1965 Harvard

5–⁠2–⁠2 (3–⁠2–⁠2 Ivy League), coached by John Yovicsin.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1965, game by game: won vs. Holy Cross 17–7; won vs. Tufts 33–0; won vs. Columbia 21–6; tied at Cornell 3–3; lost vs. Dartmouth 0–14; tied at Pennsylvania 10–10; lost vs. Princeton 6–14; won at Brown 17–8; won at Yale 13–0+33−14Won 17–7 vs. Holy Cross+10Holy CrossWon 33–0 vs. Tufts+33TuftsWon 21–6 vs. Columbia+15ColumbiaTied 3–3 at Cornell0CornellLost 0–14 vs. Dartmouth-14DartmouthTied 10–10 at Pennsylvania0PennsylvaniaLost 6–14 vs. Princeton-8PrincetonWon 17–8 at Brown+9BrownWon 13–0 at Yale+13Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsHoly CrossW 17–⁠767%
Oct 2vsTuftsW 33–⁠089%
Oct 9vsColumbiaW 21–⁠678%
Oct 16atCornellT 3–⁠352%
Oct 23vsDartmouthL 0–⁠1451%
Oct 30atPennsylvaniaT 10–⁠1066%
Nov 6vsPrincetonL 6–⁠1433%
Nov 13atBrownW 17–⁠865%
Nov 20atYaleW 13–⁠052%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
5–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠2 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
120–⁠62
Coach
John Yovicsin
Elo
1549 +28 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.7 No. 89 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
James S. Lentz
Captain
Kenneth L. Boyda

1965 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth7–⁠09–⁠0
Princeton6–⁠18–⁠1
Harvard3–⁠2–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
Cornell3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Yale3–⁠43–⁠6
Pennsylvania2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Columbia1–⁠62–⁠7
Brown1–⁠62–⁠7

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