1926 Harvard

3–⁠5, coached by Arnold Horween.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1926, game by game: lost vs. Geneva 7–16; lost vs. Holy Cross 14–19; won vs. William & Mary 27–7; won vs. Dartmouth 16–12; won vs. Tufts 69–6; lost vs. Princeton 0–12; lost vs. Brown 0–21; lost at Yale 7–12+63−21Lost 7–16 vs. Geneva-9GenevaLost 14–19 vs. Holy Cross-5Holy CrossWon 27–7 vs. William & Mary+20William & MaryWon 16–12 vs. Dartmouth+4DartmouthWon 69–6 vs. Tufts+63TuftsLost 0–12 vs. Princeton-12PrincetonLost 0–21 vs. Brown-21BrownLost 7–12 at Yale-5Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsGenevaL 7–⁠1689%
Oct 9vsHoly CrossL 14–⁠1949%
Oct 16vsWilliam & MaryW 27–⁠746%
Oct 23vsDartmouthW 16–⁠1231%
Oct 30vsTuftsW 69–⁠687%
Nov 6vsPrincetonL 0–⁠1250%
Nov 13vsBrownL 0–⁠2140%
Nov 20atYaleL 7–⁠1231%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 12–⁠7.

In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
140–⁠105
Coach
Arnold Horween
Elo
1418 −59 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−7.1 No. 70 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Clement D. Coady