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1921 Yale

8–⁠1, coached by Tad Jones.

Yale, 1921
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Yale in 1921, game by game: won vs. Bates 28–0; won vs. Vermont 14–0; won vs. North Carolina 34–0; won vs. Williams 23–0; won vs. Army 14–7; won vs. Brown 45–7; won vs. Maryland 28–0; won vs. Princeton 13–7; lost at Harvard 3–10+38−7Won 28–0 vs. Bates+28BatesWon 14–0 vs. Vermont+14VermontWon 34–0 vs. North Carolina+34North CarolinaWon 23–0 vs. Williams+23WilliamsWon 14–7 vs. Army+7ArmyWon 45–7 vs. Brown+38BrownWon 28–0 vs. Maryland+28MarylandWon 13–7 vs. Princeton+6PrincetonLost 3–10 at Harvard-7Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsBatesW 28–⁠091%
Oct 1vsVermontW 14–⁠091%
Oct 8vsNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠072%
Oct 15vsWilliamsW 23–⁠091%
Oct 22vsArmyW 14–⁠765%
Oct 29vsBrownW 45–⁠772%
Nov 5vsMarylandW 28–⁠076%
Nov 12vsPrincetonW 13–⁠758%
Nov 19atHarvardL 3–⁠1045%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 10–⁠3.

In program history: The 51st-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 1921.

Consensus All-AmericanMac Aldrich, RB

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
202–⁠31
Coach
Tad Jones
Elo
1610 +78 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
19.5 No. 16 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Malcolm Aldrich
Offense
Single-wing