Harvard
IVY · 1971 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
1971 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6 | L 16–21 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 | NORTHEASTERN | Unranked | — | W 17–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2H | IND IVY | 6–3 | W 21–19 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Cornell (CORNELL)H2H | IND IVY | 8–1 | L 16–21 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2H | IND IVY | 8–1 | L 13–16 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2H | IND IVY | 2–7 | W 28–27 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Princeton (PRINCETON)H2H | IND IVY | 4–5 | L 10–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Brown (BROWN)H2H | IND IVY | 0–9 | W 24–19 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Yale (YALE)H2H | IND IVY | 4–5 | W 35–16 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Columbia +6
- Yale +4
- Pennsylvania +2
- Brown 0
- Cornell -1
- Dartmouth -1
- Princeton -5
- Holy Cross -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.556 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.