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1879 Yale

3–⁠0–⁠2.

Yale, 1879
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Yale in 1879, game by game: won vs. Pennsylvania 3–0; tied vs. Harvard 0–0; won vs. Rutgers 5–0; won at Columbia 2–0; tied vs. Princeton 0–0+7Won 3–0 vs. Pennsylvania+3PennsylvaniaTied 0–0 vs. Harvard0HarvardWon 5–0 vs. Rutgers+5RutgersWon 2–0 at Columbia+2ColumbiaTied 0–0 vs. Princeton0Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Nov 1vsPennsylvaniaW 3–⁠065%
Nov 8vsHarvardT 0–⁠061%
Nov 15vsRutgersW 5–⁠066%
Nov 22atColumbiaW 2–⁠055%
Nov 27vsPrincetonT 0–⁠054%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Princeton 0–⁠0.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Record
3–⁠0–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
10–⁠0
Coach
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Elo
1550 +28 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Walter Camp