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1919 Harvard

9–⁠0–⁠1, coached by Bob Fisher.

Harvard, 1919
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1919, game by game: won vs. Bates 53–0; won vs. Boston College 17–0; won vs. Colby 35–0; won vs. Brown 7–0; won vs. Virginia 47–0; won vs. Springfield 20–0; tied at Princeton 10–10; won vs. Tufts 23–0; won vs. Yale 10–3; won vs. Oregon 7–6+53Won 53–0 vs. Bates+53BatesWon 17–0 vs. Boston College+17Boston CollegeWon 35–0 vs. Colby+35ColbyWon 7–0 vs. Brown+7BrownWon 47–0 vs. Virginia+47VirginiaWon 20–0 vs. Springfield+20SpringfieldTied 10–10 at Princeton0PrincetonWon 23–0 vs. Tufts+23TuftsWon 10–3 vs. Yale+7YaleWon 7–6 vs. Oregon+1Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsBatesW 53–⁠091%
Oct 4vsBoston CollegeW 17–⁠074%
Oct 11vsColbyW 35–⁠092%
Oct 18vsBrownW 7–⁠072%
Oct 25vsVirginiaW 47–⁠068%
Nov 1vsSpringfieldW 20–⁠094%
Nov 8atPrincetonT 10–⁠1054%
Nov 15vsTuftsW 23–⁠093%
Nov 22vsYaleW 10–⁠362%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsOregonRose BowlW 7–⁠661%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oregon 7–⁠6 in the Rose Bowl.

In program history: The 30th-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 1919.

National championsa title the school claims

Consensus All-AmericanEddie Casey, RB

Record
9–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
229–⁠19
Coach
Bob Fisher
Elo
1633 +86 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
17.1 No. 18 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Billy Murray