1909 Yale
10–0, coached by Howard Jones. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Springfield 36–0Oct 9
By 36 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vsWesleyan (CT) | W 11–0 | 93% |
| Oct 2 | vs Syracuse | W 15–0 | 72% |
| Oct 6 | vs Holy Cross | W 12–0 | 78% |
| Oct 9 | vsSpringfield | W 36–0 | 96% |
| Oct 16 | at Army | W 17–0 | 59% |
| Oct 23 | vs Colgate | W 36–0 | 81% |
| Oct 30 | vsAmherst | W 34–0 | 93% |
| Nov 6 | vs Brown | W 23–0 | 78% |
| Nov 13 | vs Princeton | W 17–0 | 72% |
| Nov 20 | at Harvard | W 8–0 | 50% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Harvard 8–0.
In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).
Photographs from 1909
Howard Jones instructing Yale Varsity football team on playing field, New YorkPhoto: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Bain News Service photograph collection, no known restrictions on publication 
Ted Coy, captain of Yale Varsity football teamPhoto: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Bain News Service photograph collection, no known restrictions on publication 
Howard Jones, Yale Varsity football team, on field, with othersPhoto: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Bain News Service photograph collection, no known restrictions on publication 
Robinson, Yale Varsity football team on fieldPhoto: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Bain News Service photograph collection, no known restrictions on publication 
Walter Logan, John Kilpatrick, Ralph Bloomer, Yale University, on fieldPhoto: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Bain News Service photograph collection, no known restrictions on publication
Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.
Players on this team
Ted CoyFullback
John KilpatrickEnd
Henry HobbsOffensive tackle- Hamlin AndrusGuard
- Art HoweQuarterback
- Carroll CooneyCenter
- Stephen PhilbinRunning back
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 1909.
6 consensus All-AmericansJohn Kilpatrick, E; Henry Hobbs, OT; Hamlin Andrus, OG; Carroll Cooney, C; Stephen Philbin, RB; Ted Coy, FB
- Record
- 10–0
- Conference
- —
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 209–0
- Coach
- Howard Jones
- Elo
- 1761 +119 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 29.4 No. 2 of 74 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ted Coy