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1905 Harvard

8–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Bill Reid.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1905, game by game: won vs. Williams 12–0; won vs. Bowdoin 16–0; won vs. Maine 22–0; won vs. Bates 34–6; won vs. Springfield 12–0; won at Army 6–0; won vs. Brown 10–0; won vs. Carlisle 23–11; lost at Pennsylvania 6–12; tied vs. Dartmouth 6–6; lost vs. Yale 0–6+28−6Won 12–0 vs. Williams+12WilliamsWon 16–0 vs. Bowdoin+16BowdoinWon 22–0 vs. Maine+22MaineWon 34–6 vs. Bates+28BatesWon 12–0 vs. Springfield+12SpringfieldWon 6–0 at Army+6ArmyWon 10–0 vs. Brown+10BrownWon 23–11 vs. Carlisle+12CarlisleLost 6–12 at Pennsylvania-6PennsylvaniaTied 6–6 vs. Dartmouth0DartmouthLost 0–6 vs. Yale-6Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsWilliamsW 12–⁠074%
Oct 3vsBowdoinW 16–⁠083%
Oct 7vsMaineW 22–⁠094%
Oct 10vsBatesW 34–⁠683%
Oct 14vsSpringfieldW 12–⁠095%
Oct 21atArmyW 6–⁠049%
Oct 28vsBrownW 10–⁠073%
Nov 4vsCarlisleW 23–⁠1154%
Nov 11atPennsylvaniaL 6–⁠1240%
Nov 18vsDartmouthT 6–⁠658%
Nov 25vsYaleL 0–⁠641%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 6–⁠0.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Photographs from 1905

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

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 1905.

4 consensus All-AmericansKarl Brill, OT; Beaton Squires, OT; Francis Burr, OG; Daniel Hurley, RB

Record
8–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
147–⁠41
Coach
Bill Reid
Elo
1649 +60 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
3.4 No. 29 of 82 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Daniel Hurley