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Harvard

IVY · 1970 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
7–2
0.778 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–2 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

1970 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29NORTHEASTERNUnranked—W 28–7
6Week 6 · Oct 6Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI5–5W 39–9
7Week 7 · Oct 13Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND IVY3–6L 21–28
8Week 8 · Oct 20Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND IVY6–3W 27–24
9Week 9 · Oct 27Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND IVY9–0L 14–37
10Week 10 · Nov 3Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND IVY4–5W 38–23
11Week 11 · Nov 10Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND IVY5–4W 29–7
12Week 12 · Nov 17Brown (BROWN)H2HIND IVY2–7W 17–10
13Week 13 · Nov 24Yale (YALE)H2HIND IVY7–2W 14–12

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
1.747
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+23
-6+29
  • Yale +7
  • Cornell +6
  • Rutgers +5
  • Princeton +5
  • Pennsylvania +4
  • Brown +2
  • Dartmouth 0
  • Columbia -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 #17Better than 88%
Win % Place 16thBetter than 89%

0.778 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#17Regular Season Final#17Post-Season W1#17Post-Season W2#17Post-Season W3#17Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
+30
-7
+3
-23
+15
+22
+7
+2

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

Final Rank by Season
#341965#141966#391967#81968#1011969

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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