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Harvard

FBSI · 1947 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
4–5
0.444 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

1947 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Sep 30MCDANIELUnranked—W 52–0
7Week 7 · Oct 7Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)H2HIND FBSI5–3W 19–14
8Week 8 · Oct 14Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI7–3L 0–47
9Week 9 · Oct 21Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI4–4–2W 7–0
10Week 10 · Oct 28Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI4–4–1L 13–14
11Week 11 · Nov 4Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI8–1L 7–31
12Week 12 · Nov 11Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI5–3L 7–33
13Week 13 · Nov 18Brown (BROWN)H2HIND FBSI4–4–1W 13–7
14Week 14 · Nov 25Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI6–3L 21–31

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
3.623
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-1
-14+13
  • Boston University +5
  • Holy Cross +4
  • Brown +4
  • Rutgers -1
  • Virginia -3
  • Princeton -3
  • Yale -3
  • Dartmouth -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 #67Better than 52%
Win % Place 75thBetter than 46%

0.444 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#68Regular Season Final#67Post-Season W1#67Post-Season W2#68Post-Season W3#67Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+52
+5
-47
+7
-1
-24
-26
+6
-10

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

Final Rank by Season
#541940#281941#991942#541945#291946

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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