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1937 Yale

6–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Ducky Pond, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1937, game by game: won vs. Maine 26–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 27–7; won vs. Army 15–7; won vs. No. 19 Cornell 9–0; tied vs. No. 9 Dartmouth 9–9; won vs. Brown 19–0; won vs. Princeton 26–0; lost at Harvard 6–13+26−7Won 26–0 vs. Maine+26MaineWon 27–7 vs. Pennsylvania+20PennsylvaniaWon 15–7 vs. Army+8ArmyWon 9–0 vs. No. 19 Cornell+9No. 19 CornellTied 9–9 vs. No. 9 Dartmouth0No. 9 DartmouthWon 19–0 vs. Brown+19BrownWon 26–0 vs. Princeton+26PrincetonLost 6–13 at Harvard-7Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsMaineW 26–⁠095%
Oct 9vsPennsylvaniaW 27–⁠756%
Oct 16vsArmyW 15–⁠760%
Oct 23vs19CornellW 9–⁠073%
Oct 30vs9DartmouthT 9–⁠957%
Nov 6vsBrownW 19–⁠087%
Nov 13vsPrincetonW 26–⁠075%
Nov 20atHarvardL 6–⁠1360%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 13–⁠6; No. 12 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 5
  2. Wk 2: 5
  3. Wk 3: 7
  4. Wk 4: 6
  5. Wk 5: 5
  6. Wk 6: 14
  7. 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 1937.

Heisman TrophyClint Frank, RB; also the Maxwell

Consensus All-AmericanClint Frank, RB

Record
6–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 12 peak No. 5
Points
137–⁠36
Coach
Ducky Pond
Elo
1615 +52 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
18.7 No. 4 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Clint Frank