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Harvard

IVY · 1974 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
7–2
0.778 Win %
Conference
2nd
6–1 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

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1W 24–14
7Week 7 · Oct 8Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI7–3–1L 21–24
8Week 8 · Oct 15Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND IVY1–8W 34–6
9Week 9 · Oct 22Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND IVY3–5–1W 39–27
10Week 10 · Oct 29Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND IVY3–6W 17–15
11Week 11 · Nov 5Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND IVY6–2–1W 39–0
12Week 12 · Nov 12Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND IVY4–4–1W 34–17
13Week 13 · Nov 19Brown (BROWN)H2HIND IVY5–4L 7–10
14Week 14 · Nov 26Yale (YALE)H2HIND IVY8–1W 21–16

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.576
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+23
-7+30
  • Yale +8
  • Pennsylvania +6
  • Holy Cross +5
  • Princeton +4
  • Cornell +3
  • Dartmouth +3
  • Columbia +1
  • Rutgers -3
  • Brown -4

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 #15Better than 90%
Win % Place 15thBetter than 90%

0.778 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#15Regular Season Final#14Post-Season W1#14Post-Season W2#13Post-Season W3#15Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+10
-3
+28
+12
+2
+39
+17
-3
+5

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

Final Rank by Season
#1011969#171970#581971#741972#291973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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