1974 Yale

8–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Ivy League), coached by Carmen Cozza.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1974, game by game: won vs. UConn 20–7; won vs. Colgate 30–7; won vs. Brown 24–0; won vs. Columbia 42–2; won at Cornell 27–3; won vs. Dartmouth 14–9; won at Pennsylvania 37–12; won vs. Princeton 19–6; lost at Harvard 16–21+40−5Won 20–7 vs. UConn+13UConnWon 30–7 vs. Colgate+23ColgateWon 24–0 vs. Brown+24BrownWon 42–2 vs. Columbia+40ColumbiaWon 27–3 at Cornell+24CornellWon 14–9 vs. Dartmouth+5DartmouthWon 37–12 at Pennsylvania+25PennsylvaniaWon 19–6 vs. Princeton+13PrincetonLost 16–21 at Harvard-5Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsUConnW 20–⁠783%
Oct 5vsColgateW 30–⁠782%
Oct 12vsBrownW 24–⁠079%
Oct 19vsColumbiaW 42–⁠289%
Oct 26atCornellW 27–⁠359%
Nov 2vsDartmouthW 14–⁠977%
Nov 9atPennsylvaniaW 37–⁠1256%
Nov 16vsPrincetonW 19–⁠684%
Nov 23atHarvardL 16–⁠2153%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 21–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Ivy League champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Harvard

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
229–⁠67
Coach
Carmen Cozza
Elo
1642 +87 this season
SP+ rating
13.3 No. 29 of 124; offense No. 53, defense No. 12
SRS
−6.4 No. 88 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1974 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠18–⁠1
Harvard6–⁠17–⁠2
Pennsylvania4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Brown4–⁠35–⁠4
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠4–⁠1
Dartmouth3–⁠43–⁠6
Cornell1–⁠5–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Columbia0–⁠71–⁠8

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