1948 Yale

4–⁠5, coached by Herman Hickman.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1948, game by game: won vs. Brown 28–13; won vs. UConn 7–0; lost vs. Columbia 28–34; won at Wisconsin 17–7; lost vs. Vanderbilt 0–35; lost vs. Dartmouth 14–41; won vs. Merchant Marine 52–0; lost vs. Princeton 14–20; lost at Harvard 7–20+52−35Won 28–13 vs. Brown+15BrownWon 7–0 vs. UConn+7UConnLost 28–34 vs. Columbia-6ColumbiaWon 17–7 at Wisconsin+10WisconsinLost 0–35 vs. Vanderbilt-35VanderbiltLost 14–41 vs. Dartmouth-27DartmouthWon 52–0 vs. Merchant Marine+52Merchant MarineLost 14–20 vs. Princeton-6PrincetonLost 7–20 at Harvard-13Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

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

In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠4 7th in the Ivy Group (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
167–⁠170
Coach
Herman Hickman
Elo
1416 −83 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.8 No. 66 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
William E. Conway