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2019 Harvard

4–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Ivy League).

The Crimson defeated Cornell, 35-22
The Crimson defeated Cornell, 35–⁠22Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Harvard in 2019, game by game: lost at San Diego 23–31; won vs. Brown 42–7; won vs. Howard 62–17; won vs. Cornell 35–22; won at Holy Cross 31–21; lost at Princeton 24–30; lost vs. Dartmouth 6–9; lost at Columbia 10–17; lost vs. Pennsylvania 20–24; lost at Yale 43–50+45−8Lost 23–31 at San Diego-8San DiegoWon 42–7 vs. Brown+35BrownWon 62–17 vs. Howard+45HowardWon 35–22 vs. Cornell+13CornellWon 31–21 at Holy Cross+10Holy CrossLost 24–30 at Princeton-6PrincetonLost 6–9 vs. Dartmouth-3DartmouthLost 10–17 at Columbia-7ColumbiaLost 20–24 vs. Pennsylvania-4PennsylvaniaLost 43–50 at Yale-7Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atSan DiegoL 23–⁠3145%
Sep 27vsBrownW 42–⁠779%
Oct 5vsHowardW 62–⁠1776%
Oct 12vsCornellW 35–⁠2276%
Oct 19atHoly CrossW 31–⁠2156%
Oct 26atPrincetonL 24–⁠3029%
Nov 2vsDartmouthL 6–⁠940%
Nov 9atColumbiaL 10–⁠1758%
Nov 16vsPennsylvaniaL 20–⁠2468%
Nov 23atYaleL 43–⁠5026%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 50–⁠43; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 126th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
296–⁠228
Coach
—
Elo
1334 −36 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.3 No. 45 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 127
Offensive coordinator
Joel Lamb
Defensive coordinator
Scott Larkee
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Nate Leskovec SDE★★★No. 1250
Charlie Dean PRO★★★No. 1360
Curt Casteel PRO★★★No. 1616
Kevens Grammont SDE★★★No. 1625
Jelani Machen ATH★★★No. 1679

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.839
Running backs12.00.776
Receivers22.50.790
Offensive line22.50.789
Defensive line23.00.841
Linebackers22.50.790
Defensive backs32.70.803
Athletes and specialists13.00.832
Whole class152.70.808

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.

2019 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠19–⁠1
Dartmouth6–⁠19–⁠1
Princeton5–⁠28–⁠2
Pennsylvania3–⁠45–⁠5
Cornell3–⁠44–⁠6
Harvard2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠7
Brown1–⁠62–⁠8

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