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1896 Harvard

7–⁠4, coached by Bert Waters.

Harvard, 1896
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1896, game by game: won vs. Williams 6–0; won vs. Trinity (CT) 34–0; won vs. Newton A.C. 18–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 28–0; won vs. Brown 12–0; won at Cornell 13–4; lost at Harvard Alumni 5–8; won vs. Carlisle 4–0; lost vs. Princeton 0–12; lost vs. Boston A.C. 6–8; lost at Pennsylvania 6–8+34−12Won 6–0 vs. Williams+6WilliamsWon 34–0 vs. Trinity (CT)+34Trinity (CT)Won 18–0 vs. Newton A.C.+18Newton A.C.Won 28–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+28Wesleyan (CT)Won 12–0 vs. Brown+12BrownWon 13–4 at Cornell+9CornellLost 5–8 at Harvard Alumni-3Harvard AlumniWon 4–0 vs. Carlisle+4CarlisleLost 0–12 vs. Princeton-12PrincetonLost 6–8 vs. Boston A.C.-2Boston A.C.Lost 6–8 at Pennsylvania-2Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsWilliamsW 6–⁠089%
Oct 3vsTrinity (CT)W 34–⁠092%
Oct 7vsNewton A.C.W 18–⁠094%
Oct 10vsWesleyan (CT)W 28–⁠092%
Oct 17vsBrownW 12–⁠074%
Oct 24atCornellW 13–⁠455%
Oct 28atHarvard AlumniL 5–⁠891%
Oct 31vsCarlisleW 4–⁠092%
Nov 7vsPrincetonL 0–⁠1246%
Nov 14vsBoston A.C.L 6–⁠890%
Nov 21atPennsylvaniaL 6–⁠823%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 8–⁠6.

In program history: The 42nd-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 1896.

2 consensus All-AmericansNorman Cabot, E; Edgar Wrightington, RB

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
132–⁠40
Coach
Bert Waters
Elo
1567 −32 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Edgar Wrightington