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Harvard

FBSI · 1954 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–3–1
0.563 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

1954 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 5MASSACHUSETTSUnranked—L 7–13
7Week 7 · Oct 12Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 13–12
8Week 8 · Oct 19Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND FBSI1–8L 6–7
9Week 9 · Oct 26Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI3–6L 7–13
10Week 10 · Nov 2OHIOUnranked—W 27–13
11Week 11 · Nov 9Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1W 14–9
12Week 12 · Nov 16Brown (BROWN)H2HIND FBSI6–2–1T 21–21
13Week 13 · Nov 23Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1W 13–9

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
3.950
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+1
-14+15
  • Cornell +5
  • Princeton +5
  • Yale +5
  • Brown 0
  • Dartmouth -6
  • Columbia -8

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 #63Better than 55%
Win % Place 48thBetter than 66%

0.563 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#78W12#68W13#63W14#63Regular Season Final#63Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-6
+1
-1
-6
+14
+5
0
+4

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

Final Rank by Season
#1071949#1081950#851951#661952#331953

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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