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Harvard

FBSI · 1887 Season · Final

Paramount
Record
10–1
0.909 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
103
1875–1981
All-Time Record
630–259–42
0.699 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1887, 1890
#1 Finishes
2
Top 5: 26 · Top 10: 35 · Top 25: 49
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 8 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 30 seasons · 26 Top 10 · 2× #1

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Harvard head-to-head · History & Eras

1887 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 4Tufts (TUFTS)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 86–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11EXETERUnranked—W 68–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11M.i.t. (M.I.T.)H2HIND FBSI5–1W 62–0
8Week 8 · Oct 18Williams (WILLIAMS)H2HIND FBSI3–3W 52–6
9Week 9 · Oct 25Amherst (AMHERST)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 98–0
10Week 10 · Nov 1Tufts (TUFTS)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 68–0
11Week 11 · Nov 8EXETERUnranked—W 54–0
11Week 11 · Nov 8Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)H2HIND FBSI4–5W 110–0
12Week 12 · Nov 15Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI7–2W 12–0
13Week 13 · Nov 22Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI6–7W 42–0
9Final · Nov 29Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI9–0L 8–17

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
-3.065
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+35
0+35
  • Princeton +7
  • Pennsylvania +6
  • M.i.t. +5
  • Amherst +4
  • Wesleyan +4
  • Tufts +3
  • Williams +3
  • Tufts +3
  • Yale 0

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #1Better than 100%
Win % Place 2ndBetter than 99%

0.909 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#2W10#1W11#2W12#1W13#1Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+86
+68
+62
+46
+98
+68
+54
+110
+12
+42
-9

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#41881#31882#41883#41884#21886

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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