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1916 Yale

8–⁠1, coached by Tad Jones.

Yale, 1916
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Yale in 1916, game by game: won vs. Carnegie Mellon 25–0; won vs. Virginia 61–3; won vs. Lehigh 12–0; won vs. Virginia Tech 19–0; won vs. Washington & Jefferson 36–14; won vs. Colgate 7–3; lost vs. Brown 6–21; won at Princeton 10–0; won vs. Harvard 6–3+58−15Won 25–0 vs. Carnegie Mellon+25Carnegie MellonWon 61–3 vs. Virginia+58VirginiaWon 12–0 vs. Lehigh+12LehighWon 19–0 vs. Virginia Tech+19Virginia TechWon 36–14 vs. Washington & Jefferson+22Washington & Je…Won 7–3 vs. Colgate+4ColgateLost 6–21 vs. Brown-15BrownWon 10–0 at Princeton+10PrincetonWon 6–3 vs. Harvard+3Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsCarnegie MellonW 25–⁠089%
Oct 7vsVirginiaW 61–⁠336%
Oct 14vsLehighW 12–⁠083%
Oct 20vsVirginia TechW 19–⁠070%
Oct 28vsWashington & JeffersonW 36–⁠1449%
Nov 4vsColgateW 7–⁠360%
Nov 11vsBrownL 6–⁠2171%
Nov 18atPrincetonW 10–⁠036%
Nov 25vsHarvardW 6–⁠356%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Harvard 6–⁠3.

In program history: The 39th-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 1916.

Consensus All-AmericanClinton Black, OG

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
182–⁠44
Coach
Tad Jones
Elo
1635 +131 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
26.7 No. 11 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Clinton Black