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Harvard

FBSI · 1888 Season · Final

Paramount
Record
12–1
0.923 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

1888 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 9Worcester Tech (WORCESTER TECH)H2HIND FBSI1–4W 70–0
7Week 7 · Oct 9M.i.t. (M.I.T.)H2HIND FBSI2–5W 18–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16EXETERUnranked—W 30–6
8Week 8 · Oct 16Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 34–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23Williams (WILLIAMS)H2HIND FBSI5–3W 14–6
9Week 9 · Oct 23ANDOVERUnranked—W 68–0
10Week 10 · Oct 30Worcester Tech (WORCESTER TECH)H2HIND FBSI1–4W 68–0
10Week 10 · Oct 30Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI3–4W 74–0
11Week 11 · Nov 6M.i.t. (M.I.T.)H2HIND FBSI2–5W 42–0
11Week 11 · Nov 6Amherst (AMHERST)H2HIND FBSI2–8–1W 102–0
12Week 12 · Nov 13Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 50–2
13Week 13 · Nov 20Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 6–18
13Week 13 · Nov 20Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI9–7W 50–0

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
-1.336
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+28
-1+29
  • Pennsylvania +9
  • Williams +5
  • Dartmouth +3
  • M.i.t. +2
  • Wesleyan +2
  • M.i.t. +2
  • Amherst +2
  • Wesleyan +2
  • Worcester Tech +1
  • Worcester Tech +1
  • Princeton -1

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 #3Better than 99%
Win % Place 2ndBetter than 99%

0.923 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#3W11#3W12#3W13#3W14#3Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+70
+18
+24
+34
+8
+68
+68
+74
+42
+102
+48
-12
+50

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

Final Rank by Season
#31882#41883#41884#21886#11887

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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