago A.C. 36–0; won vs. Brown 18–0; lost at Yale 4–12; lost at Pennsylvania 4–18+48−14Won 22–0 vs. Dartmouth+22DartmouthWon 48–0 vs. Exeter+48ExeterWon 46–0 vs. Andover+46AndoverWon 18–4 vs. Brown+14BrownWon 14–0 vs. Orange A.C.+14Orange A.C.Won 30–0 vs. Amherst+30AmherstWon 32–0 vs. Williams+32WilliamsWon 22–12 vs. Cornell+10CornellWon 40–0 vs. Boston A.C.+40Boston A.C.Won 36–0 vs. Chicago A.C.+36Chicago A.C.Won 18–0 vs. Brown+18BrownLost 4–12 at Yale-8YaleLost 4–18 at Pennsylvania-14Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsDartmouthW 22–⁠077%
Oct 3vsExeterW 48–⁠096%
Oct 6vsAndoverW 46–⁠095%
Oct 10vsBrownW 18–⁠481%
Oct 17vsOrange A.C.W 14–⁠095%
Oct 20vsAmherstW 30–⁠092%
Oct 24vsWilliamsW 32–⁠090%
Oct 27vsCornellW 22–⁠1279%
Nov 3vsBoston A.C.W 40–⁠094%
Nov 10vsChicago A.C.W 36–⁠089%
Nov 17vsBrownW 18–⁠084%
Nov 24atYaleL 4–⁠1237%
Nov 29atPennsylvaniaL 4–⁠1838%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 18–⁠4.

In program history: The 16th-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 1894.

Consensus All-AmericanBert Waters, OT

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
334–⁠46
Coach
William A. Brooks
Elo
1676 +33 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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