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1946 Harvard

7–⁠2, coached by Dick Harlow.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1946, game by game: won vs. UConn 7–0; won vs. Tufts 49–0; won at Princeton 13–12; won vs. Coast Guard 69–0; won vs. Holy Cross 13–6; lost vs. Rutgers 0–13; won at Dartmouth 21–7; won vs. Brown 28–0; lost vs. No. 15 Yale 14–27+69−13Won 7–0 vs. UConn+7UConnWon 49–0 vs. Tufts+49TuftsWon 13–12 at Princeton+1PrincetonWon 69–0 vs. Coast Guard+69Coast GuardWon 13–6 vs. Holy Cross+7Holy CrossLost 0–13 vs. Rutgers-13RutgersWon 21–7 at Dartmouth+14DartmouthWon 28–0 vs. Brown+28BrownLost 14–27 vs. No. 15 Yale-13No. 15 Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsUConnW 7–⁠092%
Oct 5vsTuftsW 49–⁠087%
Oct 12atPrincetonW 13–⁠1252%
Oct 19vsCoast GuardW 69–⁠077%
Oct 26vsHoly CrossW 13–⁠660%
Nov 2vsRutgersL 0–⁠1385%
Nov 9atDartmouthW 21–⁠757%
Nov 16vsBrownW 28–⁠070%
Nov 23vs15YaleL 14–⁠2763%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 27–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 20
  2. Wk 4: 17
Record
7–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠1 shared first in the Ivy Group (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked peak No. 17
Points
214–⁠65
Coach
Dick Harlow
Elo
1481 +7 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.2 No. 48 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Cleo O’Donnell Jr.