1960 Yale
9–0 (7–0 Ivy League), coached by Jordan Olivar, finished No. 14 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Harvard 39–6Nov 19
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs UConn | W 11–8 | 82% |
| Oct 1 | vs Brown | W 9–0 | 72% |
| Oct 8 | vs Columbia | W 30–8 | 74% |
| Oct 15 | vs Cornell | W 22–6 | 65% |
| Oct 22 | vs Colgate | W 36–14 | 79% |
| Oct 29 | vs Dartmouth | W 29–0 | 56% |
| Nov 5 | vs Pennsylvania | W 34–9 | 73% |
| Nov 12 | vs Princeton | W 43–22 | 62% |
| Nov 19 | at Harvard | W 39–6 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Harvard 39–6; No. 14 in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.
In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 9: 17
- Wk 10: 14
- Wk 11: 13
- Final: 14
Ivy League champions7–0 in the conference
- Record
- 9–0
- Conference
- 7–0 first in Ivy League
- AP final
- No. 14 peak No. 13
- Points
- 253–73
- Coach
- Jordan Olivar
- Elo
- 1639 +159 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.2 No. 61 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Mike Pyle
Drafted in 1961
The 1961 draft| Rd 6 | Ben Balme OG | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 7 | Mike Pyle C | Chicago Bears |
1960 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Yale | 7–0 | 9–0 | 14 |
| Princeton | 6–1 | 7–2 | |
| Harvard | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| Dartmouth | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| Columbia | 3–4 | 3–6 | |
| Pennsylvania | 2–5 | 3–6 | |
| Brown | 1–6 | 3–6 | |
| Cornell | 1–6 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.