1909 Harvard

8–⁠1, coached by Percy Haughton. The season’s Wikipedia article records 9–⁠1, over 10 games to the nine on file here.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1909, game by game: won vs. Bates 11–0; won vs. Bowdoin 17–0; won vs. Williams 8–6; won vs. Maine 17–0; won vs. Brown 11–0; won at Army 9–0; won vs. Cornell 18–0; won vs. Dartmouth 12–3; lost vs. Yale 0–8+18−8Won 11–0 vs. Bates+11BatesWon 17–0 vs. Bowdoin+17BowdoinWon 8–6 vs. Williams+2WilliamsWon 17–0 vs. Maine+17MaineWon 11–0 vs. Brown+11BrownWon 9–0 at Army+9ArmyWon 18–0 vs. Cornell+18CornellWon 12–3 vs. Dartmouth+9DartmouthLost 0–8 vs. Yale-8Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsBatesW 11–⁠092%
Oct 2vsBowdoinW 17–⁠092%
Oct 9vsWilliamsW 8–⁠690%
Oct 16vsMaineW 17–⁠096%
Oct 23vsBrownW 11–⁠067%
Oct 30atArmyW 9–⁠056%
Nov 6vsCornellW 18–⁠074%
Nov 13vsDartmouthW 12–⁠373%
Nov 20vsYaleL 0–⁠850%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 8–⁠0.

In program history: The 20th-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 1909.

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
103–⁠17
Coach
Percy Haughton
Elo
1663 +50 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
21.9 No. 3 of 74 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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