1960 Harvard

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

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1960, game by game: won vs. Holy Cross 13–6; lost vs. Massachusetts 12–27; lost at Cornell 0–12; won at Columbia 8–7; won vs. Dartmouth 9–6; won vs. Pennsylvania 8–0; lost at Princeton 12–14; won vs. Brown 22–8; lost vs. No. 14 Yale 6–39+14−33Won 13–6 vs. Holy Cross+7Holy CrossLost 12–27 vs. Massachusetts-15MassachusettsLost 0–12 at Cornell-12CornellWon 8–7 at Columbia+1ColumbiaWon 9–6 vs. Dartmouth+3DartmouthWon 8–0 vs. Pennsylvania+8PennsylvaniaLost 12–14 at Princeton-2PrincetonWon 22–8 vs. Brown+14BrownLost 6–39 vs. No. 14 Yale-33No. 14 Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 39–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
90–⁠119
Coach
John Yovicsin
Elo
1463 −45 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.2 No. 94 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Terry F. Lenzner

1960 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale7–⁠09–⁠014
Princeton6–⁠17–⁠2
Harvard4–⁠35–⁠4
Dartmouth4–⁠35–⁠4
Columbia3–⁠43–⁠6
Pennsylvania2–⁠53–⁠6
Brown1–⁠63–⁠6
Cornell1–⁠62–⁠7

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