1969 Harvard

3–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Ivy League), coached by John Yovicsin.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1969, game by game: won vs. Holy Cross 13–0; lost vs. Boston University 10–13; won vs. Columbia 51–0; lost at Cornell 24–41; lost vs. Dartmouth 10–24; won at Pennsylvania 20–6; lost vs. Princeton 20–51; lost at Brown 17–24; lost at Yale 0–7+51−31Won 13–0 vs. Holy Cross+13Holy CrossLost 10–13 vs. Boston University-3Boston Universi…Won 51–0 vs. Columbia+51ColumbiaLost 24–41 at Cornell-17CornellLost 10–24 vs. Dartmouth-14DartmouthWon 20–6 at Pennsylvania+14PennsylvaniaLost 20–51 vs. Princeton-31PrincetonLost 17–24 at Brown-7BrownLost 0–7 at Yale-7Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 5th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
165–⁠166
Coach
John Yovicsin
Elo
1458 −136 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.4 No. 115 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John F. Cramer

1969 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠18–⁠1
Yale6–⁠17–⁠2
Princeton6–⁠16–⁠3
Cornell4–⁠34–⁠5
Pennsylvania2–⁠54–⁠5
Harvard2–⁠53–⁠6
Brown1–⁠62–⁠7
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠8

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