1958 Harvard

4–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Ivy League), coached by John Yovicsin.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1958, game by game: lost vs. Buffalo 3–6; lost at Cornell 14–21; won vs. Lehigh 20–0; won at Columbia 26–0; won vs. Dartmouth 16–8; lost vs. Pennsylvania 6–19; lost at Princeton 14–16; lost vs. Brown 22–29; won vs. Yale 28–0+28−13Lost 3–6 vs. Buffalo-3BuffaloLost 14–21 at Cornell-7CornellWon 20–0 vs. Lehigh+20LehighWon 26–0 at Columbia+26ColumbiaWon 16–8 vs. Dartmouth+8DartmouthLost 6–19 vs. Pennsylvania-13PennsylvaniaLost 14–16 at Princeton-2PrincetonLost 22–29 vs. Brown-7BrownWon 28–0 vs. Yale+28Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsBuffaloL 3–⁠689%
Oct 4atCornellL 14–⁠2131%
Oct 11vsLehighW 20–⁠076%
Oct 18atColumbiaW 26–⁠049%
Oct 25vsDartmouthW 16–⁠836%
Nov 1vsPennsylvaniaL 6–⁠1965%
Nov 8atPrincetonL 14–⁠1625%
Nov 15vsBrownL 22–⁠2944%
Nov 22vsYaleW 28–⁠055%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 28–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 118th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 6th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
149–⁠99
Coach
John Yovicsin
Elo
1403 +6 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.1 No. 101 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Robert T. Shaunessy

1958 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠17–⁠2
Cornell5–⁠26–⁠3
Princeton5–⁠26–⁠3
Brown4–⁠36–⁠3
Pennsylvania4–⁠34–⁠5
Harvard3–⁠44–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠8
Yale0–⁠72–⁠7

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