1958 Yale

2–⁠7 (0–⁠7 Ivy League), coached by Jordan Olivar.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1958, game by game: won vs. UConn 8–6; lost at Brown 29–35; lost at Columbia 0–13; lost vs. Cornell 7–12; won vs. Colgate 14–7; lost vs. Dartmouth 14–22; lost vs. Pennsylvania 6–30; lost vs. Princeton 14–50; lost at Harvard 0–28+7−36Won 8–6 vs. UConn+2UConnLost 29–35 at Brown-6BrownLost 0–13 at Columbia-13ColumbiaLost 7–12 vs. Cornell-5CornellWon 14–7 vs. Colgate+7ColgateLost 14–22 vs. Dartmouth-8DartmouthLost 6–30 vs. Pennsylvania-24PennsylvaniaLost 14–50 vs. Princeton-36PrincetonLost 0–28 at Harvard-28Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsUConnW 8–⁠688%
Oct 4atBrownL 29–⁠3551%
Oct 11atColumbiaL 0–⁠1378%
Oct 18vsCornellL 7–⁠1266%
Oct 25vsColgateW 14–⁠772%
Nov 1vsDartmouthL 14–⁠2253%
Nov 8vsPennsylvaniaL 6–⁠3065%
Nov 15vsPrincetonL 14–⁠5042%
Nov 22atHarvardL 0–⁠2845%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 28–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 118th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Led the nationHerb Hallas: punt return average (23.4)

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
0–⁠7 8th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
92–⁠203
Coach
Jordan Olivar
Elo
1365 −205 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−35.3 No. 111 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Paul Lynch

1958 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠17–⁠2
Cornell5–⁠26–⁠3
Princeton5–⁠26–⁠3
Brown4–⁠36–⁠3
Pennsylvania4–⁠34–⁠5
Harvard3–⁠44–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠8
Yale0–⁠72–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.