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Reign #16 of 328 · Harvard’s 3rd reign

Harvard, 1898–1900

749Days held
23Defenses
#8Longest of 328
#10Most defended of 328
How it started

November 5, 1898

Took the belt from Pennsylvania 10–0 at home on November 5, 1898.

Defenses

The belt on the line, 23 times

November 12, 1898 · vs. Brown 17–6DefendedNovember 19, 1898 · at Yale 17–0DefendedSeptember 30, 1899 · vs. Williams 29–0DefendedOctober 4, 1899 · vs. Bowdoin 13–0DefendedOctober 7, 1899 · vs. Wesleyan (CT) 20–0DefendedOctober 11, 1899 · vs. Amherst 41–0DefendedOctober 14, 1899 · at Army 18–0DefendedOctober 18, 1899 · vs. Bates 29–0DefendedOctober 21, 1899 · vs. Brown 11–0DefendedOctober 28, 1899 · vs. Carlisle 22–10DefendedNovember 4, 1899 · at Pennsylvania 16–0DefendedNovember 11, 1899 · vs. Dartmouth 11–0DefendedNovember 18, 1899 · at Yale 0–0Tie, belt keptSeptember 29, 1900 · vs. Wesleyan (CT) 24–0DefendedOctober 3, 1900 · vs. Williams 12–0DefendedOctober 6, 1900 · vs. Bowdoin 12–0DefendedOctober 10, 1900 · vs. Amherst 18–0DefendedOctober 13, 1900 · vs. Columbia 24–0DefendedOctober 17, 1900 · vs. Bates 41–0DefendedOctober 20, 1900 · at Army 29–0DefendedOctober 27, 1900 · vs. Carlisle 17–5DefendedNovember 3, 1900 · vs. Pennsylvania 17–5DefendedNovember 17, 1900 · vs. Brown 11–6Defended
How it ended

November 24, 1900

Lost the belt to Yale 0–28 on the road on November 24, 1900, after 749 days.