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1954 Yale

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Jordan Olivar.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1954, game by game: won vs. UConn 27–0; won vs. Brown 26–24; won at Columbia 13–7; won vs. Cornell 47–21; tied vs. Colgate 13–13; won vs. Dartmouth 13–7; lost vs. No. 7 Army 7–48; lost vs. Princeton 14–21; lost at Harvard 9–13+27−41Won 27–0 vs. UConn+27UConnWon 26–24 vs. Brown+2BrownWon 13–7 at Columbia+6ColumbiaWon 47–21 vs. Cornell+26CornellTied 13–13 vs. Colgate0ColgateWon 13–7 vs. Dartmouth+6DartmouthLost 7–48 vs. No. 7 Army-41No. 7 ArmyLost 14–21 vs. Princeton-7PrincetonLost 9–13 at Harvard-4Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsUConnW 27–⁠084%
Oct 2vsBrownW 26–⁠2466%
Oct 9atColumbiaW 13–⁠758%
Oct 16vsCornellW 47–⁠2168%
Oct 23vsColgateT 13–⁠1354%
Oct 30vsDartmouthW 13–⁠772%
Nov 6vs7ArmyL 7–⁠4843%
Nov 13vsPrincetonL 14–⁠2165%
Nov 20atHarvardL 9–⁠1345%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 13–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠2 shared first in the Ivy League (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
169–⁠154
Coach
Jordan Olivar
Elo
1478 −12 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.4 No. 79 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Thorne Shugart