2005 Harvard

7–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Harvard in 2005, game by game: won at Holy Cross 31–21; won vs. Brown 38–35; lost vs. Lehigh 24–49; lost at Cornell 13–27; won at Lafayette 24–17; lost vs. Princeton 24–27; won vs. Dartmouth 42–14; won at Columbia 55–7; won vs. Pennsylvania 29–3; won at Yale 30–24+48−25Won 31–21 at Holy Cross+10Holy CrossWon 38–35 vs. Brown+3BrownLost 24–49 vs. Lehigh-25LehighLost 13–27 at Cornell-14CornellWon 24–17 at Lafayette+7LafayetteLost 24–27 vs. Princeton-3PrincetonWon 42–14 vs. Dartmouth+28DartmouthWon 55–7 at Columbia+48ColumbiaWon 29–3 vs. Pennsylvania+26PennsylvaniaWon 30–24 at Yale+6Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 30–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
310–⁠224
Coach
—
Elo
1469 +11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.7 No. 30 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dave Cecchini
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Doherty
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

2005 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Brown6–⁠19–⁠1
Princeton5–⁠27–⁠3
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠3
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠4
Yale4–⁠34–⁠6
Pennsylvania3–⁠45–⁠5
Dartmouth1–⁠62–⁠8
Columbia0–⁠72–⁠8

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