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Harvard

IVY · 1963 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
5–2–2
0.667 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–2 in IVY

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

1963 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1MASSACHUSETTSUnranked—T 0–0
7Week 7 · Oct 8Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 28–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND IVY5–4W 21–14
9Week 9 · Oct 22Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND IVY4–4–1T 3–3
10Week 10 · Oct 29Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND IVY7–2W 17–13
11Week 11 · Nov 5Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND IVY3–6L 2–7
12Week 12 · Nov 12Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND IVY7–2W 21–7
13Week 13 · Nov 19Brown (BROWN)H2HIND IVY3–5W 24–12
15Week 15 · Dec 3Yale (YALE)H2HIND IVY6–3L 6–20

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
1.777
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+16
-9+25
  • Dartmouth +7
  • Princeton +7
  • Cornell +5
  • Rutgers +3
  • Brown +3
  • Columbia 0
  • Yale -3
  • Pennsylvania -6

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 #19Better than 87%
Win % Place 31stBetter than 78%

0.667 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#18Regular Season Final#18Post-Season W1#18Post-Season W2#19Post-Season W3#19Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
0
+28
+7
0
+4
-5
+14
+12
-14

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

Final Rank by Season
#701958#331959#601960#391961#371962

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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