FCS

Yale

Bulldogs · Ivy

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#49

Among 128 teams · ▼8 since Week 7

Record

3-3

3-3 vs. FCS

Power rating

−0.18

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−2.15

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Yale is 3-3 and ranks No. 49 of 128 FCS teams, down 8 spots from Week 7. Its −0.2 power rating is 14.5 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FCS, 60th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 4.0 wins against it; Yale is 1.0 behind, 54th in résumé rank.

Best win: 28–7 over Dartmouth. Worst loss: 23–41 to Rhode Island as a 75% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 23, after Week 6.

Next: at Columbia on Sat, Oct 31. Yale is a 1.0-point favorite with a 52% chance to win.

Next game

at Columbia
Away

Yale by 1.0

Yale 52% · Columbia 48%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 33 after Week 3 to No. 49 after Week 8.1204060Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#49
Week 8: No. 49 · −0.18 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 333+1.14
Week 456−1.94
Week 531+1.35
Week 623+4.33
Week 741+0.19
Week 849−0.18

Game results

6 games · 2026
Yale results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
L21–2451%−2.31
L23–41Upset75%−1.09
W28–761%−0.67
W41–2479%−8.86
at Cornell #25
L25–38—+3.97
at Holy Cross #68
W38–28—−3.99
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Ivy
Ivy power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
3up 36-0
+13.16
#2+0.29+15.7
23down 144-2
+5.00
#18−0.01+6.0
25down 83-3
+3.97
#31+3.42+2.0
28up 23-3
+3.33
#40+1.54+2.7
49down 83-3
−0.18
#54−2.15+2.3
53up 193-3
−0.67
#50−1.27+0.3
62unchanged3-3
−2.31
#59−2.24+0.3
67down 324-2
−3.36
#30−2.25-4.2