2004 Yale

5–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Yale in 2004, game by game: won vs. Dayton 24–17; lost at Cornell 7–19; won vs. Colgate 31–28; won at Dartmouth 24–14; lost vs. Lehigh 24–30; lost vs. Pennsylvania 7–17; won vs. Columbia 21–14; lost vs. Brown 17–24; won vs. Princeton 21–9; lost vs. Harvard 3–35+12−32Won 24–17 vs. Dayton+7DaytonLost 7–19 at Cornell-12CornellWon 31–28 vs. Colgate+3ColgateWon 24–14 at Dartmouth+10DartmouthLost 24–30 vs. Lehigh-6LehighLost 7–17 vs. Pennsylvania-10PennsylvaniaWon 21–14 vs. Columbia+7ColumbiaLost 17–24 vs. Brown-7BrownWon 21–9 vs. Princeton+12PrincetonLost 3–35 vs. Harvard-32Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsDaytonW 24–⁠1760%
Sep 25atCornellL 7–⁠1963%
Oct 2vsColgateW 31–⁠2839%
Oct 9atDartmouthW 24–⁠1450%
Oct 16vsLehighL 24–⁠3042%
Oct 23vsPennsylvaniaL 7–⁠1738%
Oct 30vsColumbiaW 21–⁠1471%
Nov 6vsBrownL 17–⁠2442%
Nov 13vsPrincetonW 21–⁠956%
Nov 20vsHarvardL 3–⁠3524%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 35–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 130th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
179–⁠207
Coach
—
Elo
1303 −8 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.7 No. 36 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

2004 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard7–⁠010–⁠0
Pennsylvania6–⁠18–⁠2
Cornell4–⁠34–⁠6
Brown3–⁠47–⁠4
Princeton3–⁠45–⁠5
Yale3–⁠45–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠9
Dartmouth1–⁠61–⁠9

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