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1588:(1905–1906)
1548:(1899–1900)
1540:(1897–1898)
1530:Bert Waters
1488:(1890–1892)
1476:(1887–1889)
1452:(1882–1884)
1436:(1873–1880)
1365:(2019–2023)
1357:(2017–2018)
1349:(2013–2017)
1347:Kent Austin
1333:(2008–2011)
1325:(2007–2008)
1309:(2004–2006)
1301:(1998–2003)
1285:(1994–1997)
1277:(1991–1994)
1269:(1990–1991)
1261:(1987–1990)
1251:Ted Schmitz
1245:(1983–1987)
1237:(1982–1983)
1221:(1978–1980)
1205:(1976–1977)
1189:(1972–1975)
1173:(1968–1970)
1165:(1963–1967)
1163:Ralph Sazio
1157:(1956–1962)
1155:Jim Trimble
1149:(1950–1955)
416:(1971–1993)
294:Ralph Sazio
145:(assistant)
134:(assistant)
123:(assistant)
98:Position(s)
1747:Categories
1722:Tim Murphy
1706:Tim Murphy
1698:Joe Restic
1626:Bob Fisher
1355:June Jones
1227:Frank Kush
1219:John Payne
1171:Joe Restic
1093:Joe Restic
998:References
411:Ivy League
392:Conference
352:Notre Dame
301:Ivy League
38:1926-07-21
22:Joe Restic
1586:Bill Reid
1554:Bill Reid
1235:Bud Riley
395:Standing
329:in 1988.
323:president
160:1971–1993
150:1968–1970
139:1962–1967
128:1959–1961
117:1956–1958
84:1952–1953
73:Villanova
1732:(2024– )
1474:No coach
1450:No coach
1434:No coach
1373:(2024– )
1317:# (2006)
1293:# (1997)
1259:Al Bruno
1253:# (1987)
1243:Al Bruno
1203:Bob Shaw
1179:Al Dorow
971:117–97–6
956:117–97–6
952:Harvard:
389:Overall
316:The Game
1714:No team
1458:No team
959:92–65–4
934:Harvard
911:Harvard
888:Harvard
865:Harvard
842:Harvard
819:Harvard
796:Harvard
773:Harvard
750:Harvard
727:Harvard
704:Harvard
681:Harvard
658:Harvard
635:Harvard
612:Harvard
589:Harvard
566:Harvard
543:Harvard
520:Harvard
497:Harvard
474:Harvard
451:Harvard
428:Harvard
374:College
325:of the
260:in the
228:of the
179:Overall
164:Harvard
132:Colgate
1716:(2020)
1620:(1918)
1612:(1917)
1596:(1907)
1580:(1904)
1572:(1903)
1564:(1902)
1556:(1901)
1532:(1896)
1524:(1895)
1516:(1895)
1508:(1894)
1500:(1893)
1496:&
1484:&
1468:(1886)
1460:(1885)
1444:(1881)
1341:(2012)
1229:(1981)
1213:(1978)
1197:(1976)
1181:(1971)
967:Total:
363:Boston
310:coach
64:, U.S.
47:, U.S.
944:T–7th
898:T–3rd
892:4–5–1
875:T–4th
829:T–7th
760:T–2nd
737:T–2nd
714:T–1st
711:5–1–1
708:6–2–2
691:T–1st
668:T–3rd
665:4–2–1
662:5–4–1
645:T–3rd
599:T–5th
596:2–4–1
593:4–4–1
576:T–3rd
553:T–3rd
507:T–1st
484:T–2nd
458:3–3–1
455:4–4–1
386:Team
383:Year
121:Brown
1076:2011
929:1993
906:1992
883:1991
860:1990
837:1989
814:1988
791:1987
768:1986
745:1985
722:1984
699:1983
676:1982
653:1981
630:1980
607:1979
584:1978
561:1977
538:1976
515:1975
492:1974
469:1973
446:1972
423:1971
308:Yale
252:and
52:Died
32:Born
1095:at
941:1–6
938:3–7
921:5th
918:3–4
915:3–7
895:4–3
872:3–4
869:5–5
852:3rd
849:5–2
846:5–5
826:2–5
823:2–8
806:1st
803:6–1
800:8–2
783:5th
780:3–4
777:3–7
757:5–2
754:7–3
734:5–2
731:5–4
688:5–2
685:7–3
642:4–3
639:7–3
622:6th
619:3–4
616:3–6
573:4–3
570:4–5
550:4–3
547:6–3
530:1st
527:6–1
524:7–2
504:6–1
501:7–2
481:5–2
478:7–2
461:5th
438:4th
435:4–3
432:5–4
258:end
248:at
201:Ivy
102:End
1749::
1062:.
1042:.
1025:,
1006:^
199:5
110:HC
1412:e
1405:t
1398:v
1125:e
1118:t
1111:v
1078:.
1048:.
413:)
409:(
40:)
36:(
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