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1900 Harvard

10–⁠1, coached by Benjamin Dibblee.

Harvard, 1900
Photo: Uncited photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1900, game by game: won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 24–0; won vs. Williams 12–0; won vs. Bowdoin 12–0; won vs. Amherst 18–0; won vs. Columbia 24–0; won vs. Bates 41–0; won at Army 29–0; won vs. Carlisle 17–5; won vs. Pennsylvania 17–5; won vs. Brown 11–6; lost at Yale 0–28+41−28Won 24–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+24Wesleyan (CT)Won 12–0 vs. Williams+12WilliamsWon 12–0 vs. Bowdoin+12BowdoinWon 18–0 vs. Amherst+18AmherstWon 24–0 vs. Columbia+24ColumbiaWon 41–0 vs. Bates+41BatesWon 29–0 at Army+29ArmyWon 17–5 vs. Carlisle+12CarlisleWon 17–5 vs. Pennsylvania+12PennsylvaniaWon 11–6 vs. Brown+5BrownLost 0–28 at Yale-28Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsWesleyan (CT)W 24–⁠072%
Oct 3vsWilliamsW 12–⁠083%
Oct 6vsBowdoinW 12–⁠091%
Oct 10vsAmherstW 18–⁠089%
Oct 13vsColumbiaW 24–⁠081%
Oct 17vsBatesW 41–⁠097%
Oct 20atArmyW 29–⁠071%
Oct 27vsCarlisleW 17–⁠573%
Nov 3vsPennsylvaniaW 17–⁠565%
Nov 17vsBrownW 11–⁠681%
Nov 24atYaleL 0–⁠2844%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 28–⁠0.

In program history: The 4th-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 1900.

3 consensus All-AmericansJohn Hallowell, E; Dave Campbell, E; Charles Dudley Daly, QB

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
205–⁠44
Coach
Benjamin Dibblee
Elo
1743 +72 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
14.9 No. 5 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Charles Dudley Daly