1970 Yale

7–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Ivy League), coached by Carmen Cozza.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1970, game by game: won vs. UConn 10–0; won vs. Colgate 39–7; won vs. Brown 28–0; won vs. Columbia 32–15; won at Cornell 38–7; lost vs. Dartmouth 0–10; won at Pennsylvania 32–22; won vs. Princeton 27–22; lost at Harvard 12–14+32−10Won 10–0 vs. UConn+10UConnWon 39–7 vs. Colgate+32ColgateWon 28–0 vs. Brown+28BrownWon 32–15 vs. Columbia+17ColumbiaWon 38–7 at Cornell+31CornellLost 0–10 vs. Dartmouth-10DartmouthWon 32–22 at Pennsylvania+10PennsylvaniaWon 27–22 vs. Princeton+5PrincetonLost 12–14 at Harvard-2Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsUConnW 10–⁠087%
Oct 3vsColgateW 39–⁠781%
Oct 10vsBrownW 28–⁠087%
Oct 17vsColumbiaW 32–⁠1583%
Oct 24atCornellW 38–⁠759%
Oct 31vsDartmouthL 0–⁠1056%
Nov 7atPennsylvaniaW 32–⁠2270%
Nov 14vsPrincetonW 27–⁠2269%
Nov 21atHarvardL 12–⁠1457%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 14–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 40th-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 1970.

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
218–⁠97
Coach
Carmen Cozza
Elo
1634 +45 this season
SP+ rating
17.4 No. 21 of 117; offense No. 39, defense No. 11
SRS
−2.3 No. 68 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1971

The 1971 draft
Rd 7Don Martin DBOakland Raiders

1970 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth7–⁠09–⁠014
Yale5–⁠27–⁠2
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠2
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠3
Princeton3–⁠45–⁠4
Pennsylvania2–⁠54–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠63–⁠6
Brown1–⁠62–⁠7

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