1962 Harvard
6–3 (5–2 Ivy League), coached by John Yovicsin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pennsylvania 36–0Nov 3
By 36 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs Lehigh | W 27–7 | 89% |
| Oct 6 | at Cornell | L 12–14 | 60% |
| Oct 13 | vs Holy Cross | L 20–34 | 49% |
| Oct 20 | at Columbia | W 36–14 | 39% |
| Oct 27 | vs Dartmouth | L 6–24 | 46% |
| Nov 3 | vs Pennsylvania | W 36–0 | 77% |
| Nov 10 | at Princeton | W 20–0 | 36% |
| Nov 17 | vs Brown | W 31–19 | 86% |
| Nov 24 | vs Yale | W 14–6 | 74% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Yale 14–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 6–3
- Conference
- 5–2 2nd in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 202–118
- Coach
- John Yovicsin
- Elo
- 1565 +52 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −18.8 No. 106 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- James S. Lentz
- Captain
- Richard C. Diehl
1962 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth | 7–0 | 9–0 | |
 Harvard | 5–2 | 6–3 | |
| Princeton | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| Columbia | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| Cornell | 4–3 | 4–5 | |
| Pennsylvania | 2–5 | 3–6 | |
| Yale | 1–5–1 | 2–5–2 | |
| Brown | 0–6–1 | 1–6–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.