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2017 Yale

9–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Yale in 2017, game by game: won at Lehigh 56–28; won vs. Cornell 49–24; won at Fordham 41–10; lost at Dartmouth 27–28; won vs. Holy Cross 32–0; won at Pennsylvania 24–19; won vs. Columbia 23–6; won vs. Brown 34–7; won at Princeton 35–31; won vs. Harvard 24–3+32−1Won 56–28 at Lehigh+28LehighWon 49–24 vs. Cornell+25CornellWon 41–10 at Fordham+31FordhamLost 27–28 at Dartmouth-1DartmouthWon 32–0 vs. Holy Cross+32Holy CrossWon 24–19 at Pennsylvania+5PennsylvaniaWon 23–6 vs. Columbia+17ColumbiaWon 34–7 vs. Brown+27BrownWon 35–31 at Princeton+4PrincetonWon 24–3 vs. Harvard+21Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atLehighW 56–⁠2831%
Sep 23vsCornellW 49–⁠2475%
Sep 30atFordhamW 41–⁠1041%
Oct 7atDartmouthL 27–⁠2842%
Oct 14vsHoly CrossW 32–⁠070%
Oct 21atPennsylvaniaW 24–⁠1950%
Oct 28vsColumbiaW 23–⁠665%
Nov 3vsBrownW 34–⁠787%
Nov 11atPrincetonW 35–⁠3141%
Nov 18vsHarvardW 24–⁠373%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Harvard 24–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Ivy League champions6–⁠1 in the conference

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
345–⁠156
Coach
—
Elo
1465 +201 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.8 No. 15 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 127
Offensive coordinator
Joe Conlin
Defensive coordinator
Sean McGowan
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Micah Awodiran ILB★★★No. 1027
Jaylan Sandifer WR★★★No. 1304
Tyler Jost OT★★★No. 1593
Michael Purvey RB★★★No. 1864
Christian Sampleton WDE★★★No. 2079

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.50.801
Receivers13.00.833
Offensive line22.50.796
Defensive line13.00.802
Linebackers22.50.818
Defensive backs32.00.787
Whole class112.50.802

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.

Drafted in 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 6Foyesade Oluokun SAtlanta Falcons

2017 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠19–⁠1
Columbia5–⁠28–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠28–⁠2
Pennsylvania4–⁠35–⁠4
Harvard3–⁠45–⁠5
Cornell3–⁠43–⁠7
Princeton2–⁠55–⁠5
Brown0–⁠72–⁠8

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