2025 Yale
9–3 (6–1 Ivy League). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Stonehill 47–7Oct 18
By 40 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat Cornell 41–24Sep 27
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs Holy Cross | W 28–10 | 65% |
| Sep 27 | vs Cornell | W 41–24 | 77% |
| Oct 4 | at Lehigh | L 13–31 | 41% |
| Oct 11 | at Dartmouth | L 16–17 | 48% |
| Oct 18 | vs Stonehill | W 47–7 | 86% |
| Oct 25 | vs Pennsylvania | W 35–13 | 62% |
| Nov 1 | vs Columbia | W 24–10 | 80% |
| Nov 8 | at Brown | W 34–22 | 71% |
| Nov 15 | at Princeton | W 13–10 | 67% |
| Nov 22 | vs Harvard | W 45–28 | 47% |
| Nov 29 | at Youngstown StateFCS Championship – First Round | W 43–42 | 58% |
| Dec 6 | at Montana StateFCS Championship – Second Round | L 13–21 | 29% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Montana State 21–13 in the FCS Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.
In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).
Ivy League champions6–1 in the conference, shared with Harvard
- Record
- 9–3
- Conference
- 6–1 shared first in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 352–235
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1491 +90 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −16.1 No. 17 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 160
- Offensive coordinator
- Chris Ostrowsky
- Defensive coordinators
- Sean McGowan and Jay Anderson
- Captain
- Joshua Pitsenberger
- Offense
- Pro spread
- Defense
- 4–2–5
Leaders
| Passing yards | Dante Reno QB | 2,498 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Dante Reno QB | 21 TD |
| Rushing yards | Joshua Pitsenberger RB | 1,571 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Joshua Pitsenberger RB | 19 TD |
| Receiving yards | Nico Brown WR | 1,085 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Nico Brown WR | 11 TD |
| Interceptions | Joshua Tarver S | 3 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Devon Oliver DL | ★★★ | No. 897 |
| Trevor Havill QB | ★★★ | No. 2110 |
| Aderian Adelabu OT | ★★★ | No. 2771 |
| Sam Connelly DE | ★★★ | No. 2994 |
| Tru Kendrick OT | ★★★ | No. 2994 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.840 |
| Receivers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.770 |
| Offensive line | 2 | 3.0 | 0.815 |
| Defensive line | 3 | 2.7 | 0.817 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 2.0 | 0.790 |
| Whole class | 8 | 2.6 | 0.810 |
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.
Roster 104
The 2025 roster104 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 1
The 2025 portal Dante Reno QB | ★★★ | from  South Carolina |
Transfers out 12
 David Pantelis WR | ★★★ | to  Stanford |
| Breylan Thompson CB | ★★★ | to Stanford |
| Tamatoa McDonough DE | ★★★ | to  Iowa State |
| Grant Jordan QB | ★★★ | to  Massachusetts |
| Sean Sullivan OL | ★★★ | to  Rice |
| Bradyn Fleharty QB | ★★★ | to  Ball State |
| Chase Nenad WR | ★★★ | no new school on file |
| Joseph Gonzales S | ★★★ | to Colorado School of Mines |
| Alvin Gulley Jr. DL | to  Northern Illinois | |
| Dean Shaffer LB | to Massachusetts | |
| Inumidun Ayo-Durojaiye S | to  Monmouth | |
| Shamus Florio P | no new school on file |
2025 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard | 6–1 | 9–2 | |
| Yale | 6–1 | 9–3 | |
| Dartmouth | 4–3 | 7–3 | |
| Pennsylvania | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Cornell | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Brown | 2–5 | 5–5 | |
| Princeton | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Columbia | 1–6 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.