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1976 Yale

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

Schedule and results

Yale in 1976, game by game: lost at Brown 6–14; won vs. UConn 21–10; won vs. Lehigh 21–6; won vs. Dartmouth 18–14; won vs. Columbia 37–6; won at Pennsylvania 21–7; won vs. Cornell 14–6; won vs. Princeton 39–7; won at Harvard 21–7+32−8Lost 6–14 at Brown-8BrownWon 21–10 vs. UConn+11UConnWon 21–6 vs. Lehigh+15LehighWon 18–14 vs. Dartmouth+4DartmouthWon 37–6 vs. Columbia+31ColumbiaWon 21–7 at Pennsylvania+14PennsylvaniaWon 14–6 vs. Cornell+8CornellWon 39–7 vs. Princeton+32PrincetonWon 21–7 at Harvard+14Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atBrownL 6–⁠1449%
Sep 25vsUConnW 21–⁠1088%
Oct 2vsLehighW 21–⁠686%
Oct 9vsDartmouthW 18–⁠1460%
Oct 16vsColumbiaW 37–⁠682%
Oct 23atPennsylvaniaW 21–⁠769%
Oct 30vsCornellW 14–⁠687%
Nov 6vsPrincetonW 39–⁠782%
Nov 13atHarvardW 21–⁠745%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Harvard 21–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

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

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
198–⁠77
Coach
Carmen Cozza
Elo
1652 +76 this season
SP+ rating
15.4 No. 23 of 132; offense No. 58, defense No. 8
SRS
5.2 No. 45 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1976 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Brown6–⁠18–⁠1
Yale6–⁠18–⁠1
Harvard4–⁠36–⁠3
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠3
Pennsylvania2–⁠53–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠6
Cornell2–⁠52–⁠7
Princeton2–⁠52–⁠7

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