1939 Yale

3–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Ducky Pond.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1939, game by game: won vs. Columbia 10–7; lost vs. Pennsylvania 0–6; won vs. Army 20–15; lost at No. 3 Michigan 7–27; lost vs. Dartmouth 0–33; tied vs. Brown 14–14; lost vs. Princeton 7–13; won at Harvard 20–7+13−33Won 10–7 vs. Columbia+3ColumbiaLost 0–6 vs. Pennsylvania-6PennsylvaniaWon 20–15 vs. Army+5ArmyLost 7–27 at No. 3 Michigan-20No. 3 MichiganLost 0–33 vs. Dartmouth-33DartmouthTied 14–14 vs. Brown0BrownLost 7–13 vs. Princeton-6PrincetonWon 20–7 at Harvard+13Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsColumbiaW 10–⁠758%
Oct 14vsPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠655%
Oct 21vsArmyW 20–⁠1540%
Oct 28at3MichiganL 7–⁠2725%
Nov 4vsDartmouthL 0–⁠3335%
Nov 11vsBrownT 14–⁠1460%
Nov 18vsPrincetonL 7–⁠1345%
Nov 25atHarvardW 20–⁠731%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Harvard 20–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 99th-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 1939.

Record
3–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
78–⁠122
Coach
Ducky Pond
Elo
1461 −6 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−5.4 No. 86 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
J. William Stack Jr.