1911 Yale

7–⁠2–⁠1, coached by John Field.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1911, game by game: won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 21–0; won vs. Holy Cross 26–0; won vs. Syracuse 12–0; won vs. Virginia Tech 33–0; lost at Army 0–6; won vs. Colgate 23–0; won vs. New York University 28–3; won vs. Brown 15–0; lost vs. Princeton 3–6; tied at Harvard 0–0+33−6Won 21–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+21Wesleyan (CT)Won 26–0 vs. Holy Cross+26Holy CrossWon 12–0 vs. Syracuse+12SyracuseWon 33–0 vs. Virginia Tech+33Virginia TechLost 0–6 at Army-6ArmyWon 23–0 vs. Colgate+23ColgateWon 28–3 vs. New York University+25New York Univer…Won 15–0 vs. Brown+15BrownLost 3–6 vs. Princeton-3PrincetonTied 0–0 at Harvard0Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Harvard 0–⁠0.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Photographs from 1911

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

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 1911.

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
161–⁠15
Coach
John Field
Elo
1642 +54 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
20.2 No. 4 of 71 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Art Howe