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2003 Yale

6–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Yale in 2003, game by game: won vs. Towson 62–28; won vs. Cornell 21–7; won at Holy Cross 41–16; won vs. Dartmouth 40–17; lost at Colgate 40–52; lost at Pennsylvania 31–34; won at Columbia 29–14; lost vs. Brown 44–54; won at Princeton 27–24; lost vs. Harvard 19–37+34−18Won 62–28 vs. Towson+34TowsonWon 21–7 vs. Cornell+14CornellWon 41–16 at Holy Cross+25Holy CrossWon 40–17 vs. Dartmouth+23DartmouthLost 40–52 at Colgate-12ColgateLost 31–34 at Pennsylvania-3PennsylvaniaWon 29–14 at Columbia+15ColumbiaLost 44–54 vs. Brown-10BrownWon 27–24 at Princeton+3PrincetonLost 19–37 vs. Harvard-18Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsTowsonW 62–⁠2853%
Sep 27vsCornellW 21–⁠755%
Oct 4atHoly CrossW 41–⁠1652%
Oct 11vsDartmouthW 40–⁠1775%
Oct 18atColgateL 40–⁠5239%
Oct 25atPennsylvaniaL 31–⁠3436%
Nov 1atColumbiaW 29–⁠1459%
Nov 8vsBrownL 44–⁠5473%
Nov 15atPrincetonW 27–⁠2455%
Nov 22vsHarvardL 19–⁠3758%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 37–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 126th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 2nd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
354–⁠283
Coach
—
Elo
1317 +35 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.3 No. 33 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 2004

The 2004 draft
Rd 6Nate Lawrie TETampa Bay Buccaneers

2003 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Pennsylvania7–⁠010–⁠0
Harvard4–⁠37–⁠3
Yale4–⁠36–⁠4
Dartmouth4–⁠35–⁠5
Brown4–⁠35–⁠5
Columbia3–⁠44–⁠6
Princeton2–⁠52–⁠8
Cornell0–⁠71–⁠9

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