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1938 Harvard

4–⁠4, coached by Dick Harlow.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1938, game by game: lost vs. Brown 13–20; lost vs. Cornell 0–20; lost vs. Army 17–20; lost vs. No. 4 Dartmouth 7–13; won vs. Princeton 26–7; won vs. Chicago 47–13; won vs. Virginia 40–13; won at Yale 7–0+34−20Lost 13–20 vs. Brown-7BrownLost 0–20 vs. Cornell-20CornellLost 17–20 vs. Army-3ArmyLost 7–13 vs. No. 4 Dartmouth-6No. 4 DartmouthWon 26–7 vs. Princeton+19PrincetonWon 47–13 vs. Chicago+34ChicagoWon 40–13 vs. Virginia+27VirginiaWon 7–0 at Yale+7Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsBrownL 13–⁠2075%
Oct 8vsCornellL 0–⁠2050%
Oct 15vsArmyL 17–⁠2042%
Oct 22vs4DartmouthL 7–⁠1330%
Oct 29vsPrincetonW 26–⁠748%
Nov 5vsChicagoW 47–⁠1375%
Nov 12vsVirginiaW 40–⁠1366%
Nov 19atYaleW 7–⁠047%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
157–⁠106
Coach
Dick Harlow
Elo
1532 +5 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
7.5 No. 33 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Bobby Green