1964 Yale

6–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠2–⁠1 Ivy League), coached by John Pont.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1964, game by game: won vs. UConn 21–6; won vs. Lehigh 54–0; won vs. Brown 15–7; tied vs. Columbia 9–9; won at Cornell 23–21; won vs. Dartmouth 24–15; won at Pennsylvania 21–9; lost vs. Princeton 14–35; lost at Harvard 14–18+54−21Won 21–6 vs. UConn+15UConnWon 54–0 vs. Lehigh+54LehighWon 15–7 vs. Brown+8BrownTied 9–9 vs. Columbia0ColumbiaWon 23–21 at Cornell+2CornellWon 24–15 vs. Dartmouth+9DartmouthWon 21–9 at Pennsylvania+12PennsylvaniaLost 14–35 vs. Princeton-21PrincetonLost 14–18 at Harvard-4Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsUConnW 21–⁠682%
Oct 3vsLehighW 54–⁠095%
Oct 10vsBrownW 15–⁠772%
Oct 17vsColumbiaT 9–⁠968%
Oct 24atCornellW 23–⁠2155%
Oct 31vsDartmouthW 24–⁠1547%
Nov 7atPennsylvaniaW 21–⁠977%
Nov 14vsPrincetonL 14–⁠3545%
Nov 21atHarvardL 14–⁠1847%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 18–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 69th-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 1964.

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠2–⁠1 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
195–⁠120
Coach
John Pont
Elo
1536 +23 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.0 No. 92 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1965

The 1965 draft
Rd 3Chuck Mercein RBNew York Giants

1964 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton7–⁠09–⁠0
Harvard5–⁠26–⁠3
Yale4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠3
Brown3–⁠45–⁠4
Cornell3–⁠43–⁠5–⁠1
Columbia1–⁠5–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Pennsylvania0–⁠71–⁠8

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