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1939 Harvard

4–⁠4, coached by Dick Harlow.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1939, game by game: won vs. Bates 20–0; won at Chicago 61–0; lost vs. Pennsylvania 7–22; lost vs. Dartmouth 0–16; lost at Princeton 6–9; won vs. Army 15–0; won vs. New Hampshire 46–0; lost vs. Yale 7–20+61−16Won 20–0 vs. Bates+20BatesWon 61–0 at Chicago+61ChicagoLost 7–22 vs. Pennsylvania-15PennsylvaniaLost 0–16 vs. Dartmouth-16DartmouthLost 6–9 at Princeton-3PrincetonWon 15–0 vs. Army+15ArmyWon 46–0 vs. New Hampshire+46New HampshireLost 7–20 vs. Yale-13Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsBatesW 20–⁠090%
Oct 14atChicagoW 61–⁠072%
Oct 21vsPennsylvaniaL 7–⁠2261%
Oct 28vsDartmouthL 0–⁠1645%
Nov 4atPrincetonL 6–⁠940%
Nov 11vsArmyW 15–⁠048%
Nov 18vsNew HampshireW 46–⁠094%
Nov 25vsYaleL 7–⁠2069%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 20–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 88th-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
162–⁠67
Coach
Dick Harlow
Elo
1470 −51 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−6.7 No. 90 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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