1930 Harvard

4–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Arnold Horween. The season’s Wikipedia article records 3–⁠4–⁠1, over eight games to the nine on file here.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1930, game by game: won vs. Coast Guard 33–0; won vs. Vermont 35–0; won vs. Springfield 27–0; lost vs. Army 0–6; lost vs. Dartmouth 2–7; tied vs. William & Mary 13–13; lost vs. Michigan 3–6; lost vs. Holy Cross 0–27; won at Yale 13–0+35−27Won 33–0 vs. Coast Guard+33Coast GuardWon 35–0 vs. Vermont+35VermontWon 27–0 vs. Springfield+27SpringfieldLost 0–6 vs. Army-6ArmyLost 2–7 vs. Dartmouth-5DartmouthTied 13–13 vs. William & Mary0William & MaryLost 3–6 vs. Michigan-3MichiganLost 0–27 vs. Holy Cross-27Holy CrossWon 13–0 at Yale+13Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 13–⁠0.

In program history: The 81st-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 1930.

Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
126–⁠59
Coach
Arnold Horween
Elo
1488 −44 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
10.0 No. 24 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Ben Ticknor