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1920 Harvard

8–⁠0–⁠1, coached by Bob Fisher.

Harvard team that played the 1920 Rose Bowl
Harvard team that played the 1920 Rose BowlPhoto: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1920, game by game: won vs. Holy Cross 3–0; won vs. Maine 41–0; won vs. Valparaiso 21–0; won vs. Williams 38–0; won vs. Centre 31–14; won vs. Virginia 24–0; tied vs. Princeton 14–14; won vs. Brown 27–0; won at Yale 9–0+41Won 3–0 vs. Holy Cross+3Holy CrossWon 41–0 vs. Maine+41MaineWon 21–0 vs. Valparaiso+21ValparaisoWon 38–0 vs. Williams+38WilliamsWon 31–14 vs. Centre+17CentreWon 24–0 vs. Virginia+24VirginiaTied 14–14 vs. Princeton0PrincetonWon 27–0 vs. Brown+27BrownWon 9–0 at Yale+9Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsHoly CrossW 3–⁠076%
Oct 2vsMaineW 41–⁠096%
Oct 9vsValparaisoW 21–⁠096%
Oct 16vsWilliamsW 38–⁠093%
Oct 23vsCentreW 31–⁠1467%
Oct 30vsVirginiaW 24–⁠076%
Nov 6vsPrincetonT 14–⁠1459%
Nov 13vsBrownW 27–⁠074%
Nov 20atYaleW 9–⁠054%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 9–⁠0.

In program history: The 17th-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 1920.

Consensus All-AmericanTom Woods, OG

Record
8–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
208–⁠28
Coach
Bob Fisher
Elo
1671 +83 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
25.8 No. 2 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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