1938 Yale

2–⁠6, coached by Ducky Pond.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1938, game by game: lost vs. Columbia 14–27; lost at Pennsylvania 0–21; won vs. Navy 9–7; lost vs. No. 12 Michigan 13–15; lost vs. No. 6 Dartmouth 6–24; won vs. Brown 20–14; lost at Princeton 7–20; lost vs. Harvard 0–7+7−21Lost 14–27 vs. Columbia-13ColumbiaLost 0–21 at Pennsylvania-21PennsylvaniaWon 9–7 vs. Navy+2NavyLost 13–15 vs. No. 12 Michigan-2No. 12 MichiganLost 6–24 vs. No. 6 Dartmouth-18No. 6 DartmouthWon 20–14 vs. Brown+6BrownLost 7–20 at Princeton-13PrincetonLost 0–7 vs. Harvard-7Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsColumbiaL 14–⁠2771%
Oct 8atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠2150%
Oct 15vsNavyW 9–⁠750%
Oct 22vs12MichiganL 13–⁠1559%
Oct 29vs6DartmouthL 6–⁠2435%
Nov 5vsBrownW 20–⁠1463%
Nov 12atPrincetonL 7–⁠2047%
Nov 19vsHarvardL 0–⁠753%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
69–⁠135
Coach
Ducky Pond
Elo
1451 −125 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−0.3 No. 68 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
William V. Platt