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1936 Yale

7–⁠1, coached by Ducky Pond, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1936, game by game: won vs. Cornell 23–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 7–0; won at Navy 12–7; won vs. Rutgers 28–0; lost vs. Dartmouth 7–11; won vs. Brown 14–6; won at Princeton 26–23; won vs. Harvard 14–13+28−4Won 23–0 vs. Cornell+23CornellWon 7–0 vs. Pennsylvania+7PennsylvaniaWon 12–7 at Navy+5NavyWon 28–0 vs. Rutgers+28RutgersLost 7–11 vs. Dartmouth-4DartmouthWon 14–6 vs. Brown+8BrownWon 26–23 at Princeton+3PrincetonWon 14–13 vs. Harvard+1Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsCornellW 23–⁠073%
Oct 10vsPennsylvaniaW 7–⁠058%
Oct 17atNavyW 12–⁠738%
Oct 24vsRutgersW 28–⁠077%
Oct 31vsDartmouthL 7–⁠1162%
Nov 7vsBrownW 14–⁠689%
Nov 14atPrincetonW 26–⁠2333%
Nov 21vsHarvardW 14–⁠1379%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Harvard 14–⁠13; No. 12 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 12
  3. Wk 6: 16
  4. Final: 12

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 1936.

Heisman voteClint Frank, fifth

Heisman TrophyLarry Kelley, E

Consensus All-AmericanLarry Kelley, E

Record
7–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 12 peak No. 10
Points
131–⁠60
Coach
Ducky Pond
Elo
1594 +76 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
5.8 No. 48 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Larry Kelley