Navy at Yale
Saturday, October 15, 1938 Share
Yale beat Navy 9–7. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Yale led the series 4–0.
FinalHigh 77°F, low 53°F
On the newsreel
- GRIDIRON THRILLS OF THE WEEK55,000 football fans see a determined Yale Bulldog attack function in the second half, sinking Navy and winning 9-7
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Yale 50% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Navy–Yale gameYale leads 5–4–1 in 10 meetings, counting the six since this game.
| 1988 | Navy 41, Yale 7 | |
| 1981 | Yale 23, Navy 19 | |
| 1952 | Navy 31, Yale 0 | |
| 1951 | Navy 7, Yale 7 | |
| 1942 | Navy 13, Yale 6 | |
| 1940 | Navy 21, Yale 0 |
Around this game
Navy
- Next gameat PrincetonOct. 22, 1938
- SeasonNavy in 1938
- ProgramNavy history and records
Yale
- Next gamevs. MichiganOct. 22, 1938
- SeasonYale in 1938
- ProgramYale history and records