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1940 Harvard

3–⁠2–⁠3, coached by Dick Harlow.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1940, game by game: won vs. Amherst 13–0; lost vs. Michigan 0–26; tied vs. Army 6–6; lost vs. Dartmouth 6–7; tied vs. Princeton 0–0; tied at No. 15 Pennsylvania 10–10; won vs. Brown 14–0; won at Yale 28–0+28−26Won 13–0 vs. Amherst+13AmherstLost 0–26 vs. Michigan-26MichiganTied 6–6 vs. Army0ArmyLost 6–7 vs. Dartmouth-1DartmouthTied 0–0 vs. Princeton0PrincetonTied 10–10 at No. 15 Pennsylvania0No. 15 PennsylvaniaWon 14–0 vs. Brown+14BrownWon 28–0 at Yale+28Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsAmherstW 13–⁠088%
Oct 12vsMichiganL 0–⁠2640%
Oct 19vsArmyT 6–⁠657%
Oct 26vsDartmouthL 6–⁠757%
Nov 2vsPrincetonT 0–⁠050%
Nov 9at15PennsylvaniaT 10–⁠1027%
Nov 16vsBrownW 14–⁠051%
Nov 23atYaleW 28–⁠056%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 28–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
3–⁠2–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
77–⁠49
Coach
Dick Harlow
Elo
1511 +31 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
5.3 No. 40 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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