1945 Harvard

5–⁠3, coached by Dick Harlow.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1945, game by game: lost vs. Tufts 6–7; won vs. Rochester (NY) 21–13; lost vs. New London Submarine Base 7–18; won vs. Coast Guard 25–0; won vs. Merchant Marine 28–7; won vs. Brown 14–7; won vs. Boston University 60–0; lost at Yale 0–28+60−28Lost 6–7 vs. Tufts-1TuftsWon 21–13 vs. Rochester (NY)+8Rochester (NY)Lost 7–18 vs. New London Submarine Base-11New London Subm…Won 25–0 vs. Coast Guard+25Coast GuardWon 28–7 vs. Merchant Marine+21Merchant MarineWon 14–7 vs. Brown+7BrownWon 60–0 vs. Boston University+60Boston Universi…Lost 0–28 at Yale-28Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

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

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
161–⁠80
Coach
Dick Harlow
Elo
1461 −30 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−6.8 No. 74 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Robert Cowen II