1977 Yale

7–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Ivy League), coached by Carmen Cozza.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1977, game by game: won vs. Brown 10–9; won vs. UConn 23–12; lost vs. Miami (OH) 14–28; lost vs. Dartmouth 0–3; won at Columbia 42–20; won vs. Pennsylvania 27–21; won at Cornell 28–0; won at Princeton 44–8; won vs. Harvard 24–7+36−14Won 10–9 vs. Brown+1BrownWon 23–12 vs. UConn+11UConnLost 14–28 vs. Miami (OH)-14Miami (OH)Lost 0–3 vs. Dartmouth-3DartmouthWon 42–20 at Columbia+22ColumbiaWon 27–21 vs. Pennsylvania+6PennsylvaniaWon 28–0 at Cornell+28CornellWon 44–8 at Princeton+36PrincetonWon 24–7 vs. Harvard+17Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsBrownW 10–⁠961%
Sep 24vsUConnW 23–⁠1291%
Oct 1vsMiami (OH)L 14–⁠2875%
Oct 8vsDartmouthL 0–⁠359%
Oct 15atColumbiaW 42–⁠2066%
Oct 22vsPennsylvaniaW 27–⁠2179%
Oct 29atCornellW 28–⁠078%
Nov 5atPrincetonW 44–⁠867%
Nov 12vsHarvardW 24–⁠774%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Harvard 24–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Ivy League champions6–⁠1 in the conference

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
212–⁠108
Coach
Carmen Cozza
Elo
1626 +25 this season
SP+ rating
11.1 No. 35 of 140; offense No. 66, defense No. 21
SRS
3.8 No. 56 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1977 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠17–⁠2
Brown5–⁠27–⁠2
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠3
Pennsylvania4–⁠35–⁠4
Harvard4–⁠34–⁠5
Princeton3–⁠43–⁠6
Columbia1–⁠62–⁠7
Cornell1–⁠61–⁠8

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