2009 Harvard

7–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Harvard in 2009, game by game: lost at Holy Cross 20–27; won vs. Brown 24–21; won at Lehigh 28–14; won at Cornell 28–10; lost vs. Lafayette 18–35; won vs. Princeton 37–3; won vs. Dartmouth 42–21; won at Columbia 34–14; lost vs. Pennsylvania 7–17; won at Yale 14–10+34−17Lost 20–27 at Holy Cross-7Holy CrossWon 24–21 vs. Brown+3BrownWon 28–14 at Lehigh+14LehighWon 28–10 at Cornell+18CornellLost 18–35 vs. Lafayette-17LafayetteWon 37–3 vs. Princeton+34PrincetonWon 42–21 vs. Dartmouth+21DartmouthWon 34–14 at Columbia+20ColumbiaLost 7–17 vs. Pennsylvania-10PennsylvaniaWon 14–10 at Yale+4Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 14–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
252–⁠172
Coach
—
Elo
1440 −9 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.9 No. 25 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Joel Lamb
Defensive coordinator
Scott Larkee
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple

2009 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Pennsylvania7–⁠08–⁠2
Harvard6–⁠17–⁠3
Brown4–⁠36–⁠4
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠6
Columbia3–⁠44–⁠6
Yale2–⁠54–⁠6
Dartmouth2–⁠52–⁠8
Cornell1–⁠62–⁠8

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