1985-86 Yale Bulldogs — schedule and results

The 1985-86 Yale Bulldogs went 13-13 (7-7 in the Ivy) under head coach Tom Brennan. Simple Rating System: -9.38.

Game-by-game results (23 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1985-11-26at UConn HuskiesL 76–80Hartford Civic Center
1985-11-30at Fairfield StagsW 69–67Alumni Hall
1985-12-06at Stanford CardinalL 108–129Maples Pavilion
1985-12-07neutral Saint Mary's GaelsL 81–84Maples Pavilion
1986-01-02vs Holy Cross CrusadersW 86–77Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1986-01-04vs Vermont CatamountsW 84–75Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1986-01-11at New Hampshire WildcatsL 64–67Lundholm Gym
1986-01-13at Brown BearsL 65–68Marvel Gym
1986-01-17at Cornell Big RedL 51–64Barton Hall
1986-01-18at Columbia LionsW 71–70Francis A. Levien Gymnasium
1986-01-23vs Army Black KnightsW 54–51Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1986-01-25vs Brown BearsW 73–70Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1986-01-28at Manhattan JaspersW 90–63Draddy Gymnasium
1986-01-31vs Harvard CrimsonW 54–45Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1986-02-01vs Dartmouth Big GreenL 69–82Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1986-02-07at Princeton TigersW 52–47Jadwin Gymnasium
1986-02-08at Pennsylvania QuakersL 67–71The Palestra
1986-02-14vs Columbia LionsW 70–66Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1986-02-15vs Cornell Big RedL 73–79Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1986-02-21vs Pennsylvania QuakersL 72–89Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1986-02-22vs Princeton TigersW 64–50Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1986-02-28at Dartmouth Big GreenL 71–82Alumni Gym
1986-03-01at Harvard CrimsonW 82–70Lavietes Pavilion

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