1973 Harvard
7–2 (5–2 Ivy League), coached by Joseph Restic. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Columbia 57–0Oct 13
By 57 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs Massachusetts | W 24–7 | 74% |
| Oct 6 | vsBoston University | W 16–0 | 89% |
| Oct 13 | vs Columbia | W 57–0 | 61% |
| Oct 20 | at Cornell | W 21–15 | 36% |
| Oct 27 | vs Dartmouth | L 18–24 | 58% |
| Nov 3 | at Pennsylvania | W 34–30 | 41% |
| Nov 10 | vs Princeton | W 19–14 | 78% |
| Nov 17 | at Brown | W 35–32 | 66% |
| Nov 24 | at Yale | L 0–35 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Yale 35–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1973.
- Record
- 7–2
- Conference
- 5–2 tied for 2nd in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 224–157
- Coach
- Joseph Restic
- Elo
- 1531 +58 this season
- SP+ rating
- 6.6 No. 50 of 123; offense No. 33, defense No. 71
- SRS
- −12.4 No. 99 of 129 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Captain
- David P. St. Pierre
1973 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth | 6–1 | 6–3 | |
 Harvard | 5–2 | 7–2 | |
| Pennsylvania | 5–2 | 6–3 | |
| Yale | 5–2 | 6–3 | |
| Brown | 4–3 | 4–3–1 | |
| Cornell | 2–5 | 3–5–1 | |
| Columbia | 1–6 | 1–7–1 | |
| Princeton | 0–7 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.