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1949 Yale

4–⁠4, coached by Herman Hickman.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1949, game by game: won vs. UConn 26–0; won at Columbia 33–7; lost vs. No. 14 Cornell 14–48; won vs. Holy Cross 14–7; lost vs. Dartmouth 13–34; lost vs. Brown 0–14; lost at Princeton 13–21; won vs. Harvard 29–6+26−34Won 26–0 vs. UConn+26UConnWon 33–7 at Columbia+26ColumbiaLost 14–48 vs. No. 14 Cornell-34No. 14 CornellWon 14–7 vs. Holy Cross+7Holy CrossLost 13–34 vs. Dartmouth-21DartmouthLost 0–14 vs. Brown-14BrownLost 13–21 at Princeton-8PrincetonWon 29–6 vs. Harvard+23Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsUConnW 26–⁠085%
Oct 8atColumbiaW 33–⁠732%
Oct 15vs14CornellL 14–⁠4844%
Oct 22vsHoly CrossW 14–⁠770%
Oct 29vsDartmouthL 13–⁠3444%
Nov 5vsBrownL 0–⁠1449%
Nov 12atPrincetonL 13–⁠2128%
Nov 19vsHarvardW 29–⁠666%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Harvard 29–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
142–⁠137
Coach
Herman Hickman
Elo
1437 −7 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−9.6 No. 90 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Levi Jackson