1940 Yale
1–7, coached by Ducky Pond. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Dartmouth 13–7Oct 19
By 6 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | vs Virginia | L 14–19 | 59% |
| Oct 12 | at Pennsylvania | L 7–50 | 35% |
| Oct 19 | vs Dartmouth | W 13–7 | 50% |
| Oct 26 | vs Navy | L 0–21 | 44% |
| Nov 2 | vs Brown | L 2–6 | 51% |
| Nov 9 | vs 1Cornell | L 0–21 | 18% |
| Nov 16 | at Princeton | L 7–10 | 26% |
| Nov 23 | vs Harvard | L 0–28 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Harvard 28–0; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 120th-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 1940.
- Record
- 1–7
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 43–162
- Coach
- Ducky Pond
- Elo
- 1358 −116 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −9.6 No. 97 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Harold B. Whiteman