1904 Yale

10–⁠1, coached by Charles D. Rafferty.

Yale, 1904
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Yale in 1904, game by game: won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 22–0; won vs. Trinity (CT) 42–0; won vs. Holy Cross 23–0; won vs. Penn State 24–0; won vs. Springfield 6–0; won vs. Syracuse 17–9; lost at Army 6–11; won at Columbia 34–0; won vs. Brown 22–0; won at Princeton 12–0; won vs. Harvard 12–0+42−5Won 22–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+22Wesleyan (CT)Won 42–0 vs. Trinity (CT)+42Trinity (CT)Won 23–0 vs. Holy Cross+23Holy CrossWon 24–0 vs. Penn State+24Penn StateWon 6–0 vs. Springfield+6SpringfieldWon 17–9 vs. Syracuse+8SyracuseLost 6–11 at Army-5ArmyWon 34–0 at Columbia+34ColumbiaWon 22–0 vs. Brown+22BrownWon 12–0 at Princeton+12PrincetonWon 12–0 vs. Harvard+12Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Harvard 12–⁠0.

In program history: The 7th-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 1904.

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
220–⁠20
Coach
Charles D. Rafferty
Elo
1782 +95 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
30.6 No. 1 of 81 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
James Hogan