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2013 Yale

5–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Yale in 2013, game by game: won at Colgate 39–22; won vs. Cornell 38–23; won at Cal Poly 24–10; lost at Dartmouth 13–20; lost vs. Fordham 31–52; lost at Pennsylvania 17–28; won vs. Columbia 53–12; won vs. Brown 24–17; lost at Princeton 23–59; lost vs. Harvard 7–34+41−36Won 39–22 at Colgate+17ColgateWon 38–23 vs. Cornell+15CornellWon 24–10 at Cal Poly+14Cal PolyLost 13–20 at Dartmouth-7DartmouthLost 31–52 vs. Fordham-21FordhamLost 17–28 at Pennsylvania-11PennsylvaniaWon 53–12 vs. Columbia+41ColumbiaWon 24–17 vs. Brown+7BrownLost 23–59 at Princeton-36PrincetonLost 7–34 vs. Harvard-27Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atColgateW 39–⁠2227%
Sep 28vsCornellW 38–⁠2355%
Oct 5atCal PolyW 24–⁠1029%
Oct 12atDartmouthL 13–⁠2043%
Oct 19vsFordhamL 31–⁠5238%
Oct 26atPennsylvaniaL 17–⁠2834%
Nov 2vsColumbiaW 53–⁠1278%
Nov 9vsBrownW 24–⁠1741%
Nov 16atPrincetonL 23–⁠5925%
Nov 23vsHarvardL 7–⁠3429%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 34–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 135th-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
269–⁠277
Coach
—
Elo
1261 +62 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.2 No. 54 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 129
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Morris
Defensive coordinator
Rick Flanders
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Khalid Cannon OT★★No. 2193
Blake Rowlinson WR★★No. 2459
Myles Gaines WR★★No. 2564
Calvin Chandler OLB★★No. 2564
Duncan Morfitt OLB★★No. 2824

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers22.00.770
Offensive line12.00.783
Linebackers22.00.765
Whole class52.00.771

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.

2013 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠19–⁠1
Princeton6–⁠18–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠26–⁠4
Brown3–⁠46–⁠4
Yale3–⁠45–⁠5
Pennsylvania3–⁠44–⁠6
Cornell2–⁠53–⁠7
Columbia0–⁠70–⁠10

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