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1899 Harvard

10–⁠0–⁠1, coached by Benjamin Dibblee.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1899, game by game: won vs. Williams 29–0; won vs. Bowdoin 13–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 20–0; won vs. Amherst 41–0; won at Army 18–0; won vs. Bates 29–0; won vs. Brown 11–0; won vs. Carlisle 22–10; won at Pennsylvania 16–0; won vs. Dartmouth 11–0; tied vs. Yale 0–0+41Won 29–0 vs. Williams+29WilliamsWon 13–0 vs. Bowdoin+13BowdoinWon 20–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+20Wesleyan (CT)Won 41–0 vs. Amherst+41AmherstWon 18–0 at Army+18ArmyWon 29–0 vs. Bates+29BatesWon 11–0 vs. Brown+11BrownWon 22–10 vs. Carlisle+12CarlisleWon 16–0 at Pennsylvania+16PennsylvaniaWon 11–0 vs. Dartmouth+11DartmouthTied 0–0 vs. Yale0Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsWilliamsW 29–⁠088%
Oct 4vsBowdoinW 13–⁠087%
Oct 7vsWesleyan (CT)W 20–⁠076%
Oct 11vsAmherstW 41–⁠091%
Oct 14atArmyW 18–⁠069%
Oct 18vsBatesW 29–⁠096%
Oct 21vsBrownW 11–⁠077%
Oct 28vsCarlisleW 22–⁠1074%
Nov 4atPennsylvaniaW 16–⁠057%
Nov 11vsDartmouthW 11–⁠091%
Nov 18vsYaleT 0–⁠071%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Yale 0–⁠0.

In program history: The 2nd-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 1899.

National championsa title the school claims

2 consensus All-AmericansDave Campbell, E; Charles Dudley Daly, QB

Record
10–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
210–⁠10
Coach
Benjamin Dibblee
Elo
1756 +97 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
18.9 No. 2 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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