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1902 Harvard

11–⁠1, coached by John Wells Farley.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1902, game by game: won vs. Williams 11–0; won vs. Bowdoin 17–6; won vs. Bates 23–0; won vs. Amherst 6–0; won vs. Maine 22–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 35–5; won at Army 14–6; won vs. Brown 6–0; won vs. Carlisle 23–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 11–0; won vs. Dartmouth 16–6; lost at Yale 0–23+30−23Won 11–0 vs. Williams+11WilliamsWon 17–6 vs. Bowdoin+11BowdoinWon 23–0 vs. Bates+23BatesWon 6–0 vs. Amherst+6AmherstWon 22–0 vs. Maine+22MaineWon 35–5 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+30Wesleyan (CT)Won 14–6 at Army+8ArmyWon 6–0 vs. Brown+6BrownWon 23–0 vs. Carlisle+23CarlisleWon 11–0 vs. Pennsylvania+11PennsylvaniaWon 16–6 vs. Dartmouth+10DartmouthLost 0–23 at Yale-23Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsWilliamsW 11–⁠081%
Oct 1vsBowdoinW 17–⁠692%
Oct 4vsBatesW 23–⁠092%
Oct 8vsAmherstW 6–⁠089%
Oct 11vsMaineW 22–⁠097%
Oct 15vsWesleyan (CT)W 35–⁠587%
Oct 18atArmyW 14–⁠664%
Oct 25vsBrownW 6–⁠087%
Nov 1vsCarlisleW 23–⁠085%
Nov 8vsPennsylvaniaW 11–⁠081%
Nov 15vsDartmouthW 16–⁠680%
Nov 22atYaleL 0–⁠2345%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 23–⁠0.

In program history: The 3rd-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 1902.

2 consensus All-AmericansEdward Bowditch, E; Thomas Graydon, FB

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
184–⁠46
Coach
John Wells Farley
Elo
1751 +46 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
20.0 No. 4 of 72 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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