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1948 Harvard

4–⁠4, coached by Arthur Valpey.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1948, game by game: won vs. Columbia 33–24; lost at Cornell 6–40; lost at No. 5 Army 7–20; lost vs. Dartmouth 7–14; won vs. Holy Cross 20–13; lost at Princeton 7–47; won vs. Brown 30–19; won vs. Yale 20–7+13−40Won 33–24 vs. Columbia+9ColumbiaLost 6–40 at Cornell-34CornellLost 7–20 at No. 5 Army-13No. 5 ArmyLost 7–14 vs. Dartmouth-7DartmouthWon 20–13 vs. Holy Cross+7Holy CrossLost 7–47 at Princeton-40PrincetonWon 30–19 vs. Brown+11BrownWon 20–7 vs. Yale+13Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsColumbiaW 33–⁠2437%
Oct 9atCornellL 6–⁠4040%
Oct 16at5ArmyL 7–⁠2014%
Oct 23vsDartmouthL 7–⁠1449%
Oct 30vsHoly CrossW 20–⁠1348%
Nov 6atPrincetonL 7–⁠4735%
Nov 13vsBrownW 30–⁠1941%
Nov 20vsYaleW 20–⁠757%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

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

In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
Record
4–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 4th in the Ivy Group (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
130–⁠184
Coach
Arthur Valpey
Elo
1457 +25 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.3 No. 58 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Kenneth O’Donnell