2003 Harvard

7–⁠3 (4–⁠3 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Harvard in 2003, game by game: won at Holy Cross 43–23; won vs. Brown 52–14; won vs. Northeastern 28–20; won at Cornell 27–0; won vs. Lafayette 34–27; won vs. Princeton 43–40; lost vs. Dartmouth 16–30; lost at Columbia 13–16; lost vs. Pennsylvania 24–32; won at Yale 37–19+38−14Won 43–23 at Holy Cross+20Holy CrossWon 52–14 vs. Brown+38BrownWon 28–20 vs. Northeastern+8NortheasternWon 27–0 at Cornell+27CornellWon 34–27 vs. Lafayette+7LafayetteWon 43–40 vs. Princeton+3PrincetonLost 16–30 vs. Dartmouth-14DartmouthLost 13–16 at Columbia-3ColumbiaLost 24–32 vs. Pennsylvania-8PennsylvaniaWon 37–19 at Yale+18Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 37–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 121st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 2nd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
317–⁠221
Coach
—
Elo
1385 +76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.7 No. 28 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dave Cecchini
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Doherty
Captain
Dante Balestracci
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

2003 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Pennsylvania7–⁠010–⁠0
Harvard4–⁠37–⁠3
Yale4–⁠36–⁠4
Dartmouth4–⁠35–⁠5
Brown4–⁠35–⁠5
Columbia3–⁠44–⁠6
Princeton2–⁠52–⁠8
Cornell0–⁠71–⁠9

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