1981 Harvard
5–4–1 (4–2–1 Ivy League), coached by Joseph Restic. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pennsylvania 45–7Nov 14
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Columbia | W 23–6 | 67% |
| Sep 26 | vs Holy Cross | L 19–33 | 71% |
| Oct 3 | vs Army | L 13–27 | 67% |
| Oct 10 | at Cornell | W 27–10 | 44% |
| Oct 17 | vs Dartmouth | L 10–24 | 65% |
| Oct 24 | vs Princeton | T 17–17 | 61% |
| Oct 31 | at Brown | W 41–7 | 43% |
| Nov 7 | at William & Mary | W 23–14 | 56% |
| Nov 14 | vs Pennsylvania | W 45–7 | 85% |
| Nov 21 | at Yale | L 0–28 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Yale 28–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 4–2–1 4th in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 218–173
- Coach
- Joseph Restic
- Elo
- 1464 −13 this season
- SP+ rating
- -3.4 No. 84 of 132; offense No. 86, defense No. 78
- SRS
- −12.7 No. 117 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Peter M. Coppinger
1981 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale | 6–1 | 9–1 | |
| Dartmouth | 6–1 | 6–4 | |
| Princeton | 5–1–1 | 5–4–1 | |
 Harvard | 4–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Cornell | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Brown | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Columbia | 1–6 | 1–9 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.