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2019 Yale

9–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Ivy League).

The Bulldogs defeated Cornell, 27–16
The Bulldogs defeated Cornell, 27–⁠16Photo: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Yale in 2019, game by game: won vs. Holy Cross 23–10; won vs. Cornell 27–16; won vs. Fordham 48–24; lost at Dartmouth 10–42; won at Richmond 28–27; won vs. Pennsylvania 46–41; won vs. Columbia 45–10; won at Brown 59–35; won at Princeton 51–14; won vs. Harvard 50–43+37−32Won 23–10 vs. Holy Cross+13Holy CrossWon 27–16 vs. Cornell+11CornellWon 48–24 vs. Fordham+24FordhamLost 10–42 at Dartmouth-32DartmouthWon 28–27 at Richmond+1RichmondWon 46–41 vs. Pennsylvania+5PennsylvaniaWon 45–10 vs. Columbia+35ColumbiaWon 59–35 at Brown+24BrownWon 51–14 at Princeton+37PrincetonWon 50–43 vs. Harvard+7Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsHoly CrossW 23–⁠1065%
Sep 28vsCornellW 27–⁠1669%
Oct 5vsFordhamW 48–⁠2476%
Oct 12atDartmouthL 10–⁠4229%
Oct 19atRichmondW 28–⁠2754%
Oct 26vsPennsylvaniaW 46–⁠4168%
Nov 2vsColumbiaW 45–⁠1068%
Nov 9atBrownW 59–⁠3580%
Nov 16atPrincetonW 51–⁠1430%
Nov 23vsHarvardW 50–⁠4374%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Harvard 50–⁠43; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Ivy League champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Dartmouth

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
387–⁠262
Coach
—
Elo
1480 +142 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.9 No. 18 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 134
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Cahill
Defensive coordinator
Sean McGowan
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Josh McKenzie ATH★★★No. 1008
Gerron Duhon RB★★★No. 1994
Nathan Puletasi DT★★★No. 1994
Josh Eboboko RB★★★No. 2223
Joseph Vaughn OLB★★★No. 2291

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.770
Running backs23.00.816
Receivers22.50.785
Offensive line32.70.803
Defensive line13.00.820
Linebackers32.70.803
Defensive backs22.00.777
Athletes and specialists13.00.857
Whole class152.60.801

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.

2019 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠19–⁠1
Dartmouth6–⁠19–⁠1
Princeton5–⁠28–⁠2
Pennsylvania3–⁠45–⁠5
Cornell3–⁠44–⁠6
Harvard2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠7
Brown1–⁠62–⁠8

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