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FBSI · 1946 Season · Final

Developing
Record
7–1–1
0.833 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
108
1872–1981
All-Time Record
718–203–52
0.765 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1876, 1880, 1882 +10
#1 Finishes
13
Top 5: 39 · Top 10: 50 · Top 25: 66
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 34 seasons · 34 Top 10 · 10× #1

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Yale head-to-head · History & Eras

1946 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 33–0
7Week 7 · Oct 8Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI4–4W 27–6
8Week 8 · Oct 15Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND FBSI6–3L 20–28
9Week 9 · Oct 22Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1T 6–6
10Week 10 · Oct 29COAST GUARDUnranked—W 47–14
11Week 11 · Nov 5Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 33–2
12Week 12 · Nov 12Brown (BROWN)H2HIND FBSI3–5–1W 49–0
13Week 13 · Nov 19Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI3–5W 30–2
14Week 14 · Nov 26Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI7–2W 27–14

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.480
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+21
-3+24
  • Harvard +7
  • Merchant Marine +4
  • Colgate +4
  • Dartmouth +3
  • Brown +3
  • Princeton +3
  • Cornell 0
  • Columbia -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #13Better than 91%
Win % Place 8thBetter than 95%

0.833 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#13Regular Season Final#13Post-Season W1#13Post-Season W2#13Post-Season W3#13Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+33
+21
-8
0
+33
+31
+49
+28
+13

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1081941#531942#371943#61944#311945

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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