CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2012 Yale

2–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Yale in 2012, game by game: won at Georgetown 24–21; lost at Cornell 6–45; lost vs. Colgate 24–47; lost vs. Dartmouth 14–34; lost vs. Lafayette 10–20; won vs. Pennsylvania 27–13; lost at Columbia 22–26; lost at Brown 0–20; lost vs. Princeton 7–29; lost at Harvard 24–34+14−39Won 24–21 at Georgetown+3GeorgetownLost 6–45 at Cornell-39CornellLost 24–47 vs. Colgate-23ColgateLost 14–34 vs. Dartmouth-20DartmouthLost 10–20 vs. Lafayette-10LafayetteWon 27–13 vs. Pennsylvania+14PennsylvaniaLost 22–26 at Columbia-4ColumbiaLost 0–20 at Brown-20BrownLost 7–29 vs. Princeton-22PrincetonLost 24–34 at Harvard-10Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atGeorgetownW 24–⁠2133%
Sep 22atCornellL 6–⁠4552%
Sep 29vsColgateL 24–⁠4758%
Oct 6vsDartmouthL 14–⁠3447%
Oct 13vsLafayetteL 10–⁠2051%
Oct 20vsPennsylvaniaW 27–⁠1343%
Oct 27atColumbiaL 22–⁠2657%
Nov 3atBrownL 0–⁠2024%
Nov 10vsPrincetonL 7–⁠2946%
Nov 17atHarvardL 24–⁠3411%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 34–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Ivy League.

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

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 8th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
158–⁠289
Coach
—
Elo
1148 −142 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−40.6 No. 103 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 142
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Morris
Defensive coordinator
Rick Flanders
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Eric Williams PRO★★★No. 1737
Mikail Reece WDE★★No. 2568
Luke Longinotti OG★★No. 2964

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.802
Offensive line12.00.730
Defensive line12.00.756
Whole class32.30.762

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2012 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Pennsylvania6–⁠16–⁠4
Harvard5–⁠28–⁠2
Brown4–⁠37–⁠3
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠4
Princeton4–⁠35–⁠5
Cornell2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠7
Yale1–⁠62–⁠8

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