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1949 Harvard

1–⁠8, coached by Arthur Valpey.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1949, game by game: lost at Stanford 0–44; lost at Columbia 7–14; lost vs. No. 17 Cornell 14–33; lost vs. No. 2 Army 14–54; lost vs. Dartmouth 13–27; won vs. Holy Cross 22–14; lost vs. Princeton 13–33; lost vs. Brown 14–28; lost at Yale 6–29+8−44Lost 0–44 at Stanford-44StanfordLost 7–14 at Columbia-7ColumbiaLost 14–33 vs. No. 17 Cornell-19No. 17 CornellLost 14–54 vs. No. 2 Army-40No. 2 ArmyLost 13–27 vs. Dartmouth-14DartmouthWon 22–14 vs. Holy Cross+8Holy CrossLost 13–33 vs. Princeton-20PrincetonLost 14–28 vs. Brown-14BrownLost 6–29 at Yale-23Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atStanfordL 0–⁠4442%
Oct 1atColumbiaL 7–⁠1432%
Oct 8vs17CornellL 14–⁠3337%
Oct 15vs2ArmyL 14–⁠5418%
Oct 22vsDartmouthL 13–⁠2734%
Oct 29vsHoly CrossW 22–⁠1459%
Nov 5vsPrincetonL 13–⁠3340%
Nov 12vsBrownL 14–⁠2833%
Nov 19atYaleL 6–⁠2934%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 29–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 127th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
1–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
103–⁠276
Coach
Arthur Valpey
Elo
1333 −139 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−17.1 No. 102 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Howard E. Houston