1926 Yale

4–⁠4, coached by Tad Jones.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1926, game by game: won vs. Boston University 51–0; won vs. Georgia 19–0; won vs. Dartmouth 14–7; lost vs. Brown 0–7; lost vs. Army 0–33; lost vs. Maryland 0–15; lost at Princeton 7–10; won vs. Harvard 12–7+51−33Won 51–0 vs. Boston University+51Boston Universi…Won 19–0 vs. Georgia+19GeorgiaWon 14–7 vs. Dartmouth+7DartmouthLost 0–7 vs. Brown-7BrownLost 0–33 vs. Army-33ArmyLost 0–15 vs. Maryland-15MarylandLost 7–10 at Princeton-3PrincetonWon 12–7 vs. Harvard+5Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsBoston UniversityW 51–⁠090%
Oct 9vsGeorgiaW 19–⁠058%
Oct 16vsDartmouthW 14–⁠754%
Oct 23vsBrownL 0–⁠776%
Oct 30vsArmyL 0–⁠3361%
Nov 6vsMarylandL 0–⁠1572%
Nov 13atPrincetonL 7–⁠1037%
Nov 20vsHarvardW 12–⁠769%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Harvard 12–⁠7.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
103–⁠79
Coach
Tad Jones
Elo
1526 −72 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−1.7 No. 57 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Philip W. Bunnell
Offense
Single-wing