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1897 Harvard

10–⁠1–⁠1, coached by William Cameron Forbes.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1897, game by game: won vs. Williams 20–0; won vs. Bowdoin 24–0; won vs. Dartmouth 13–0; won vs. Amherst 38–0; won vs. Army 10–0; won vs. Newton A.C. 24–0; won vs. Brown 18–0; won vs. Newtowne A.C. 22–0; won vs. Cornell 24–5; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 34–0; tied vs. Yale 0–0; lost at Pennsylvania 6–15+38−9Won 20–0 vs. Williams+20WilliamsWon 24–0 vs. Bowdoin+24BowdoinWon 13–0 vs. Dartmouth+13DartmouthWon 38–0 vs. Amherst+38AmherstWon 10–0 vs. Army+10ArmyWon 24–0 vs. Newton A.C.+24Newton A.C.Won 18–0 vs. Brown+18BrownWon 22–0 vs. Newtowne A.C.+22Newtowne A.C.Won 24–5 vs. Cornell+19CornellWon 34–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+34Wesleyan (CT)Tied 0–0 vs. Yale0YaleLost 6–15 at Pennsylvania-9Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsWilliamsW 20–⁠083%
Sep 29vsBowdoinW 24–⁠091%
Oct 2vsDartmouthW 13–⁠064%
Oct 9vsAmherstW 38–⁠091%
Oct 16vsArmyW 10–⁠068%
Oct 20vsNewton A.C.W 24–⁠094%
Oct 23vsBrownW 18–⁠070%
Oct 25vsNewtowne A.C.W 22–⁠094%
Oct 27vsCornellW 24–⁠569%
Nov 6vsWesleyan (CT)W 34–⁠089%
Nov 13vsYaleT 0–⁠054%
Nov 20atPennsylvaniaL 6–⁠1526%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 15–⁠6.

In program history: The 32nd-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 1897.

2 consensus All-AmericansAllan Doucette, C; Benjamin Dibblee, RB

Record
10–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
233–⁠20
Coach
William Cameron Forbes
Elo
1632 +88 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
19.7 No. 3 of 28 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Norman Cabot