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 | |
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Ivy League champion | |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| 1968 record | 8–0–1 (6–0–1 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Yale Bowl |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Connecticut* | W 31–14 | 33,373 | [2] | |
| October 5 | Colgate* |
| W 49–14 | 29,107 | [3] |
| October 12 | Brown |
| W 35–13 | 29,511 | [4] |
| October 19 | Columbia |
| W 29–7 | 17,724 | [5] |
| October 26 | at Cornell | W 25–13 | 20,000 | [6] | |
| November 2 | Dartmouth |
| W 47–27 | 50,304 | [7] |
| November 9 | at Penn | W 30–13 | 28,839 | [8] | |
| November 16 | Princeton |
| W 42–17 | 52,510 | [9] |
| November 23 | at Harvard | T 29–29 | 40,280 | [10] | |
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- "1968 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- Litsky, Frank (September 29, 1968). "UConns Defeated, 31-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Wallace, William N. (October 6, 1968). "Yale Trounces Colgate, 49 to 14, as Alert Defense Recovers 3 Fumbles". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
- Anderson, Dave (October 13, 1968). "Yale Wins, 35-13, from Brown; Dowling Paces Bulldogs". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Eskenazi, Gerald (October 20, 1968). "Yale Tops Columbia, 29-7, for 12th Triumph in Row". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- McGowen, Deane (October 27, 1968). "Yale Beats Cornell, 25-13; Elis Take 13th Straight". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Wallace, William N. (November 3, 1968). "Yale Vanquishes Dartmouth, 47-27". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Newell, Bill (November 10, 1968). "Yale Romps over Pennsylvania, 30-13". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- Wallace, William N. (November 17, 1968). "Elis Vanquish Princeton for 16th Straight, 42-17". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Cady, Steve (November 24, 1968). "Harvard Ties Yale, 29-29, on Last Play of the Game; Crimson Tallies Twice in 42 Seconds". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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