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1953 Yale

5–⁠2–⁠2, coached by Jordan Olivar.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1953, game by game: won vs. UConn 32–0; won vs. Brown 13–0; won vs. Columbia 13–7; tied at Cornell 0–0; tied vs. Colgate 7–7; lost vs. Dartmouth 0–32; won vs. Temple 32–6; won at Princeton 26–24; lost vs. Harvard 0–13+32−32Won 32–0 vs. UConn+32UConnWon 13–0 vs. Brown+13BrownWon 13–7 vs. Columbia+6ColumbiaTied 0–0 at Cornell0CornellTied 7–7 vs. Colgate0ColgateLost 0–32 vs. Dartmouth-32DartmouthWon 32–6 vs. Temple+26TempleWon 26–24 at Princeton+2PrincetonLost 0–13 vs. Harvard-13Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsUConnW 32–⁠087%
Oct 3vsBrownW 13–⁠080%
Oct 10vsColumbiaW 13–⁠772%
Oct 17atCornellT 0–⁠057%
Oct 24vsColgateT 7–⁠769%
Oct 31vsDartmouthL 0–⁠3281%
Nov 7vsTempleW 32–⁠674%
Nov 14atPrincetonW 26–⁠2431%
Nov 21vsHarvardL 0–⁠1366%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Record
5–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 3rd in the Ivy League (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
123–⁠89
Coach
Jordan Olivar
Elo
1484 −47 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.9 No. 99 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Joe Fortunato