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2021 Harvard

8–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Harvard in 2021, game by game: won at Georgetown 44–9; won vs. Brown 49–17; won at Holy Cross 38–13; won vs. Cornell 24–10; won vs. Lafayette 30–3; lost at Princeton 16–18; lost vs. Dartmouth 17–20; won at Columbia 49–21; won vs. Pennsylvania 23–7; won at Yale 34–31+35−3Won 44–9 at Georgetown+35GeorgetownWon 49–17 vs. Brown+32BrownWon 38–13 at Holy Cross+25Holy CrossWon 24–10 vs. Cornell+14CornellWon 30–3 vs. Lafayette+27LafayetteLost 16–18 at Princeton-2PrincetonLost 17–20 vs. Dartmouth-3DartmouthWon 49–21 at Columbia+28ColumbiaWon 23–7 vs. Pennsylvania+16PennsylvaniaWon 34–31 at Yale+3Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atGeorgetownW 44–⁠949%
Sep 24vsBrownW 49–⁠1780%
Oct 2atHoly CrossW 38–⁠1339%
Oct 9vsCornellW 24–⁠1081%
Oct 16vsLafayetteW 30–⁠379%
Oct 23atPrincetonL 16–⁠1835%
Oct 30vsDartmouthL 17–⁠2051%
Nov 6atColumbiaW 49–⁠2151%
Nov 13vsPennsylvaniaW 23–⁠780%
Nov 20atYaleW 34–⁠3149%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Yale 34–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The tied 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
324–⁠149
Coach
—
Elo
1470 +148 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.9 No. 21 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 129
Offensive coordinator
Mickey Fein
Defensive coordinator
Scott Larkee
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Austin Gentle OL★★★No. 702
Scott Giuliano TE★★★No. 1344
Conor Easthope QB★★★No. 1628
Davis McKenna OT★★★No. 2194
Michael Entwistle OL★★★No. 2315

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

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.834
Receivers13.00.844
Offensive line33.00.829
Linebackers12.00.778
Whole class62.80.824

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.

Transfers in 0

The 2021 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 2

Eric Wilson OG★★★to Penn State
Devin Darrington RB★★★to Virginia

2021 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠19–⁠1
Princeton6–⁠19–⁠1
Harvard5–⁠28–⁠2
Columbia4–⁠37–⁠3
Yale4–⁠35–⁠5
Pennsylvania1–⁠63–⁠7
Cornell1–⁠62–⁠8
Brown1–⁠62–⁠8

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