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1953 Harvard

6–⁠2, coached by Lloyd Jordan.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1953, game by game: won vs. Ohio 16–0; won vs. Colgate 28–26; lost at Columbia 0–6; won vs. Dartmouth 20–14; won vs. Davidson 42–6; lost vs. Princeton 0–6; won vs. Brown 27–20; won at Yale 13–0+36−6Won 16–0 vs. Ohio+16OhioWon 28–26 vs. Colgate+2ColgateLost 0–6 at Columbia-6ColumbiaWon 20–14 vs. Dartmouth+6DartmouthWon 42–6 vs. Davidson+36DavidsonLost 0–6 vs. Princeton-6PrincetonWon 27–20 vs. Brown+7BrownWon 13–0 at Yale+13Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsOhioW 16–⁠056%
Oct 10vsColgateW 28–⁠2656%
Oct 17atColumbiaL 0–⁠646%
Oct 24vsDartmouthW 20–⁠1467%
Oct 31vsDavidsonW 42–⁠681%
Nov 7vsPrincetonL 0–⁠642%
Nov 14vsBrownW 27–⁠2066%
Nov 21atYaleW 13–⁠034%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠2 2nd in the Ivy League (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
146–⁠78
Coach
Lloyd Jordan
Elo
1496 +75 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.4 No. 89 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Richard J. Clasby