1957 Harvard

3–⁠5 (2–⁠5 Ivy League), coached by John Yovicsin.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1957, game by game: lost vs. Cornell 6–20; won vs. Ohio 14–7; won vs. Columbia 19–6; lost vs. Dartmouth 0–26; won at Pennsylvania 13–6; lost vs. Princeton 20–28; lost vs. Brown 6–33; lost at Yale 0–54+13−54Lost 6–20 vs. Cornell-14CornellWon 14–7 vs. Ohio+7OhioWon 19–6 vs. Columbia+13ColumbiaLost 0–26 vs. Dartmouth-26DartmouthWon 13–6 at Pennsylvania+7PennsylvaniaLost 20–28 vs. Princeton-8PrincetonLost 6–33 vs. Brown-27BrownLost 0–54 at Yale-54Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsCornellL 6–⁠2057%
Oct 12vsOhioW 14–⁠747%
Oct 19vsColumbiaW 19–⁠663%
Oct 26vsDartmouthL 0–⁠2636%
Nov 2atPennsylvaniaW 13–⁠649%
Nov 9vsPrincetonL 20–⁠2833%
Nov 16vsBrownL 6–⁠3354%
Nov 23atYaleL 0–⁠5416%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 54–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 125th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠5 7th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
78–⁠180
Coach
John Yovicsin
Elo
1346 −53 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.8 No. 112 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Thomas B. Hooper

1957 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton6–⁠17–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Yale4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Brown3–⁠45–⁠4
Pennsylvania3–⁠43–⁠6
Cornell3–⁠43–⁠6
Harvard2–⁠53–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.