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1952 Yale

7–⁠2, coached by Jordan Olivar.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1952, game by game: won vs. UConn 34–13; lost at Navy 0–31; won vs. Brown 28–0; won vs. Columbia 35–28; won vs. Cornell 13–0; won vs. Lafayette 47–0; won vs. Dartmouth 21–7; lost vs. No. 16 Princeton 21–27; won at Harvard 41–14+47−31Won 34–13 vs. UConn+21UConnLost 0–31 at Navy-31NavyWon 28–0 vs. Brown+28BrownWon 35–28 vs. Columbia+7ColumbiaWon 13–0 vs. Cornell+13CornellWon 47–0 vs. Lafayette+47LafayetteWon 21–7 vs. Dartmouth+14DartmouthLost 21–27 vs. No. 16 Princeton-6No. 16 PrincetonWon 41–14 at Harvard+27Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsUConnW 34–⁠1381%
Sep 27atNavyL 0–⁠3138%
Oct 4vsBrownW 28–⁠069%
Oct 11vsColumbiaW 35–⁠2855%
Oct 18vsCornellW 13–⁠057%
Oct 25vsLafayetteW 47–⁠086%
Nov 1vsDartmouthW 21–⁠769%
Nov 15vs16PrincetonL 21–⁠2736%
Nov 22atHarvardW 41–⁠1458%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Harvard 41–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
240–⁠120
Coach
Jordan Olivar
Elo
1546 +85 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
0.9 No. 59 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Joe Mitinger