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2015 Harvard

9–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Harvard in 2015, game by game: won at Rhode Island 41–10; won vs. Brown 53–27; won vs. Georgetown 45–0; won at Cornell 40–3; won at Lafayette 42–0; won vs. Princeton 42–7; won vs. Dartmouth 14–13; won at Columbia 24–16; lost vs. Pennsylvania 25–35; won at Yale 38–19+45−10Won 41–10 at Rhode Island+31Rhode IslandWon 53–27 vs. Brown+26BrownWon 45–0 vs. Georgetown+45GeorgetownWon 40–3 at Cornell+37CornellWon 42–0 at Lafayette+42LafayetteWon 42–7 vs. Princeton+35PrincetonWon 14–13 vs. Dartmouth+1DartmouthWon 24–16 at Columbia+8ColumbiaLost 25–35 vs. Pennsylvania-10PennsylvaniaWon 38–19 at Yale+19Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atRhode IslandW 41–⁠1084%
Sep 26vsBrownW 53–⁠2781%
Oct 2vsGeorgetownW 45–⁠087%
Oct 10atCornellW 40–⁠387%
Oct 17atLafayetteW 42–⁠082%
Oct 24vsPrincetonW 42–⁠777%
Oct 30vsDartmouthW 14–⁠1364%
Nov 7atColumbiaW 24–⁠1688%
Nov 14vsPennsylvaniaL 25–⁠3581%
Nov 21atYaleW 38–⁠1962%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 38–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Ivy League champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Dartmouth and Pennsylvania

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
364–⁠130
Coach
—
Elo
1527 +52 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.4 No. 3 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 129
Offensive coordinator
Joel Lamb
Defensive coordinator
Scott Larkee
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Justin Hunter OT★★No. 2623
Adam Scott WR★★No. 2711
Cameron Tripp PRO★★No. 2838
Ben Shoults OT★★No. 3305

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Receivers12.00.773
Offensive line22.00.764
Whole class42.00.767

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 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 5Cole Toner OTArizona Cardinals

2015 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠19–⁠1
Dartmouth6–⁠19–⁠1
Pennsylvania6–⁠17–⁠3
Yale3–⁠46–⁠4
Brown3–⁠45–⁠5
Princeton2–⁠55–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠62–⁠8
Cornell1–⁠61–⁠9

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