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1977 Harvard

4–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Ivy League), coached by Joseph Restic.

Schedule and results

Harvard in 1977, game by game: won at Columbia 21–7; lost vs. Massachusetts 0–17; lost vs. Colgate 21–38; won at Cornell 17–7; won vs. Dartmouth 31–25; lost vs. Princeton 7–20; lost at Brown 15–20; won vs. Pennsylvania 34–15; lost at Yale 7–24+19−17Won 21–7 at Columbia+14ColumbiaLost 0–17 vs. Massachusetts-17MassachusettsLost 21–38 vs. Colgate-17ColgateWon 17–7 at Cornell+10CornellWon 31–25 vs. Dartmouth+6DartmouthLost 7–20 vs. Princeton-13PrincetonLost 15–20 at Brown-5BrownWon 34–15 vs. Pennsylvania+19PennsylvaniaLost 7–24 at Yale-17Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atColumbiaW 21–⁠763%
Sep 24vsMassachusettsL 0–⁠1786%
Oct 1vsColgateL 21–⁠3856%
Oct 8atCornellW 17–⁠762%
Oct 15vsDartmouthW 31–⁠2547%
Oct 22vsPrincetonL 7–⁠2074%
Oct 29atBrownL 15–⁠2030%
Nov 5vsPennsylvaniaW 34–⁠1565%
Nov 12atYaleL 7–⁠2426%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 24–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
153–⁠173
Coach
Joseph Restic
Elo
1470 −79 this season
SP+ rating
2.8 No. 71 of 140; offense No. 78, defense No. 61
SRS
−5.3 No. 95 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Steven J. Kaseta

1977 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠17–⁠2
Brown5–⁠27–⁠2
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠3
Pennsylvania4–⁠35–⁠4
Harvard4–⁠34–⁠5
Princeton3–⁠43–⁠6
Columbia1–⁠62–⁠7
Cornell1–⁠61–⁠8

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