1966 Harvard

8–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Ivy League), coached by John Yovicsin.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1966, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 30–7; won vs. Tufts 45–0; won at Columbia 34–7; won vs. Cornell 21–0; won vs. Dartmouth 19–14; won vs. Pennsylvania 27–7; lost at Princeton 14–18; won vs. Brown 24–7; won vs. Yale 17–0+45−4Won 30–7 vs. Lafayette+23LafayetteWon 45–0 vs. Tufts+45TuftsWon 34–7 at Columbia+27ColumbiaWon 21–0 vs. Cornell+21CornellWon 19–14 vs. Dartmouth+5DartmouthWon 27–7 vs. Pennsylvania+20PennsylvaniaLost 14–18 at Princeton-4PrincetonWon 24–7 vs. Brown+17BrownWon 17–0 vs. Yale+17Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsLafayetteW 30–⁠795%
Oct 1vsTuftsW 45–⁠090%
Oct 8atColumbiaW 34–⁠770%
Oct 15vsCornellW 21–⁠059%
Oct 22vsDartmouthW 19–⁠1447%
Oct 29vsPennsylvaniaW 27–⁠784%
Nov 5atPrincetonL 14–⁠1843%
Nov 12vsBrownW 24–⁠788%
Nov 19vsYaleW 17–⁠077%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 17–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Ivy League champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Dartmouth and Princeton

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
231–⁠60
Coach
John Yovicsin
Elo
1618 +86 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.5 No. 72 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
James S. Lentz
Captain
Justin P. Hughes

Drafted in 1967

The 1967 draft
Rd 7Robert Leo RBBoston Patriots

1966 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠18–⁠1
Princeton6–⁠17–⁠2
Dartmouth6–⁠17–⁠2
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠3
Yale3–⁠44–⁠5
Columbia2–⁠52–⁠7
Pennsylvania1–⁠62–⁠7
Brown0–⁠71–⁠8

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