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1950 Yale

6–⁠3, coached by Herman Hickman.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1950, game by game: won vs. UConn 25–0; won vs. Brown 36–12; won vs. Fordham 21–14; won vs. Columbia 20–14; lost at No. 17 Cornell 0–7; won vs. Holy Cross 14–13; lost vs. Dartmouth 0–7; lost vs. No. 7 Princeton 12–47; won at Harvard 14–6+25−35Won 25–0 vs. UConn+25UConnWon 36–12 vs. Brown+24BrownWon 21–14 vs. Fordham+7FordhamWon 20–14 vs. Columbia+6ColumbiaLost 0–7 at No. 17 Cornell-7No. 17 CornellWon 14–13 vs. Holy Cross+1Holy CrossLost 0–7 vs. Dartmouth-7DartmouthLost 12–47 vs. No. 7 Princeton-35No. 7 PrincetonWon 14–6 at Harvard+8Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsUConnW 25–⁠084%
Sep 30vsBrownW 36–⁠1245%
Oct 7vsFordhamW 21–⁠1461%
Oct 14vsColumbiaW 20–⁠1466%
Oct 21at17CornellL 0–⁠727%
Oct 28vsHoly CrossW 14–⁠1376%
Nov 4vsDartmouthL 0–⁠758%
Nov 18vs7PrincetonL 12–⁠4736%
Nov 25atHarvardW 14–⁠668%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Harvard 14–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
142–⁠120
Coach
Herman Hickman
Elo
1488 +30 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−3.3 No. 76 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Bradford H. Quackenbush