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1971 Yale

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

Schedule and results

Yale in 1971, game by game: won vs. UConn 23–0; lost vs. Colgate 21–28; won at Brown 17–10; lost at Columbia 14–15; lost vs. Cornell 10–31; lost at Dartmouth 15–17; won vs. Pennsylvania 24–14; won at Princeton 10–6; lost vs. Harvard 16–35+23−21Won 23–0 vs. UConn+23UConnLost 21–28 vs. Colgate-7ColgateWon 17–10 at Brown+7BrownLost 14–15 at Columbia-1ColumbiaLost 10–31 vs. Cornell-21CornellLost 15–17 at Dartmouth-2DartmouthWon 24–14 vs. Pennsylvania+10PennsylvaniaWon 10–6 at Princeton+4PrincetonLost 16–35 vs. Harvard-19Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsUConnW 23–⁠089%
Oct 2vsColgateL 21–⁠2881%
Oct 9atBrownW 17–⁠1075%
Oct 16atColumbiaL 14–⁠1569%
Oct 23vsCornellL 10–⁠3155%
Oct 30atDartmouthL 15–⁠1722%
Nov 6vsPennsylvaniaW 24–⁠1474%
Nov 13atPrincetonW 10–⁠642%
Nov 20vsHarvardL 16–⁠3567%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 35–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 83rd-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 1971.

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 5th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
150–⁠156
Coach
Carmen Cozza
Elo
1505 −84 this season
SP+ rating
-3.7 No. 85 of 120; offense No. 90, defense No. 59
SRS
−23.5 No. 121 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1971 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Cornell6–⁠18–⁠1
Dartmouth6–⁠18–⁠1
Columbia5–⁠26–⁠3
Harvard4–⁠35–⁠4
Yale3–⁠44–⁠5
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠5
Pennsylvania1–⁠62–⁠7
Brown0–⁠70–⁠9

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