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Harvard

FBSI · 1939 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–4
0.500 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

1939 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 10BATESUnranked—W 20–0
8Week 8 · Oct 17Chicago (CHICAGO)H2HB102–6W 61–0
9Week 9 · Oct 24Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI4–4L 7–22
10Week 10 · Oct 31Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1L 0–16
11Week 11 · Nov 7Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI7–1L 6–9
12Week 12 · Nov 14Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI3–4–2W 15–0
13Week 13 · Nov 21NEW HAMPSHIREUnranked—W 46–0
14Week 14 · Nov 28Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI3–4–1L 7–20

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
4.010
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-7
-12+5
  • Army +3
  • Chicago +2
  • Princeton -1
  • Dartmouth -3
  • Pennsylvania -4
  • Yale -4

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 #76Better than 45%
Win % Place 62ndBetter than 55%

0.500 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#57W13#73W14#75Regular Season Final#75Post-Season W1#76Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+20
+61
-15
-16
-3
+15
+46
-13

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

Final Rank by Season
#1021934#981935#801936#181937#591938

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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