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1973 Yale

6–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Ivy League), coached by Carmen Cozza.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1973, game by game: lost vs. UConn 13–27; won vs. Colgate 24–18; lost at Brown 25–34; won at Columbia 29–0; won vs. Cornell 20–3; lost at Dartmouth 13–24; won vs. Pennsylvania 24–21; won at Princeton 30–13; won vs. Harvard 35–0+35−14Lost 13–27 vs. UConn-14UConnWon 24–18 vs. Colgate+6ColgateLost 25–34 at Brown-9BrownWon 29–0 at Columbia+29ColumbiaWon 20–3 vs. Cornell+17CornellLost 13–24 at Dartmouth-11DartmouthWon 24–21 vs. Pennsylvania+3PennsylvaniaWon 30–13 at Princeton+17PrincetonWon 35–0 vs. Harvard+35Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsUConnL 13–⁠2788%
Oct 6vsColgateW 24–⁠1870%
Oct 13atBrownL 25–⁠3470%
Oct 20atColumbiaW 29–⁠047%
Oct 27vsCornellW 20–⁠353%
Nov 3atDartmouthL 13–⁠2438%
Nov 10vsPennsylvaniaW 24–⁠2159%
Nov 17atPrincetonW 30–⁠1365%
Nov 24vsHarvardW 35–⁠057%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Harvard 35–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
213–⁠140
Coach
Carmen Cozza
Elo
1582 +25 this season
SP+ rating
13.2 No. 26 of 123; offense No. 44, defense No. 31
SRS
−4.5 No. 79 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1973 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠16–⁠3
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠2
Pennsylvania5–⁠26–⁠3
Yale5–⁠26–⁠3
Brown4–⁠34–⁠3–⁠1
Cornell2–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠7–⁠1
Princeton0–⁠71–⁠8

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