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1907 Yale

9–⁠0–⁠1, coached by William F. Knox.

Yale, 1907
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Yale in 1907, game by game: won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 25–0; won vs. Syracuse 11–0; won vs. Springfield 18–0; won vs. Holy Cross 52–0; tied at Army 0–0; won vs. Villanova 45–0; won vs. Washington & Jefferson 11–0; won vs. Brown 22–0; won vs. Princeton 12–10; won at Harvard 12–0+52Won 25–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+25Wesleyan (CT)Won 11–0 vs. Syracuse+11SyracuseWon 18–0 vs. Springfield+18SpringfieldWon 52–0 vs. Holy Cross+52Holy CrossTied 0–0 at Army0ArmyWon 45–0 vs. Villanova+45VillanovaWon 11–0 vs. Washington & Jefferson+11Washington & Je…Won 22–0 vs. Brown+22BrownWon 12–10 vs. Princeton+2PrincetonWon 12–0 at Harvard+12Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsWesleyan (CT)W 25–⁠090%
Oct 5vsSyracuseW 11–⁠077%
Oct 9vsSpringfieldW 18–⁠097%
Oct 12vsHoly CrossW 52–⁠081%
Oct 19atArmyT 0–⁠071%
Oct 26vsVillanovaW 45–⁠090%
Nov 2vsWashington & JeffersonW 11–⁠080%
Nov 9vsBrownW 22–⁠078%
Nov 16vsPrincetonW 12–⁠1060%
Nov 23atHarvardW 12–⁠063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Harvard 12–⁠0.

In program history: The 10th-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 1907.

4 consensus All-AmericansClarence Alcott, E; Lucius Horatio Biglow, OT; Tad Jones, QB; Ted Coy, FB

Record
9–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
208–⁠10
Coach
William F. Knox
Elo
1768 +81 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
26.8 No. 2 of 68 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Lucius Horatio Bigelow