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2005 Yale

4–⁠6 (4–⁠3 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Yale in 2005, game by game: lost at San Diego 14–17; won vs. Cornell 37–17; lost vs. Holy Cross 19–22; won vs. Dartmouth 13–0; lost at Lehigh 21–28; lost at Pennsylvania 21–38; won at Columbia 37–3; lost vs. Brown 21–38; won at Princeton 21–14; lost vs. Harvard 24–30+34−17Lost 14–17 at San Diego-3San DiegoWon 37–17 vs. Cornell+20CornellLost 19–22 vs. Holy Cross-3Holy CrossWon 13–0 vs. Dartmouth+13DartmouthLost 21–28 at Lehigh-7LehighLost 21–38 at Pennsylvania-17PennsylvaniaWon 37–3 at Columbia+34ColumbiaLost 21–38 vs. Brown-17BrownWon 21–14 at Princeton+7PrincetonLost 24–30 vs. Harvard-6Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atSan DiegoL 14–⁠1742%
Sep 24vsCornellW 37–⁠1760%
Oct 1vsHoly CrossL 19–⁠2265%
Oct 8vsDartmouthW 13–⁠069%
Oct 15atLehighL 21–⁠2824%
Oct 22atPennsylvaniaL 21–⁠3822%
Oct 29atColumbiaW 37–⁠357%
Nov 5vsBrownL 21–⁠3839%
Nov 12atPrincetonW 21–⁠1429%
Nov 19vsHarvardL 24–⁠3040%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 30–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 128th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
228–⁠207
Coach
—
Elo
1314 +12 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.8 No. 46 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2005 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Brown6–⁠19–⁠1
Princeton5–⁠27–⁠3
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠3
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠4
Yale4–⁠34–⁠6
Pennsylvania3–⁠45–⁠5
Dartmouth1–⁠62–⁠8
Columbia0–⁠72–⁠8

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