2009 Yale

4–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Yale in 2009, game by game: won at Georgetown 31–10; lost vs. Cornell 12–14; lost vs. Lafayette 14–31; won vs. Dartmouth 38–7; won at Lehigh 7–0; lost at Pennsylvania 0–9; won at Columbia 23–22; lost vs. Brown 21–35; lost at Princeton 17–24; lost vs. Harvard 10–14+31−17Won 31–10 at Georgetown+21GeorgetownLost 12–14 vs. Cornell-2CornellLost 14–31 vs. Lafayette-17LafayetteWon 38–7 vs. Dartmouth+31DartmouthWon 7–0 at Lehigh+7LehighLost 0–9 at Pennsylvania-9PennsylvaniaWon 23–22 at Columbia+1ColumbiaLost 21–35 vs. Brown-14BrownLost 17–24 at Princeton-7PrincetonLost 10–14 vs. Harvard-4Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 14–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 131st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
173–⁠166
Coach
—
Elo
1287 −98 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.6 No. 55 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Brian Stark and Kefense Hynson
Defensive coordinator
Ikaika Malloe

2009 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Pennsylvania7–⁠08–⁠2
Harvard6–⁠17–⁠3
Brown4–⁠36–⁠4
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠6
Columbia3–⁠44–⁠6
Yale2–⁠54–⁠6
Dartmouth2–⁠52–⁠8
Cornell1–⁠62–⁠8

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