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Michigan vs Yale Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Michigan and Yale.

PROGRAM ONEMichigan2 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD2–2WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOYale2 recorded wins
4Recorded meetings
1881Earliest documented
1939Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

4 games
  1. 1881
    Michigan0 — 2Yale
    Nov 2, 1881Yale won
  2. 1883
    Michigan0 — 64Yale
    Nov 21, 1883Yale won
  3. 1938
    Michigan15 — 13Yale
    Oct 22, 1938Michigan won
  4. 1939
    Michigan27 — 7Yale
    Oct 28, 1939Michigan won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1939Michigan vs Yale27–7Michigan won
1938Michigan vs Yale15–13Michigan won
1883Michigan vs Yale0–64Yale won
1881Michigan vs Yale0–2Yale won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.