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2018 Yale

5–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Yale in 2018, game by game: lost at Holy Cross 28–31; won at Cornell 30–24; won vs. Maine 35–14; lost vs. Dartmouth 18–41; won vs. Mercer 35–28; won at Pennsylvania 23–10; lost at Columbia 10–17; won vs. Brown 46–16; lost vs. Princeton 43–59; lost vs. Harvard 27–45+30−23Lost 28–31 at Holy Cross-3Holy CrossWon 30–24 at Cornell+6CornellWon 35–14 vs. Maine+21MaineLost 18–41 vs. Dartmouth-23DartmouthWon 35–28 vs. Mercer+7MercerWon 23–10 at Pennsylvania+13PennsylvaniaLost 10–17 at Columbia-7ColumbiaWon 46–16 vs. Brown+30BrownLost 43–59 vs. Princeton-16PrincetonLost 27–45 vs. Harvard-18Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atHoly CrossL 28–⁠3164%
Sep 22atCornellW 30–⁠2470%
Sep 29vsMaineW 35–⁠1466%
Oct 5vsDartmouthL 18–⁠4157%
Oct 13vsMercerW 35–⁠2862%
Oct 19atPennsylvaniaW 23–⁠1044%
Oct 27atColumbiaL 10–⁠1759%
Nov 3vsBrownW 46–⁠1689%
Nov 10vsPrincetonL 43–⁠5942%
Nov 17vsHarvardL 27–⁠4552%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 45–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 121st-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
295–⁠285
Coach
—
Elo
1358 −52 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.4 No. 34 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 123
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Cahill
Defensive coordinator
Sean McGowan
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Trenton Charles RB★★★No. 999
Nick Henkel PRO★★★No. 1714
Osorachukwu Ifesinachukwu OLB★★★No. 1877
Tate Goodyear OG★★★No. 1927
Brian Abraham S★★★No. 1977

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.818
Running backs23.00.832
Receivers22.00.752
Offensive line22.50.802
Defensive line22.00.770
Linebackers22.50.798
Defensive backs32.70.795
Athletes and specialists12.00.700
Whole class162.50.789

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.

2018 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton7–⁠010–⁠0
Dartmouth6–⁠19–⁠1
Harvard4–⁠36–⁠4
Columbia3–⁠46–⁠4
Pennsylvania3–⁠46–⁠4
Yale3–⁠45–⁠5
Cornell2–⁠53–⁠7
Brown0–⁠71–⁠9

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