1915 Harvard

8–⁠1, coached by Percy Haughton.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1915, game by game: won vs. Colby 39–6; won vs. Massachusetts 7–0; won vs. Carlisle 29–7; won vs. Virginia 9–0; lost vs. Cornell 0–10; won vs. Penn State 13–0; won at Princeton 10–6; won vs. Brown 16–7; won vs. Yale 41–0+41−10Won 39–6 vs. Colby+33ColbyWon 7–0 vs. Massachusetts+7MassachusettsWon 29–7 vs. Carlisle+22CarlisleWon 9–0 vs. Virginia+9VirginiaLost 0–10 vs. Cornell-10CornellWon 13–0 vs. Penn State+13Penn StateWon 10–6 at Princeton+4PrincetonWon 16–7 vs. Brown+9BrownWon 41–0 vs. Yale+41Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsColbyW 39–⁠694%
Oct 2vsMassachusettsW 7–⁠097%
Oct 9vsCarlisleW 29–⁠785%
Oct 16vsVirginiaW 9–⁠057%
Oct 23vsCornellL 0–⁠1068%
Oct 30vsPenn StateW 13–⁠070%
Nov 6atPrincetonW 10–⁠645%
Nov 13vsBrownW 16–⁠783%
Nov 20vsYaleW 41–⁠078%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 41–⁠0.

In program history: The 11th-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 1915.

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
164–⁠36
Coach
Percy Haughton
Elo
1703 +51 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
27.6 No. 4 of 86 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Eddie Mahan