1981 Yale
9–1 (6–1 Ivy League), coached by Carmen Cozza. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Columbia 48–17Oct 17
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs Brown | W 28–7 | 65% |
| Sep 26 | vs UConn | W 27–18 | 88% |
| Oct 3 | vs Navy | W 23–19 | 61% |
| Oct 10 | at Holy Cross | W 29–28 | 59% |
| Oct 17 | at Columbia | W 48–17 | 84% |
| Oct 24 | vs Pennsylvania | W 24–3 | 91% |
| Oct 31 | vs Dartmouth | W 24–3 | 77% |
| Nov 7 | at Cornell | W 23–17 | 75% |
| Nov 14 | at Princeton | L 31–35 | 78% |
| Nov 21 | vs Harvard | W 28–0 | 74% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Harvard 28–0; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.
In program history: The 44th-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 1981.
Ivy League champions6–1 in the conference, shared with Dartmouth
- Record
- 9–1
- Conference
- 6–1 shared first in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 285–147
- Coach
- Carmen Cozza
- Elo
- 1626 +68 this season
- SP+ rating
- 12.8 No. 30 of 132; offense No. 26, defense No. 46
- SRS
- −3.3 No. 83 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1982
The 1982 draft| Rd 2 | Jeff Rohrer LB | Dallas Cowboys |
| Rd 5 | Rich Diana RB | Miami Dolphins |
| Rd 6 | Curt Grieve WR | Philadelphia Eagles |
1981 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Yale | 6–1 | 9–1 | |
| Dartmouth | 6–1 | 6–4 | |
| Princeton | 5–1–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Harvard | 4–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Cornell | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Brown | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Columbia | 1–6 | 1–9 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.