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Harvard

IVY · 1965 Season · Final

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Record
5–2–2
0.667 Win %
Conference
3rd
3–2 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

1965 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 28Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI2–7–1W 17–7
6Week 6 · Oct 5TUFTSUnranked—W 33–0
7Week 7 · Oct 12Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND IVY2–7W 21–6
8Week 8 · Oct 19Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND IVY4–3–2T 3–3
9Week 9 · Oct 26Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND IVY9–0L 0–14
10Week 10 · Nov 2Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND IVY4–4–1T 10–10
11Week 11 · Nov 9Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND IVY8–1L 6–14
12Week 12 · Nov 16Brown (BROWN)H2HIND IVY2–7W 17–8
13Week 13 · Nov 23Yale (YALE)H2HIND IVY3–6W 13–0

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
2.438
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+8
-1+9
  • Yale +3
  • Holy Cross +2
  • Columbia +2
  • Brown +2
  • Cornell 0
  • Dartmouth 0
  • Pennsylvania 0
  • 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 #34Better than 76%
Win % Place 31stBetter than 78%

0.667 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#31W14#33Regular Season Final#33Post-Season W1#33Post-Season W2#34Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+10
+33
+15
0
-14
0
-8
+9
+13

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

Final Rank by Season
#601960#391961#371962#191963#431964

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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