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2016 Harvard

7–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Harvard in 2016, game by game: won vs. Rhode Island 51–21; won at Brown 32–22; won vs. Georgetown 31–17; won vs. Cornell 29–13; lost at Holy Cross 17–27; won at Princeton 23–20; won at Dartmouth 23–21; won vs. Columbia 28–21; lost at Pennsylvania 14–27; lost vs. Yale 14–21+30−13Won 51–21 vs. Rhode Island+30Rhode IslandWon 32–22 at Brown+10BrownWon 31–17 vs. Georgetown+14GeorgetownWon 29–13 vs. Cornell+16CornellLost 17–27 at Holy Cross-10Holy CrossWon 23–20 at Princeton+3PrincetonWon 23–21 at Dartmouth+2DartmouthWon 28–21 vs. Columbia+7ColumbiaLost 14–27 at Pennsylvania-13PennsylvaniaLost 14–21 vs. Yale-7Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsRhode IslandW 51–⁠2190%
Sep 24atBrownW 32–⁠2264%
Sep 30vsGeorgetownW 31–⁠1781%
Oct 8vsCornellW 29–⁠1385%
Oct 15atHoly CrossL 17–⁠2770%
Oct 22atPrincetonW 23–⁠2055%
Oct 29atDartmouthW 23–⁠2155%
Nov 5vsColumbiaW 28–⁠2191%
Nov 11atPennsylvaniaL 14–⁠2757%
Nov 19vsYaleL 14–⁠2185%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 21–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 116th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
262–⁠210
Coach
—
Elo
1408 −44 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.6 No. 68 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 139
Offensive coordinator
Joel Lamb
Defensive coordinator
Scott Larkee
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Cameron Whiteman OG★★★No. 1274
Lavance Northington DUAL★★★No. 1690
Devin Judd WR★★★No. 1897
Zachary Kastenhuber OLB★★★No. 1966
Carter Hartmann DT★★No. 2345

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks32.30.787
Receivers13.00.810
Offensive line13.00.833
Defensive line12.00.789
Linebackers22.50.787
Defensive backs12.00.759
Whole class92.40.792

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.

2016 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton6–⁠18–⁠2
Pennsylvania6–⁠17–⁠3
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠3
Brown3–⁠44–⁠6
Yale3–⁠43–⁠7
Cornell2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠7
Dartmouth1–⁠64–⁠6

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