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1963 Harvard

5–⁠2–⁠2 (4–⁠2–⁠1 Ivy League), coached by John Yovicsin.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1963, game by game: tied vs. Massachusetts 0–0; won vs. Rutgers 28–0; won vs. Cornell 21–14; tied vs. Columbia 3–3; won vs. Dartmouth 17–13; lost at Pennsylvania 2–7; won vs. Princeton 21–7; won at Brown 24–12; lost at Yale 6–20+28−14Tied 0–0 vs. Massachusetts0MassachusettsWon 28–0 vs. Rutgers+28RutgersWon 21–14 vs. Cornell+7CornellTied 3–3 vs. Columbia0ColumbiaWon 17–13 vs. Dartmouth+4DartmouthLost 2–7 at Pennsylvania-5PennsylvaniaWon 21–7 vs. Princeton+14PrincetonWon 24–12 at Brown+12BrownLost 6–20 at Yale-14Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsMassachusettsT 0–⁠087%
Oct 5vsRutgersW 28–⁠071%
Oct 12vsCornellW 21–⁠1475%
Oct 19vsColumbiaT 3–⁠372%
Oct 26vsDartmouthW 17–⁠1345%
Nov 2atPennsylvaniaL 2–⁠775%
Nov 9vsPrincetonW 21–⁠751%
Nov 16atBrownW 24–⁠1271%
Nov 30atYaleL 6–⁠2056%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 20–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Photographs from 1963

  • President John F. Kennedy Attends a Harvard-Columbia Football Game, Cambridge, Massachusetts
    President John F. Kennedy Attends a Harvard–Columbia Football Game, Cambridge, MassachusettsPhoto: John F. Kennedy Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game

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Record
5–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠2–⁠1 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
122–⁠76
Coach
John Yovicsin
Elo
1557 +14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.8 No. 72 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
James S. Lentz
Captain
William W. Southmayd

1963 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton5–⁠27–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠27–⁠2
Harvard4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Yale4–⁠36–⁠3
Cornell4–⁠35–⁠4
Columbia2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Brown2–⁠53–⁠5
Pennsylvania1–⁠63–⁠6

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