1955 Harvard

3–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Lloyd Jordan.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1955, game by game: won vs. Massachusetts 60–6; lost vs. Cornell 7–20; won at Columbia 21–7; lost at Dartmouth 9–14; tied vs. Bucknell 26–26; won vs. Princeton 7–6; lost vs. Brown 6–14; lost at Yale 7–21+54−14Won 60–6 vs. Massachusetts+54MassachusettsLost 7–20 vs. Cornell-13CornellWon 21–7 at Columbia+14ColumbiaLost 9–14 at Dartmouth-5DartmouthTied 26–26 vs. Bucknell0BucknellWon 7–6 vs. Princeton+1PrincetonLost 6–14 vs. Brown-8BrownLost 7–21 at Yale-14Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsMassachusettsW 60–⁠688%
Oct 8vsCornellL 7–⁠2056%
Oct 15atColumbiaW 21–⁠760%
Oct 22atDartmouthL 9–⁠1462%
Oct 29vsBucknellT 26–⁠2690%
Nov 5vsPrincetonW 7–⁠643%
Nov 12vsBrownL 6–⁠1471%
Nov 19atYaleL 7–⁠2129%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 21–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 112th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
3–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 5th in the Ivy League (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
143–⁠114
Coach
Lloyd Jordan
Elo
1416 −73 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.0 No. 97 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
William M. Meigs