1961 Harvard
6–3 (6–1 Ivy League), coached by John Yovicsin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pennsylvania 37–6Nov 4
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs Lehigh | L 17–22 | 90% |
| Oct 7 | vs Cornell | W 14–0 | 60% |
| Oct 14 | vs Colgate | L 0–15 | 71% |
| Oct 21 | vs Columbia | L 14–26 | 50% |
| Oct 28 | vs Dartmouth | W 21–15 | 34% |
| Nov 4 | at Pennsylvania | W 37–6 | 44% |
| Nov 11 | vs Princeton | W 9–7 | 47% |
| Nov 18 | vs Brown | W 21–6 | 83% |
| Nov 25 | at Yale | W 27–0 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Yale 27–0; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.
In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
Ivy League champions6–1 in the conference, shared with Columbia
- Record
- 6–3
- Conference
- 6–1 shared first in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 160–97
- Coach
- John Yovicsin
- Elo
- 1520 +45 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −13.6 No. 92 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Alex W. “Pete” Hart
1961 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Harvard | 6–1 | 6–3 | |
| Columbia | 6–1 | 6–3 | |
| Dartmouth | 5–2 | 6–3 | |
| Princeton | 5–2 | 5–4 | |
| Yale | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Cornell | 2–5 | 3–6 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1–6 | 2–7 | |
| Brown | 0–7 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.