1904 Harvard

7–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Edgar Wrightington.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1904, game by game: won vs. Williams 24–0; won vs. Bowdoin 17–0; won vs. Maine 23–0; won vs. Bates 11–0; won at Army 4–0; won vs. Carlisle 12–0; lost vs. Pennsylvania 0–11; tied vs. Dartmouth 0–0; won vs. Holy Cross 28–5; lost at Yale 0–12+24−12Won 24–0 vs. Williams+24WilliamsWon 17–0 vs. Bowdoin+17BowdoinWon 23–0 vs. Maine+23MaineWon 11–0 vs. Bates+11BatesWon 4–0 at Army+4ArmyWon 12–0 vs. Carlisle+12CarlisleLost 0–11 vs. Pennsylvania-11PennsylvaniaTied 0–0 vs. Dartmouth0DartmouthWon 28–5 vs. Holy Cross+23Holy CrossLost 0–12 at Yale-12Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsWilliamsW 24–⁠073%
Oct 5vsBowdoinW 17–⁠093%
Oct 8vsMaineW 23–⁠095%
Oct 12vsBatesW 11–⁠093%
Oct 15atArmyW 4–⁠046%
Oct 22vsCarlisleW 12–⁠058%
Oct 29vsPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠1161%
Nov 5vsDartmouthT 0–⁠049%
Nov 12vsHoly CrossW 28–⁠578%
Nov 19atYaleL 0–⁠1226%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 12–⁠0.

In program history: The 28th-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 1904.

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
119–⁠28
Coach
Edgar Wrightington
Elo
1634 +33 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
24.0 No. 4 of 81 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Daniel Hurley