1947 Yale
6–3, coached by Howard Odell. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 11 Columbia 17–7Oct 11
Columbia was ranked No. 11, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vsMerchant Marine | W 34–13 | 77% |
| Oct 4 | vs Cornell | W 14–0 | 69% |
| Oct 11 | at 11Columbia | W 17–7 | 41% |
| Oct 18 | vs Wisconsin | L 0–9 | 72% |
| Oct 25 | vsSpringfield | W 49–0 | 90% |
| Nov 1 | vs Dartmouth | W 23–14 | 70% |
| Nov 8 | vs Brown | L 14–20 | 76% |
| Nov 15 | at Princeton | L 0–17 | 54% |
| Nov 22 | vs Harvard | W 31–21 | 67% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Harvard 31–21; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 14
- Wk 2: 12
- Wk 5: 20
Photographs from 1947
Football game, Yale vs. SpringfieldPhoto: Springfield College Archives and Special Collections, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Digital Public Library of America 
Football game, Yale vs. SpringfieldPhoto: Springfield College Archives and Special Collections, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Digital Public Library of America 
Football game, Yale vs. SpringfieldPhoto: Springfield College Archives and Special Collections, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Digital Public Library of America 
Football game, Yale vs. SpringfieldPhoto: Springfield College Archives and Special Collections, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Digital Public Library of America
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- Record
- 6–3
- Conference
- 3–2 3rd in the Ivy Group (Wikipedia)
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 12
- Points
- 182–101
- Coach
- Howard Odell
- Elo
- 1499 −8 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.7 No. 61 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Endicott P. Davison