1978 Yale
5–2–2 (4–1–2 Ivy League), coached by Carmen Cozza. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Cornell 42–14Nov 4
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | at Brown | W 21–0 | 45% |
| Sep 30 | vs UConn | W 21–7 | 94% |
| Oct 7 | vs Rutgers | L 27–28 | 67% |
| Oct 14 | at Dartmouth | L 3–10 | 63% |
| Oct 21 | vs Columbia | T 3–3 | 81% |
| Oct 28 | at Pennsylvania | T 17–17 | 64% |
| Nov 4 | vs Cornell | W 42–14 | 80% |
| Nov 11 | vs Princeton | W 23–7 | 79% |
| Nov 18 | at Harvard | W 35–28 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Harvard 35–28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1978.
- Record
- 5–2–2
- Conference
- 4–1–2 tied for 2nd in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 192–114
- Coach
- Carmen Cozza
- Elo
- 1615 +31 this season
- SP+ rating
- 9.0 No. 42 of 133; offense No. 75, defense No. 18
- SRS
- −3.5 No. 80 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1978 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth | 6–1 | 6–3 | |
| Brown | 5–2 | 6–3 | |
 Yale | 4–1–2 | 5–2–2 | |
| Cornell | 3–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Harvard | 2–4–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Columbia | 2–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| Princeton | 1–4–2 | 2–5–2 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1–5–1 | 2–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.