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1903 Yale

11–⁠1, coached by George B. Chadwick.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1903, game by game: won vs. Trinity (CT) 35–0; won vs. Tufts 19–0; won vs. Vermont 46–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 33–0; won vs. Springfield 22–0; won vs. Holy Cross 36–10; won vs. Penn State 27–0; won at Army 17–5; won vs. Columbia 25–0; won vs. Syracuse 30–0; lost vs. Princeton 6–11; won at Harvard 16–0+46−5Won 35–0 vs. Trinity (CT)+35Trinity (CT)Won 19–0 vs. Tufts+19TuftsWon 46–0 vs. Vermont+46VermontWon 33–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+33Wesleyan (CT)Won 22–0 vs. Springfield+22SpringfieldWon 36–10 vs. Holy Cross+26Holy CrossWon 27–0 vs. Penn State+27Penn StateWon 17–5 at Army+12ArmyWon 25–0 vs. Columbia+25ColumbiaWon 30–0 vs. Syracuse+30SyracuseLost 6–11 vs. Princeton-5PrincetonWon 16–0 at Harvard+16Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsTrinity (CT)W 35–⁠093%
Sep 30vsTuftsW 19–⁠088%
Oct 3vsVermontW 46–⁠087%
Oct 7vsWesleyan (CT)W 33–⁠090%
Oct 10vsSpringfieldW 22–⁠097%
Oct 14vsHoly CrossW 36–⁠1084%
Oct 17vsPenn StateW 27–⁠083%
Oct 24atArmyW 17–⁠564%
Oct 31vsColumbiaW 25–⁠079%
Nov 7vsSyracuseW 30–⁠088%
Nov 14vsPrincetonL 6–⁠1164%
Nov 21atHarvardW 16–⁠053%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Harvard 16–⁠0.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1903.

4 consensus All-AmericansCharles D. Rafferty, E; James Hogan, OT; James Bloomer, OG; Ledyard Mitchell, FB

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
312–⁠26
Coach
George B. Chadwick
Elo
1780 +87 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
26.3 No. 2 of 70 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Charles D. Rafferty