1962 Yale

2–⁠5–⁠2 (1–⁠5–⁠1 Ivy League), coached by Jordan Olivar.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1962, game by game: won vs. UConn 18–14; tied at Brown 6–6; lost at Columbia 10–14; won vs. Cornell 26–8; tied vs. Colgate 14–14; lost vs. Dartmouth 0–9; lost vs. Pennsylvania 12–15; lost vs. Princeton 10–14; lost at Harvard 6–14+18−9Won 18–14 vs. UConn+4UConnTied 6–6 at Brown0BrownLost 10–14 at Columbia-4ColumbiaWon 26–8 vs. Cornell+18CornellTied 14–14 vs. Colgate0ColgateLost 0–9 vs. Dartmouth-9DartmouthLost 12–15 vs. Pennsylvania-3PennsylvaniaLost 10–14 vs. Princeton-4PrincetonLost 6–14 at Harvard-8Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsUConnW 18–⁠1483%
Oct 6atBrownT 6–⁠663%
Oct 13atColumbiaL 10–⁠1441%
Oct 20vsCornellW 26–⁠868%
Oct 27vsColgateT 14–⁠1466%
Nov 3vsDartmouthL 0–⁠937%
Nov 10vsPennsylvaniaL 12–⁠1576%
Nov 17vsPrincetonL 10–⁠1448%
Nov 24atHarvardL 6–⁠1426%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 14–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1962.

Record
2–⁠5–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠5–⁠1 7th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
102–⁠108
Coach
Jordan Olivar
Elo
1417 −61 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−29.3 No. 116 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Henry Higdon

1962 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth7–⁠09–⁠0
Harvard5–⁠26–⁠3
Princeton4–⁠35–⁠4
Columbia4–⁠35–⁠4
Cornell4–⁠34–⁠5
Pennsylvania2–⁠53–⁠6
Yale1–⁠5–⁠12–⁠5–⁠2
Brown0–⁠6–⁠11–⁠6–⁠2

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