2008 Harvard
9–1 (6–1 Ivy League). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Dartmouth 35–7Nov 1
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs Holy Cross | W 25–24 | 71% |
| Sep 27 | at Brown | L 22–24 | 59% |
| Oct 4 | at Lafayette | W 27–13 | 49% |
| Oct 11 | vs Cornell | W 38–17 | 77% |
| Oct 18 | vs Lehigh | W 27–24 | 77% |
| Oct 25 | at Princeton | W 24–20 | 72% |
| Nov 1 | at Dartmouth | W 35–7 | 85% |
| Nov 8 | vs Columbia | W 42–28 | 92% |
| Nov 15 | at Pennsylvania | W 24–21 | 65% |
| Nov 22 | vs Yale | W 10–0 | 67% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Yale 10–0; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.
In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
Ivy League champions6–1 in the conference, shared with Brown
- Record
- 9–1
- Conference
- 6–1 shared first in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 274–178
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1523 +83 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −18.2 No. 23 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Joel Lamb
- Defensive coordinator
- Kevin Doherty
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 3–4
2008 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Harvard | 6–1 | 9–1 | |
| Brown | 6–1 | 7–3 | |
| Pennsylvania | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Yale | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Princeton | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Cornell | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Columbia | 2–5 | 2–8 | |
| Dartmouth | 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.