1966 Yale

4–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Ivy League), coached by Carmen Cozza.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1966, game by game: won vs. UConn 16–0; lost vs. Rutgers 14–17; won vs. Brown 24–0; won vs. Columbia 44–21; lost at Cornell 14–16; lost vs. Dartmouth 13–28; won at Pennsylvania 17–14; lost vs. Princeton 7–13; lost at Harvard 0–17+24−17Won 16–0 vs. UConn+16UConnLost 14–17 vs. Rutgers-3RutgersWon 24–0 vs. Brown+24BrownWon 44–21 vs. Columbia+23ColumbiaLost 14–16 at Cornell-2CornellLost 13–28 vs. Dartmouth-15DartmouthWon 17–14 at Pennsylvania+3PennsylvaniaLost 7–13 vs. Princeton-6PrincetonLost 0–17 at Harvard-17Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsUConnW 16–⁠078%
Oct 1vsRutgersL 14–⁠1768%
Oct 8vsBrownW 24–⁠065%
Oct 15vsColumbiaW 44–⁠2175%
Oct 22atCornellL 14–⁠1635%
Oct 29vsDartmouthL 13–⁠2834%
Nov 5atPennsylvaniaW 17–⁠1456%
Nov 12vsPrincetonL 7–⁠1336%
Nov 19atHarvardL 0–⁠1723%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 17–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 105th-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 1966.

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 5th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
149–⁠126
Coach
Carmen Cozza
Elo
1440 −12 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.4 No. 103 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1967

The 1967 draft
Rd 4Robert Greenlee DTMiami Dolphins

1966 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠18–⁠1
Princeton6–⁠17–⁠2
Dartmouth6–⁠17–⁠2
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠3
Yale3–⁠44–⁠5
Columbia2–⁠52–⁠7
Pennsylvania1–⁠62–⁠7
Brown0–⁠71–⁠8

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