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2012 Harvard

8–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Harvard in 2012, game by game: won vs. San Diego 28–13; won at Brown 45–31; won vs. Holy Cross 52–3; won vs. Cornell 45–13; won vs. Bucknell 35–7; lost at Princeton 34–39; won at Dartmouth 31–14; won vs. Columbia 69–0; lost at Pennsylvania 21–30; won vs. Yale 34–24+69−9Won 28–13 vs. San Diego+15San DiegoWon 45–31 at Brown+14BrownWon 52–3 vs. Holy Cross+49Holy CrossWon 45–13 vs. Cornell+32CornellWon 35–7 vs. Bucknell+28BucknellLost 34–39 at Princeton-5PrincetonWon 31–14 at Dartmouth+17DartmouthWon 69–0 vs. Columbia+69ColumbiaLost 21–30 at Pennsylvania-9PennsylvaniaWon 34–24 vs. Yale+10Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsSan DiegoW 28–⁠1373%
Sep 22atBrownW 45–⁠3157%
Sep 28vsHoly CrossW 52–⁠382%
Oct 6vsCornellW 45–⁠1381%
Oct 13vsBucknellW 35–⁠788%
Oct 20atPrincetonL 34–⁠3974%
Oct 27atDartmouthW 31–⁠1467%
Nov 3vsColumbiaW 69–⁠092%
Nov 10atPennsylvaniaL 21–⁠3071%
Nov 17vsYaleW 34–⁠2489%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 34–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 2nd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
394–⁠174
Coach
—
Elo
1474 +33 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.0 No. 22 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 169
Offensive coordinator
Joel Lamb
Defensive coordinator
Scott Larkee
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Tanner Wrisley PRO★★No. 2246

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767

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.

Drafted in 2013

The 2013 draft
Rd 4Kyle Juszczyk FBBaltimore Ravens

2012 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Pennsylvania6–⁠16–⁠4
Harvard5–⁠28–⁠2
Brown4–⁠37–⁠3
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠4
Princeton4–⁠35–⁠5
Cornell2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠7
Yale1–⁠62–⁠8

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