1925 Yale

5–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Tad Jones. Share

Yale, 1925 — Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Biggest winBeat Middlebury 53–⁠0Oct 3
By 53 points, its widest win.

Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Date	Opponent	Result
Oct 3	vsMiddlebury	W 53–⁠0	95%
Oct 10	vsGeorgia	W 35–⁠7	65%
Oct 17	vsPennsylvania	L 13–⁠16	68%
Oct 24	atBrown	W 20–⁠7	63%
Oct 31	vsArmy	W 28–⁠7	64%
Nov 7	vsMaryland	W 43–⁠14	82%
Nov 14	vsPrinceton	L 12–⁠25	76%
Nov 21	atHarvard	T 0–⁠0	68%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Harvard 0–⁠0.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Photographs from 1925

Photograph of Football Game, Army vs. Yale, Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut: Corps and Band on FieldPhoto: National Archives at College Park – Still Pictures, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
The game
Photograph of Football Game, Army vs. Yale, Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut: Corps Marching onto FieldPhoto: National Archives at College Park – Still Pictures, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
The game
Photograph of Football Game, Army vs. Yale, Yale Bowl, New Haven, ConnecticutPhoto: National Archives at College Park – Still Pictures, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
The game

Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Record: 5–⁠2–⁠1
Conference: —
AP poll: Began in 1936
Points: 204–⁠76
Coach: Tad Jones
Elo: 1647 +9 this season
SP+ rating: —
SRS: 16.1 No. 15 of 104 major-college teams
Recruiting class: —

Captain: Johnny Joss
Offense: Single-wing