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1927 Yale

7–⁠1, coached by Tad Jones.

Yale, 1927
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Yale in 1927, game by game: won vs. Bowdoin 41–0; lost vs. Georgia 10–14; won vs. Brown 19–0; won vs. Army 10–6; won vs. Dartmouth 19–0; won vs. Maryland 30–6; won vs. Princeton 14–6; won at Harvard 14–0+41−4Won 41–0 vs. Bowdoin+41BowdoinLost 10–14 vs. Georgia-4GeorgiaWon 19–0 vs. Brown+19BrownWon 10–6 vs. Army+4ArmyWon 19–0 vs. Dartmouth+19DartmouthWon 30–6 vs. Maryland+24MarylandWon 14–6 vs. Princeton+8PrincetonWon 14–0 at Harvard+14Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsBowdoinW 41–⁠090%
Oct 8vsGeorgiaL 10–⁠1449%
Oct 15vsBrownW 19–⁠051%
Oct 22vsArmyW 10–⁠650%
Oct 29vsDartmouthW 19–⁠049%
Nov 5vsMarylandW 30–⁠666%
Nov 12vsPrincetonW 14–⁠653%
Nov 19atHarvardW 14–⁠067%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Harvard 14–⁠0.

In program history: The 34th-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 1927.

2 consensus All-AmericansBill Webster, OG; John Charlesworth, C

Record
7–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
157–⁠32
Coach
Tad Jones
Elo
1643 +125 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
17.5 No. 9 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Bill Webster
Offense
Single-wing