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1975 Yale

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

Schedule and results

Yale in 1975, game by game: won vs. UConn 35–14; won vs. Colgate 24–10; lost at Brown 12–27; won at Columbia 34–7; won vs. Cornell 20–14; won vs. Dartmouth 16–14; won vs. Pennsylvania 24–14; won at Princeton 24–13; lost vs. Harvard 7–10+27−15Won 35–14 vs. UConn+21UConnWon 24–10 vs. Colgate+14ColgateLost 12–27 at Brown-15BrownWon 34–7 at Columbia+27ColumbiaWon 20–14 vs. Cornell+6CornellWon 16–14 vs. Dartmouth+2DartmouthWon 24–14 vs. Pennsylvania+10PennsylvaniaWon 24–13 at Princeton+11PrincetonLost 7–10 vs. Harvard-3Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsUConnW 35–⁠1488%
Oct 4vsColgateW 24–⁠1078%
Oct 11atBrownL 12–⁠2758%
Oct 18atColumbiaW 34–⁠781%
Oct 25vsCornellW 20–⁠1482%
Nov 1vsDartmouthW 16–⁠1473%
Nov 8vsPennsylvaniaW 24–⁠1478%
Nov 15atPrincetonW 24–⁠1361%
Nov 22vsHarvardL 7–⁠1060%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 10–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
196–⁠123
Coach
Carmen Cozza
Elo
1614 +19 this season
SP+ rating
7.7 No. 47 of 132; offense No. 67, defense No. 35
SRS
−7.8 No. 103 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John Smoot
Most valuable player
John Smoot

1975 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠17–⁠2
Brown5–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Yale5–⁠27–⁠2
Dartmouth4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠5
Pennsylvania2–⁠53–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠52–⁠7
Cornell0–⁠71–⁠8

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