1915 Yale

4–⁠5, coached by Frank Hinkey.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1915, game by game: won vs. Maine 37–0; lost vs. Virginia 0–10; won vs. Lehigh 7–6; won vs. Springfield 19–0; lost vs. Washington & Jefferson 7–16; lost vs. Colgate 0–15; lost vs. Brown 0–3; won vs. Princeton 13–7; lost at Harvard 0–41+37−41Won 37–0 vs. Maine+37MaineLost 0–10 vs. Virginia-10VirginiaWon 7–6 vs. Lehigh+1LehighWon 19–0 vs. Springfield+19SpringfieldLost 7–16 vs. Washington & Jefferson-9Washington & Je…Lost 0–15 vs. Colgate-15ColgateLost 0–3 vs. Brown-3BrownWon 13–7 vs. Princeton+6PrincetonLost 0–41 at Harvard-41Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 41–⁠0.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Photographs from 1915

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
83–⁠98
Coach
Frank Hinkey
Elo
1505 −74 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
8.6 No. 33 of 86 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Alexander D. Wilson