Yale Bulldogs
Ivy
5-5 (4-3 conf)
Ratings
2021
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- —
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- 24
- Recruiting
- 61 (#133)
Schedule
record 5–5
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | vsHoly Cross | FCS | 17-20 | -3 | L |
| 4 | vsCornell | FCS | 23-17 | +6 | W |
| 5 | @Lehigh | FCS | 34-0 | +34 | W |
| 6 | @Dartmouth | FCS | 17-24 | -7 | L |
| 7 | @UConn | -25.6 | 15-21 | -6 | L |
| 8 | vsPennsylvania | FCS | 42-28 | +14 | W |
| 9 | vsColumbia | FCS | 37-30 | +7 | W |
| 10 | @Brown | FCS | 63-38 | +25 | W |
| 11 | @Princeton | FCS | 20-35 | -15 | L |
| 12 | vsHarvard | FCS | 31-34 | -3 | L |
Quarterbacks · 1
2021 · 30
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Nolan Grooms | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Zane Dudek | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2nd | Spencer Alston | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Elliott McElwain | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Chase Nenad | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Jaylan Sandifer | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Darrion Carrington | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Mason Tipton | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Ryan Lindley | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Christian Sampleton | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Jackson Hawes | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Clay Patterson | SR | 6'3" | 280 | — |
| DL | 2nd | Reid Nickerson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Adam Raine | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | Isaac Mitchell | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Micah Awodiran | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | John Dean | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Blake Hill | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Jordan Carey | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Noah Pope | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Joseph Vaughn | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB | 1st | Rodney Thomas | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | Jaylan Granberry | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Melvin Rouse II | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Wande Owens | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 5th | Dathan Hickey | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 6th | Miles Oldacre | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 7th | Brandon Benn | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 8th | Sean Guyton | — | — | — | ★★ |
Special Teams · 1
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1st | Jack Bosman | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2021 · pts/game
PPG For
29.9
PPG Against
24.7
Differential
+5.2
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2021
- Overall
- 5-5
- Home
- 3-2
- Away
- 2-3
- Conference
- 4-3
- Non-Conference
- 1-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 2-4
- Avg Margin
- +5.2
Situational Splits
2021 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 3-2 | 30.0 | 25.8 |
| Away | 2-3 | 29.8 | 23.6 |
| Competition | |||
| Conference | 4-3 | 33.3 | 29.4 |
| Non-conference | 1-2 | 22.0 | 13.7 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 0 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9-3 | 6-1 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 7-3 | 4-3 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 7-3 | 5-2 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 8-2 | 6-1 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 5-5 | 4-3 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 9-1 | 6-1 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 5-5 | 3-4 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 9-1 | 6-1 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 3-7 | 3-4 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 6-4 | 3-4 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 8-2 | 5-2 | — | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
3-2 SU · 0-0 ATS · O0/U0
Betting Profile
2021 · 1 w/ line
| Straight up | 5-5 |
| ATS | 0-10% |
| Over / Under | 0-1 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 0-1 |
| As underdog | 0-0 |
| Home | 0-0 |
| Away | 0-1 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #139 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★40 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #160 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #187 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | #151 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | #145 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | #133 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | #147 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | #134 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018 | #123 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2017 | #127 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | #122 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #205
Talent composite24.1 #205 / 224
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2021
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
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