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Harvard

IVY · 1978 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
4–4–1
0.500 Win %
Conference
5th
2–4 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

1978 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 26Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND IVY3–5–1L 19–21
6Week 6 · Oct 3MASSACHUSETTSUnranked—W 10–0
7Week 7 · Oct 10Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 24–21
8Week 8 · Oct 17Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND IVY5–3–1L 20–25
9Week 9 · Oct 24Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND IVY6–3W 24–19
10Week 10 · Oct 31Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND IVY2–5–2T 24–24
11Week 11 · Nov 7Brown (BROWN)H2HIND IVY6–3L 30–31
12Week 12 · Nov 14Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND IVY2–6–1W 17–13
13Week 13 · Nov 21Yale (YALE)H2HIND IVY5–2–2L 28–35

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
3.772
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-13+11
  • Dartmouth +6
  • Colgate +3
  • Pennsylvania +2
  • Princeton 0
  • Yale -2
  • Cornell -3
  • Brown -3
  • Columbia -5

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 #76Better than 45%
Win % Place 70thBetter than 50%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#78Regular Season Final#79Post-Season W1#79Post-Season W2#76Post-Season W3#76Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-2
+10
+3
-5
+5
0
-1
+4
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#291973#151974#341975#451976#891977

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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