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1921 Harvard

7–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Bob Fisher.

Harvard, 1921
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1921, game by game: won vs. Boston University 10–0; won vs. Middlebury 16–0; won vs. Holy Cross 3–0; won vs. Indiana 19–0; won vs. Georgia 10–7; tied vs. Penn State 21–21; lost vs. Centre 0–6; lost at Princeton 3–10; won vs. Brown 9–7; won vs. Yale 10–3+19−7Won 10–0 vs. Boston University+10Boston Universi…Won 16–0 vs. Middlebury+16MiddleburyWon 3–0 vs. Holy Cross+3Holy CrossWon 19–0 vs. Indiana+19IndianaWon 10–7 vs. Georgia+3GeorgiaTied 21–21 vs. Penn State0Penn StateLost 0–6 vs. Centre-6CentreLost 3–10 at Princeton-7PrincetonWon 9–7 vs. Brown+2BrownWon 10–3 vs. Yale+7Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsBoston UniversityW 10–⁠094%
Sep 24vsMiddleburyW 16–⁠094%
Oct 1vsHoly CrossW 3–⁠077%
Oct 8vsIndianaW 19–⁠069%
Oct 15vsGeorgiaW 10–⁠758%
Oct 22vsPenn StateT 21–⁠2160%
Oct 29vsCentreL 0–⁠663%
Nov 5atPrincetonL 3–⁠1047%
Nov 12vsBrownW 9–⁠776%
Nov 19vsYaleW 10–⁠355%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 10–⁠3.

In program history: The 33rd-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 1921.

Consensus All-AmericanFiske Brown, OG

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
101–⁠54
Coach
Bob Fisher
Elo
1630 +16 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
13.1 No. 21 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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