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2013 Harvard

9–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Harvard in 2013, game by game: won at San Diego 42–20; won vs. Brown 41–23; won at Holy Cross 41–35; won at Cornell 34–24; won vs. Lafayette 35–16; lost vs. Princeton 48–51; won vs. Dartmouth 24–21; won at Columbia 34–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 38–30; won at Yale 34–7+34−3Won 42–20 at San Diego+22San DiegoWon 41–23 vs. Brown+18BrownWon 41–35 at Holy Cross+6Holy CrossWon 34–24 at Cornell+10CornellWon 35–16 vs. Lafayette+19LafayetteLost 48–51 vs. Princeton-3PrincetonWon 24–21 vs. Dartmouth+3DartmouthWon 34–0 at Columbia+34ColumbiaWon 38–30 vs. Pennsylvania+8PennsylvaniaWon 34–7 at Yale+27Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atSan DiegoW 42–⁠2050%
Sep 28vsBrownW 41–⁠2368%
Oct 5atHoly CrossW 41–⁠3569%
Oct 12atCornellW 34–⁠2477%
Oct 19vsLafayetteW 35–⁠1687%
Oct 26vsPrincetonL 48–⁠5173%
Nov 2vsDartmouthW 24–⁠2177%
Nov 9atColumbiaW 34–⁠088%
Nov 16vsPennsylvaniaW 38–⁠3080%
Nov 23atYaleW 34–⁠771%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 34–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Ivy League champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Princeton

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
371–⁠227
Coach
—
Elo
1510 +94 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.4 No. 20 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 130
Offensive coordinator
Joel Lamb
Defensive coordinator
Scott Larkee
Captain
Joshua Boyd
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Caleb Johnson OLB★★★No. 1514
Philip Hay ATH★★No. 1955
John Van Allen OLB★★No. 2133
Adam Ledford TE★★No. 2424
Bo Ellis RB★★No. 2564

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers22.00.767
Offensive line12.00.758
Linebackers22.50.801
Athletes and specialists12.00.793
Whole class72.10.779

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.

2013 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠19–⁠1
Princeton6–⁠18–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠26–⁠4
Brown3–⁠46–⁠4
Yale3–⁠45–⁠5
Pennsylvania3–⁠44–⁠6
Cornell2–⁠53–⁠7
Columbia0–⁠70–⁠10

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