1952 Harvard

5–⁠4, coached by Lloyd Jordan.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1952, game by game: won vs. Springfield 27–7; lost vs. Columbia 7–16; won vs. Washington St. Louis 42–0; won vs. Colgate 21–20; won vs. Dartmouth 26–19; won vs. Davidson 35–26; lost at No. 19 Princeton 21–41; lost at Brown 21–28; lost vs. Yale 14–41+42−27Won 27–7 vs. Springfield+20SpringfieldLost 7–16 vs. Columbia-9ColumbiaWon 42–0 vs. Washington St. Louis+42Washington St. …Won 21–20 vs. Colgate+1ColgateWon 26–19 vs. Dartmouth+7DartmouthWon 35–26 vs. Davidson+9DavidsonLost 21–41 at No. 19 Princeton-20No. 19 PrincetonLost 21–28 at Brown-7BrownLost 14–41 vs. Yale-27Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 41–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 122nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
214–⁠198
Coach
Lloyd Jordan
Elo
1381 −3 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−15.6 No. 96 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
John D. Nichols Jr.