1976 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 1976 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Bulldogs were led by 12th-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for first place in the Ivy League with a 6–1 record, 8–1 overall.[1]

1976 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League co-champion
ConferenceIvy League
1976 record8–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumYale Bowl
1976 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yale + 6 1 0  8 1 0
Brown + 6 1 0  8 1 0
Harvard 4 3 0  6 3 0
Dartmouth 4 3 0  6 3 0
Columbia 2 5 0  3 6 0
Penn 2 5 0  3 6 0
Princeton 2 5 0  2 7 0
Cornell 2 5 0  2 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at BrownL 6–1413,500[2]
September 25Connecticut*W 21–1021,860[3]
October 2Lehigh*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 21–613,034[4]
October 9Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 18–1410,000[5]
October 16Columbia
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 37–614,035[6]
October 23at PennW 21–715,101[7]
October 30Cornell
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 14–622,519[8]
November 6Princeton
W 39–733,218[9]
November 13at HarvardW 21–742,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

1976 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
T 79 Pete McNamara So
RB 40 John Pagliaro Jr
QB 16 Stone Phillips Sr
WR 85 John Spagnola So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 92 Pete White So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 5 Randy Carter Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

  1. "1976 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  2. Wallace, William N. (September 19, 1976). "Brown Defeats Yale; Bruins 14-6 Victors, Aided by Fumbles". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. Cadigan, Barry (September 26, 1976). "Yale QB Takes Five Minutes to Defeat UConn, 21-10". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 98 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Yale 21, Lehigh 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 3, 1976. pp. S8.
  5. Wallace, William N. (October 10, 1976). "Yale Ends Dartmouth Streak, 18-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S7.
  6. "Yale Overruns Columbia, 37-6". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 17, 1976. p. 78 via Newspapers.com.
  7. McGowen, Deane (October 24, 1976). "Yale Wins, 21-7, as Ground Game Proves Too Powerful for Penn". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S10.
  8. "Brown and Yale Triumph, Tie for Ivy Lead; Cornell Bids Halted by Eli in 14-6 Game". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 31, 1976. p. S1.
  9. Wallace, William N. (November 7, 1976). "Brown and Yale Post Victories, Stay Deadlocked for Ivy Lead; Elis Rout Princeton". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. Wallace, William N. (November 14, 1976). "Yale Beats Harvard, 21-7, and Shares Ivy Crown with Brown, 28-17 Winner; Pagliaro Gains 125 Yards to Pace Elis". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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