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Harvard

IVY · 1980 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–3
0.700 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–3 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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 23Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND IVY1–9W 26–6
6Week 6 · Sep 30Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 14–13
7Week 7 · Oct 7Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI3–7–1W 15–10
8Week 8 · Oct 14Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND IVY5–5W 20–12
9Week 9 · Oct 21Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND IVY4–6L 12–30
10Week 10 · Oct 28Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND IVY6–4L 3–7
11Week 11 · Nov 4Brown (BROWN)H2HIND IVY6–4W 17–16
12Week 12 · Nov 11William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 24–13
13Week 13 · Nov 18Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND IVY1–9W 28–17
14Week 14 · Nov 25Yale (YALE)H2HIND IVY8–2L 0–14

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
2.673
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+9
-12+21
  • Brown +6
  • Cornell +5
  • Holy Cross +3
  • Army +3
  • William & Mary +2
  • Columbia +1
  • Pennsylvania +1
  • Yale -2
  • Princeton -4
  • Dartmouth -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 #47Better than 66%
Win % Place 30thBetter than 79%

0.700 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#50Regular Season Final#49Post-Season W1#49Post-Season W2#47Post-Season W3#47Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+20
+1
+5
+8
-18
-4
+1
+11
+11
-14

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

Final Rank by Season
#341975#451976#891977#761978#1151979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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