1927 Harvard

4–⁠4, coached by Arnold Horween.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1927, game by game: won vs. Vermont 21–3; lost vs. Purdue 0–19; won vs. Holy Cross 14–6; lost vs. Dartmouth 6–30; won vs. Indiana 26–6; lost at Pennsylvania 0–24; won vs. Brown 18–6; lost vs. Yale 0–14+20−24Won 21–3 vs. Vermont+18VermontLost 0–19 vs. Purdue-19PurdueWon 14–6 vs. Holy Cross+8Holy CrossLost 6–30 vs. Dartmouth-24DartmouthWon 26–6 vs. Indiana+20IndianaLost 0–24 at Pennsylvania-24PennsylvaniaWon 18–6 vs. Brown+12BrownLost 0–14 vs. Yale-14Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsVermontW 21–⁠386%
Oct 8vsPurdueL 0–⁠1952%
Oct 15vsHoly CrossW 14–⁠646%
Oct 22vsDartmouthL 6–⁠3037%
Oct 29vsIndianaW 26–⁠656%
Nov 5atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠2435%
Nov 12vsBrownW 18–⁠653%
Nov 19vsYaleL 0–⁠1433%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 14–⁠0.

In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
85–⁠108
Coach
Arnold Horween
Elo
1434 −12 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−1.9 No. 55 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Charles A. Pratt Jr.