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1895 Harvard

8–⁠2–⁠1.

Harvard, 1895
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1895, game by game: won vs. Dartmouth 4–0; won vs. Amherst 24–0; won vs. Exeter 42–0; won at Army 4–0; won vs. Williams 32–0; won vs. Brown 26–6; won vs. Cornell 25–0; lost at Princeton 4–12; won vs. Michigan 4–0; tied vs. Boston A.C. 0–0; lost vs. Pennsylvania 14–17+42−8Won 4–0 vs. Dartmouth+4DartmouthWon 24–0 vs. Amherst+24AmherstWon 42–0 vs. Exeter+42ExeterWon 4–0 at Army+4ArmyWon 32–0 vs. Williams+32WilliamsWon 26–6 vs. Brown+20BrownWon 25–0 vs. Cornell+25CornellLost 4–12 at Princeton-8PrincetonWon 4–0 vs. Michigan+4MichiganTied 0–0 vs. Boston A.C.0Boston A.C.Lost 14–17 vs. Pennsylvania-3Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsDartmouthW 4–⁠074%
Oct 5vsAmherstW 24–⁠091%
Oct 9vsExeterW 42–⁠095%
Oct 12atArmyW 4–⁠065%
Oct 16vsWilliamsW 32–⁠086%
Oct 19vsBrownW 26–⁠674%
Oct 26vsCornellW 25–⁠078%
Nov 2atPrincetonL 4–⁠1245%
Nov 9vsMichiganW 4–⁠069%
Nov 16vsBoston A.C.T 0–⁠093%
Nov 23vsPennsylvaniaL 14–⁠1747%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 17–⁠14.

In program history: The 23rd-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 1895.

2 consensus All-AmericansNorman Cabot, E; Charley Brewer, FB

Record
8–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
179–⁠35
Coach
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Elo
1648 +31 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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