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1901 Harvard

12–⁠0, coached by Bill Reid.

Harvard, 1901
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1901, game by game: won vs. Williams 16–0; won vs. Bowdoin 12–0; won vs. Bates 16–6; won vs. Amherst 11–0; won vs. Columbia 18–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 16–0; won at Army 6–0; won vs. Carlisle 29–0; won vs. Brown 48–0; won at Pennsylvania 33–6; won vs. Dartmouth 27–12; won vs. Yale 22–0+48Won 16–0 vs. Williams+16WilliamsWon 12–0 vs. Bowdoin+12BowdoinWon 16–6 vs. Bates+10BatesWon 11–0 vs. Amherst+11AmherstWon 18–0 vs. Columbia+18ColumbiaWon 16–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+16Wesleyan (CT)Won 6–0 at Army+6ArmyWon 29–0 vs. Carlisle+29CarlisleWon 48–0 vs. Brown+48BrownWon 33–6 at Pennsylvania+27PennsylvaniaWon 27–12 vs. Dartmouth+15DartmouthWon 22–0 vs. Yale+22Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsWilliamsW 16–⁠081%
Oct 2vsBowdoinW 12–⁠083%
Oct 5vsBatesW 16–⁠696%
Oct 9vsAmherstW 11–⁠088%
Oct 12vsColumbiaW 18–⁠076%
Oct 16vsWesleyan (CT)W 16–⁠084%
Oct 19atArmyW 6–⁠068%
Oct 26vsCarlisleW 29–⁠079%
Nov 2vsBrownW 48–⁠085%
Nov 9atPennsylvaniaW 33–⁠652%
Nov 16vsDartmouthW 27–⁠1282%
Nov 23vsYaleW 22–⁠060%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 22–⁠0.

In program history: The 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 1901.

8 consensus All-AmericansDave Campbell, E; Edward Bowditch, E; Oliver Cutts, OT; Crawford Blagden, OT; William George Lee, OG; Charles A. Barnard, OG; Robert Kernan, RB; Thomas Graydon, FB

Record
12–⁠0
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
254–⁠24
Coach
Bill Reid
Elo
1807 +146 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
19.8 No. 1 of 45 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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