1934 Yale

5–⁠3, coached by Ducky Pond.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1934, game by game: lost vs. Columbia 6–12; won vs. Pennsylvania 14–6; won vs. Brown 37–0; lost vs. Army 12–20; won vs. Dartmouth 7–2; lost vs. Georgia 7–14; won at Princeton 7–0; won vs. Harvard 14–0+37−8Lost 6–12 vs. Columbia-6ColumbiaWon 14–6 vs. Pennsylvania+8PennsylvaniaWon 37–0 vs. Brown+37BrownLost 12–20 vs. Army-8ArmyWon 7–2 vs. Dartmouth+5DartmouthLost 7–14 vs. Georgia-7GeorgiaWon 7–0 at Princeton+7PrincetonWon 14–0 vs. Harvard+14Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6vsColumbiaL 6–⁠1243%
Oct 13vsPennsylvaniaW 14–⁠659%
Oct 20vsBrownW 37–⁠061%
Oct 27vsArmyL 12–⁠2035%
Nov 3vsDartmouthW 7–⁠251%
Nov 10vsGeorgiaL 7–⁠1449%
Nov 17atPrincetonW 7–⁠024%
Nov 24vsHarvardW 14–⁠069%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Harvard 14–⁠0.

In program history: The 72nd-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 1934.

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
104–⁠54
Coach
Ducky Pond
Elo
1534 +61 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
4.2 No. 46 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Francis C. Curtin