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2011 Harvard

9–⁠1 (7–⁠0 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Harvard in 2011, game by game: lost at Holy Cross 22–30; won vs. Brown 24–7; won at Lafayette 31–3; won at Cornell 41–31; won vs. Bucknell 42–3; won vs. Princeton 56–39; won vs. Dartmouth 41–10; won at Columbia 35–21; won vs. Pennsylvania 37–20; won at Yale 45–7+39−8Lost 22–30 at Holy Cross-8Holy CrossWon 24–7 vs. Brown+17BrownWon 31–3 at Lafayette+28LafayetteWon 41–31 at Cornell+10CornellWon 42–3 vs. Bucknell+39BucknellWon 56–39 vs. Princeton+17PrincetonWon 41–10 vs. Dartmouth+31DartmouthWon 35–21 at Columbia+14ColumbiaWon 37–20 vs. Pennsylvania+17PennsylvaniaWon 45–7 at Yale+38Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atHoly CrossL 22–⁠3050%
Sep 23vsBrownW 24–⁠761%
Oct 1atLafayetteW 31–⁠360%
Oct 8atCornellW 41–⁠3171%
Oct 15vsBucknellW 42–⁠383%
Oct 22vsPrincetonW 56–⁠3990%
Oct 29vsDartmouthW 41–⁠1080%
Nov 5atColumbiaW 35–⁠2183%
Nov 12vsPennsylvaniaW 37–⁠2067%
Nov 19atYaleW 45–⁠767%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 45–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Ivy League champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
374–⁠171
Coach
—
Elo
1512 +116 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.8 No. 9 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 126
Offensive coordinator
Joel Lamb
Defensive coordinator
Scott Larkee
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Ben Rasmussen WDE★★No. 1795
Anthony Fabiano TE★★No. 1795

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.767
Defensive line12.00.767
Whole class22.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2011 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard7–⁠09–⁠1
Brown4–⁠37–⁠3
Yale4–⁠35–⁠5
Dartmouth4–⁠35–⁠5
Pennsylvania4–⁠35–⁠5
Cornell3–⁠45–⁠5
Princeton1–⁠61–⁠9
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠9

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