Harvard

team · 1875–1981 · 932 games

Every comparison Harvard leads among teams since 1869: 67 claims in 12 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

Harvard’s best players since 2004, by position: quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, defenders, kickers, punters.

points scored · a season

leads8 straight games with 50+ points scored in Harvard's first 11 games of 1887one of 2, of 14,418 team-seasons · leads from game 6 to 11 · said 2 other ways8games

points of margin · a season

leads10 games with 35+ points of margin in Harvard's first 14 games of 1886, bowls includedone of 4, of 14,418 team-seasons · leads from game 8 to 14 (2 gaps) · said 3 other ways10games

home wins

leads375 home wins in 615 games, bowls included1st of 51 programs, next 626 games · fastest to every milestone from 250 to 375 home wins615games

home wins · a season

leads10 straight games with a home win in Harvard's first 12 games of 1897one of 4, of 14,418 team-seasons · leads from game 10 to 12 · said 2 other ways10games

one-score wins · a season

leads7 straight games with a one-score win in Harvard's first 8 games of 1882one of 2, of 14,418 team-seasons · leads from game 7 to 8 · said 2 other ways7games

shutouts · a season

set it10 straight games with a shutout in Harvard's first 14 games of 1886, bowls includeda record when it got there, 1st of 126 team-seasons, past 8 · held from game 9 to 14 · broken by Yale 1888, 13, Nov 24, 1888 · said 1 other way10games

points allowed · a season

set it12 games with no points allowed in Harvard's first 14 games of 1886, bowls includeda record when it got there, 1st of 126 team-seasons, past 9 · held from game 10 to 14 · broken by Yale 1888, 13, Nov 24, 188812games

wins by 21 or more · a season

set it10 straight games with a win by 21 or more in Harvard's first 14 games of 1886, bowls includeda record when it got there, 1st of 126 team-seasons, past 7 · held from game 8 to 14 · broken by Yale 1888, 12, Nov 24, 188810games

wins · a season

set it11 straight games with a win in Harvard's first 13 games of 1888, bowls includeda record when it got there, 1st of 147 team-seasons, past 10 · held from game 11 to 13 · broken by Yale 1888, 13, Nov 24, 188811games

wins vs major-college teams · a season

set it12 straight games with a win vs a major-college team in Harvard's first 12 games of 1901a record when it got there, 1st of 512 team-seasons, past 9 · held from game 10 to 12 · broken by Nebraska 1971, 13, Jan 1, 1972 · said 2 other ways12games

road wins · a season

set it6 road wins through Harvard's first 14 games of 1886, bowls includeda record when it got there, 1st of 126 team-seasons, past 5 road wins · at game 14 only · broken by Yale 1889, 8 road wins, Nov 23, 18896road wins

one-score wins

leads10 one-score wins in 12 games, bowls includedone of 2, of 220 programs · said 1 other way12games

A lead is an interval: the stretch of N where it is first, worded at one N inside it. "One of 4" is a tie for first. A record "when it got there" was first among the programs that had reached that point by then. Fields are programs that began in 1869 or later, or seasons where it played half the team’s games. The method is in the board's notes.