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1947 Harvard

4–⁠5, coached by Dick Harlow.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1947, game by game: won vs. McDaniel 52–0; won vs. Boston University 19–14; lost at Virginia 0–47; won vs. Holy Cross 7–0; lost vs. Dartmouth 13–14; lost vs. Rutgers 7–31; lost vs. Princeton 7–33; won vs. Brown 13–7; lost at Yale 21–31+52−47Won 52–0 vs. McDaniel+52McDanielWon 19–14 vs. Boston University+5Boston Universi…Lost 0–47 at Virginia-47VirginiaWon 7–0 vs. Holy Cross+7Holy CrossLost 13–14 vs. Dartmouth-1DartmouthLost 7–31 vs. Rutgers-24RutgersLost 7–33 vs. Princeton-26PrincetonWon 13–7 vs. Brown+6BrownLost 21–31 at Yale-10Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsMcDanielW 52–⁠089%
Oct 4vsBoston UniversityW 19–⁠1487%
Oct 11atVirginiaL 0–⁠4739%
Oct 18vsHoly CrossW 7–⁠052%
Oct 25vsDartmouthL 13–⁠1466%
Nov 1vsRutgersL 7–⁠3161%
Nov 8vsPrincetonL 7–⁠3365%
Nov 15vsBrownW 13–⁠753%
Nov 22atYaleL 21–⁠3133%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 31–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 119th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠3 tied for 6th in the Ivy Group (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
139–⁠177
Coach
Dick Harlow
Elo
1398 −89 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−9.8 No. 91 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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