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1951 Yale

2–⁠5–⁠2, coached by Herman Hickman.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1951, game by game: won vs. Bates 48–0; tied vs. Navy 7–7; lost vs. Brown 13–14; lost at Columbia 0–14; lost vs. No. 14 Cornell 0–27; won vs. Colgate 27–7; lost vs. Dartmouth 10–14; lost at No. 6 Princeton 0–27; tied vs. Harvard 21–21+48−27Won 48–0 vs. Bates+48BatesTied 7–7 vs. Navy0NavyLost 13–14 vs. Brown-1BrownLost 0–14 at Columbia-14ColumbiaLost 0–27 vs. No. 14 Cornell-27No. 14 CornellWon 27–7 vs. Colgate+20ColgateLost 10–14 vs. Dartmouth-4DartmouthLost 0–27 at No. 6 Princeton-27No. 6 PrincetonTied 21–21 vs. Harvard0Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsBatesW 48–⁠090%
Sep 29vsNavyT 7–⁠759%
Oct 6vsBrownL 13–⁠1472%
Oct 13atColumbiaL 0–⁠1445%
Oct 20vs14CornellL 0–⁠2732%
Oct 27vsColgateW 27–⁠753%
Nov 3vsDartmouthL 10–⁠1447%
Nov 17at6PrincetonL 0–⁠2714%
Nov 24vsHarvardT 21–⁠2174%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Harvard 21–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Record
2–⁠5–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
126–⁠131
Coach
Herman Hickman
Elo
1442 −50 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−8.7 No. 89 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Robert Spears