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2016 Yale

3–⁠7 (3–⁠4 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Yale in 2016, game by game: lost vs. Colgate 13–55; lost at Cornell 13–27; lost vs. Lehigh 35–63; won vs. Dartmouth 21–13; lost at Fordham 37–44; lost vs. Pennsylvania 7–42; won at Columbia 31–23; lost at Brown 22–27; lost vs. Princeton 3–31; won at Harvard 21–14+8−42Lost 13–55 vs. Colgate-42ColgateLost 13–27 at Cornell-14CornellLost 35–63 vs. Lehigh-28LehighWon 21–13 vs. Dartmouth+8DartmouthLost 37–44 at Fordham-7FordhamLost 7–42 vs. Pennsylvania-35PennsylvaniaWon 31–23 at Columbia+8ColumbiaLost 22–27 at Brown-5BrownLost 3–31 vs. Princeton-28PrincetonWon 21–14 at Harvard+7Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsColgateL 13–⁠5556%
Sep 24atCornellL 13–⁠2756%
Oct 1vsLehighL 35–⁠6346%
Oct 8vsDartmouthW 21–⁠1330%
Oct 15atFordhamL 37–⁠4422%
Oct 21vsPennsylvaniaL 7–⁠4241%
Oct 28atColumbiaW 31–⁠2352%
Nov 5atBrownL 22–⁠2747%
Nov 12vsPrincetonL 3–⁠3132%
Nov 19atHarvardW 21–⁠1415%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Harvard 21–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 136th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
203–⁠339
Coach
—
Elo
1246 −84 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−37.2 No. 95 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 122
Offensive coordinator
Joe Conlin
Defensive coordinator
Steve Vashel
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Abu Daramy WR★★★No. 1112
Sterling Strother OT★★★No. 1147
Charles Callender WDE★★★No. 1274
Josh Keeler DT★★★No. 1520
Lucas Tribble OT★★★No. 1930

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.00.786
Receivers42.50.799
Offensive line23.00.824
Defensive line32.70.808
Linebackers12.00.789
Whole class122.50.803

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.

2016 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton6–⁠18–⁠2
Pennsylvania6–⁠17–⁠3
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠3
Brown3–⁠44–⁠6
Yale3–⁠43–⁠7
Cornell2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠7
Dartmouth1–⁠64–⁠6

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