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1928 Yale

4–⁠4, coached by Mal Stevens.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1928, game by game: won vs. Maine 27–0; won vs. Georgia 21–6; won vs. Brown 32–14; lost vs. Army 6–18; won vs. Dartmouth 18–0; lost vs. Maryland 0–6; lost at Princeton 2–12; lost vs. Harvard 0–17+27−17Won 27–0 vs. Maine+27MaineWon 21–6 vs. Georgia+15GeorgiaWon 32–14 vs. Brown+18BrownLost 6–18 vs. Army-12ArmyWon 18–0 vs. Dartmouth+18DartmouthLost 0–6 vs. Maryland-6MarylandLost 2–12 at Princeton-10PrincetonLost 0–17 vs. Harvard-17Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6vsMaineW 27–⁠096%
Oct 13vsGeorgiaW 21–⁠651%
Oct 20vsBrownW 32–⁠1477%
Oct 27vsArmyL 6–⁠1858%
Nov 3vsDartmouthW 18–⁠062%
Nov 10vsMarylandL 0–⁠680%
Nov 17atPrincetonL 2–⁠1241%
Nov 24vsHarvardL 0–⁠1769%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 17–⁠0.

In program history: The 74th-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
106–⁠73
Coach
Mal Stevens
Elo
1531 −64 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−1.2 No. 51 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Maxon H. Eddy
Offense
Single-wing