1957 Yale
6–2–1 (4–2–1 Ivy League), coached by Jordan Olivar. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Harvard 54–0Nov 23
By 54 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs UConn | W 27–0 | 86% |
| Oct 5 | vs Brown | L 20–21 | 75% |
| Oct 12 | vs Columbia | W 19–0 | 82% |
| Oct 19 | at Cornell | W 18–7 | 67% |
| Oct 26 | vs Colgate | W 20–0 | 79% |
| Nov 2 | vs 20Dartmouth | T 14–14 | 62% |
| Nov 9 | at Pennsylvania | L 20–33 | 80% |
| Nov 16 | at Princeton | W 20–13 | 37% |
| Nov 23 | vs Harvard | W 54–0 | 84% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Harvard 54–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).
Led the nationKen Ford: passing touchdowns (14 TD)
- Record
- 6–2–1
- Conference
- 4–2–1 3rd in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 212–88
- Coach
- Jordan Olivar
- Elo
- 1604 +22 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −7.4 No. 77 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- John Embersits
1957 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton | 6–1 | 7–2 | |
| Dartmouth | 5–1–1 | 7–1–1 | |
 Yale | 4–2–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Brown | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
| Pennsylvania | 3–4 | 3–6 | |
| Cornell | 3–4 | 3–6 | |
| Harvard | 2–5 | 3–5 | |
| Columbia | 1–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.