NCAA FCS Ivy League

Yale football predictions & picks

Ivy League

2026 record: 4-4
Ivy League: 3rd
PPG: 27.8
Streak: L1
Last 5: Won 28–7 vs Dartmouth · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 23–41 vs Rhode Island · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 21–24 at Pennsylvania · Fri, Oct 23 Won 26–8 at Columbia · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 20–24 vs Brown · Sat, Nov 7

Yale next game

Wk 11

Yale vs12:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Princeton

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Yale 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Holy Cross Holy Cross W38–28 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Cornell Cornell L25–38 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Merrimack Merrimack W41–24 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs Dartmouth Dartmouth W28–7 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 vs Rhode Island Rhode Island L23–41 —

Wk 8Fri, Oct 23Oct 23 @Pennsylvania Penn L21–24 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @Columbia Columbia W26–8 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vsBrown Brown L20–24 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Princeton Princeton 12:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @Harvard Harvard 2:30 PM ET Pick coming soon

Yale team stats

2026 regular season · 8 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 27.8/ game 42nd

Total yards 415.6/ game 23rd

Passing yards 244.6/ game 28th

Rushing yards 171.0/ game 39th

Third-down conversions 42.9% 32nd

Giveaways 1.3/ game 48th

Time of possession 32:46 8th

Defense

Points allowed 24.3/ game 45th

Yards allowed 298.0/ game 12th

Passing yards allowed 196.3/ game 39th

Rushing yards allowed 101.8/ game 6th

Takeaways 0.8/ game 120th

Penalties 7.1/ game 100th

Yale leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Dante Reno 1,713yds 18 TD · 6 INT · 59.4% comp. · 7 games

Rushing Hugo Djeumeni Kemeni 1,045yds 6 TD · 5.5 per carry · 8 games

Receiving Jaxton Santiago 702yds 53 catches · 9 TD · 8 games

Tackles Phoenix Grant 63 8 games

Sacks Zairion JacksonBass 3.5 6 games

Interceptions Osize Daniyan 1 6 passes defended · 8 games

Ivy League standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Harvard Harvard 710 7-1 .875 222101 +121 W1

2 Princeton Princeton 620 6-2 .750 164120 +44 W2

3 Yale Yale 440 4-4 .500 222194 +28 L1

4 Dartmouth Dartmouth 440 4-4 .500 172167 +5 L1

5 Pennsylvania Penn 440 4-4 .500 143159 −16 W1

6 Columbia Columbia 440 4-4 .500 162242 −80 L3

7 Cornell Cornell 350 3-5 .375 221211 +10 L3

Yale FAQ

Who does Yale play next?

Next up for Yale: home against Princeton, Saturday, November 14, 12:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Yale’s record this season?

Yale is 4-4, 3rd in the Ivy League.

Who leads Yale in passing yards?

Dante Reno, with 1,713 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (18 TD · 6 INT · 59.4% comp. · 7 games).

Ivy League rivals

All teams

Columbia Cornell Dartmouth Harvard Pennsylvania Princeton

Yale this week

Yale is 4-4, 2-2 in Ivy League play. Its last game was a 24–20 loss to Brown at home on November 7. Its offense averages 27.8 points a game (tied for 42nd in FCS), and its defense allows 24.3 (45th).

Next up, Yale hosts Princeton on Saturday, November 14 at 12:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.