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1951 Harvard

3–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Lloyd Jordan.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1951, game by game: won vs. Springfield 21–13; lost vs. Holy Cross 6–33; lost at Columbia 0–35; lost at No. 17 Cornell 6–42; won vs. Army 22–21; lost vs. Dartmouth 20–26; lost vs. No. 4 Princeton 13–54; won vs. Brown 34–21; tied at Yale 21–21+13−41Won 21–13 vs. Springfield+8SpringfieldLost 6–33 vs. Holy Cross-27Holy CrossLost 0–35 at Columbia-35ColumbiaLost 6–42 at No. 17 Cornell-36No. 17 CornellWon 22–21 vs. Army+1ArmyLost 20–26 vs. Dartmouth-6DartmouthLost 13–54 vs. No. 4 Princeton-41No. 4 PrincetonWon 34–21 vs. Brown+13BrownTied 21–21 at Yale0Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsSpringfieldW 21–⁠1376%
Sep 29vsHoly CrossL 6–⁠3347%
Oct 6atColumbiaL 0–⁠3527%
Oct 13at17CornellL 6–⁠4210%
Oct 20vsArmyW 22–⁠2125%
Oct 27vsDartmouthL 20–⁠2628%
Nov 10vs4PrincetonL 13–⁠5412%
Nov 17vsBrownW 34–⁠2154%
Nov 24atYaleT 21–⁠2126%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Yale 21–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 128th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
143–⁠266
Coach
Lloyd Jordan
Elo
1327 −23 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−14.5 No. 99 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Carroll M. Lowenstein and Warren D. Wylie