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2018 Harvard

6–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Harvard in 2018, game by game: won vs. San Diego 36–14; won at Brown 31–17; lost vs. Rhode Island 16–23; lost at Cornell 24–28; won vs. Holy Cross 33–31; lost vs. Princeton 21–29; lost at Dartmouth 17–24; won vs. Columbia 52–18; won at Pennsylvania 29–7; won vs. Yale 45–27+34−8Won 36–14 vs. San Diego+22San DiegoWon 31–17 at Brown+14BrownLost 16–23 vs. Rhode Island-7Rhode IslandLost 24–28 at Cornell-4CornellWon 33–31 vs. Holy Cross+2Holy CrossLost 21–29 vs. Princeton-8PrincetonLost 17–24 at Dartmouth-7DartmouthWon 52–18 vs. Columbia+34ColumbiaWon 29–7 at Pennsylvania+22PennsylvaniaWon 45–27 vs. Yale+18Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsSan DiegoW 36–⁠1446%
Sep 21atBrownW 31–⁠1769%
Sep 28vsRhode IslandL 16–⁠2369%
Oct 6atCornellL 24–⁠2858%
Oct 12vsHoly CrossW 33–⁠3172%
Oct 20vsPrincetonL 21–⁠2935%
Oct 27atDartmouthL 17–⁠2419%
Nov 3vsColumbiaW 52–⁠1852%
Nov 10atPennsylvaniaW 29–⁠734%
Nov 17vsYaleW 45–⁠2748%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 45–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 117th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
304–⁠218
Coach
—
Elo
1404 +93 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.0 No. 13 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 135
Offensive coordinator
Joel Lamb
Defensive coordinator
Scott Larkee
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Jacob Sykes DT★★★No. 1410
Justin Kakala DT★★★No. 1900
DeMarkes Stradford RB★★★No. 1944
Kym Wimberly WR★★★No. 2053
Patrick Holly PRO★★★No. 2290

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.800
Running backs22.50.802
Receivers13.00.809
Offensive line22.00.760
Defensive line32.70.816
Linebackers12.00.790
Defensive backs12.00.750
Athletes and specialists12.00.770
Whole class122.40.791

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.

2018 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton7–⁠010–⁠0
Dartmouth6–⁠19–⁠1
Harvard4–⁠36–⁠4
Columbia3–⁠46–⁠4
Pennsylvania3–⁠46–⁠4
Yale3–⁠45–⁠5
Cornell2–⁠53–⁠7
Brown0–⁠71–⁠9

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