1968 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 1968 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for first in the Ivy League season with a 6–0–1 record, 8–0–1 overall.[1] The season is notable for the final game against rival Harvard, which ended in a tie and resulted in The Harvard Crimson's famous headline Harvard Beats Yale 29-29.

1968 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League champion
ConferenceIvy League
1968 record8–0–1 (6–0–1 Ivy)
Head coachCarmen Cozza (4th season)
Home stadiumYale Bowl
1968 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Harvard + 6 0 1  8 0 1
Yale + 6 0 1  8 0 1
Penn 5 2 0  7 2 0
Princeton 4 3 0  4 5 0
Dartmouth 3 4 0  4 5 0
Columbia 2 5 0  2 7 0
Cornell 1 6 0  3 6 0
Brown 0 7 0  2 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 28Connecticut*W 31–14
October 5Colgate*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 49–14
October 12Brown
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 35–13
October 19Columbia
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 29–7
October 26at CornellW 25–13
November 2Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 47–27
November 9at PennW 30–13
November 16Princeton
W 42–17
November 23at HarvardT 29–29
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

1968 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 10 Brian Drowling Sr
T 70 Kyle Gee Sr
RB 30 Calvin Hill Sr
G 60 Brad Lee
WR 88 Pat Madden
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 12 J. P. Goldsmith Sr
DB 45 Don Martin So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. "1968 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
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