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2015 Yale

6–⁠4 (3–⁠4 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Yale in 2015, game by game: won at Colgate 29–28; won vs. Cornell 33–26; won at Lehigh 27–12; lost at Dartmouth 3–35; won at Maine 21–10; lost at Pennsylvania 20–34; lost vs. Columbia 7–17; won vs. Brown 41–14; won at Princeton 35–28; lost vs. Harvard 19–38+27−32Won 29–28 at Colgate+1ColgateWon 33–26 vs. Cornell+7CornellWon 27–12 at Lehigh+15LehighLost 3–35 at Dartmouth-32DartmouthWon 21–10 at Maine+11MaineLost 20–34 at Pennsylvania-14PennsylvaniaLost 7–17 vs. Columbia-10ColumbiaWon 41–14 vs. Brown+27BrownWon 35–28 at Princeton+7PrincetonLost 19–38 vs. Harvard-19Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atColgateW 29–⁠2858%
Sep 26vsCornellW 33–⁠2684%
Oct 3atLehighW 27–⁠1259%
Oct 10atDartmouthL 3–⁠3534%
Oct 17atMaineW 21–⁠1049%
Oct 23atPennsylvaniaL 20–⁠3461%
Oct 31vsColumbiaL 7–⁠1787%
Nov 7vsBrownW 41–⁠1461%
Nov 14atPrincetonW 35–⁠2841%
Nov 21vsHarvardL 19–⁠3838%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 38–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 123rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
235–⁠242
Coach
—
Elo
1344 −19 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.4 No. 34 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 136
Offensive coordinator
Joe Conlin
Defensive coordinator
Rick Flanders
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Abu Daramy WR★★★No. 1232
Daniel James DT★★★No. 2052
Marquise Peggs CB★★No. 3192

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.839
Defensive line13.00.801
Defensive backs12.00.758
Whole class32.70.799

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.

2015 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠19–⁠1
Dartmouth6–⁠19–⁠1
Pennsylvania6–⁠17–⁠3
Yale3–⁠46–⁠4
Brown3–⁠45–⁠5
Princeton2–⁠55–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠62–⁠8
Cornell1–⁠61–⁠9

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