Yale at Columbia

Saturday, October 20, 1979

Yale beat Columbia 37–⁠7. It was their 57th meeting; after it, Yale led the series 42–⁠13–⁠2.

AwayYale8–⁠1 in 1979
37
HomeColumbia1–⁠8 in 1979
7

FinalAttendance 7,350

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Yale 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Yale leads 62–⁠17–⁠2 in 81 meetings, counting the 24 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Yale 24, Columbia 10
2024Columbia 13, Yale 10
2023Yale 35, Columbia 7
2022Yale 41, Columbia 16
2021Yale 37, Columbia 30
2019Yale 45, Columbia 10

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