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1954 Harvard

4–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Lloyd Jordan.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1954, game by game: lost vs. Massachusetts 7–13; won at Cornell 13–12; lost vs. Columbia 6–7; lost vs. Dartmouth 7–13; won vs. Ohio 27–13; won at Princeton 14–9; tied vs. Brown 21–21; won vs. Yale 13–9+14−6Lost 7–13 vs. Massachusetts-6MassachusettsWon 13–12 at Cornell+1CornellLost 6–7 vs. Columbia-1ColumbiaLost 7–13 vs. Dartmouth-6DartmouthWon 27–13 vs. Ohio+14OhioWon 14–9 at Princeton+5PrincetonTied 21–21 vs. Brown0BrownWon 13–9 vs. Yale+4Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsMassachusettsL 7–⁠1393%
Oct 9atCornellW 13–⁠1241%
Oct 16vsColumbiaL 6–⁠768%
Oct 23vsDartmouthL 7–⁠1363%
Oct 30vsOhioW 27–⁠1355%
Nov 6atPrincetonW 14–⁠936%
Nov 13vsBrownT 21–⁠2162%
Nov 20vsYaleW 13–⁠955%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 13–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 4th in the Ivy League (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
108–⁠97
Coach
Lloyd Jordan
Elo
1484 −13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.9 No. 88 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
J. Timothy Anderson