1973 Yale Bulldogs football team

American college football season

1973 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
  • Carmen Cozza (9th season)
Home stadiumYale Bowl
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Ivy League football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Harvard 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Penn 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Yale 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Brown 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Cornell 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Princeton 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1973 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Bulldogs were led by ninth-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for second place in the Ivy League with a 5–2 record, 6–3 overall.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Connecticut*L 13–2716,714[2]
October 6Colgate*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 24–1814,000[3]
October 13at BrownL 25–3417,800[4]
October 20at ColumbiaW 29–014,886[5]
October 27Cornell
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 20–322,585[6]
November 3at Dartmouth
L 13–2419,000[7]
November 10Penn
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 24–2123,458[8]
November 17at PrincetonW 30–1331,000[9]
November 24Harvard
W 35–041,247[10]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

1973 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB John Douohue Sr
OT Greg Dubinetz Jr
WR Gary Fencik So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 45 Gary Wilhelm Sr
LB Charlie Zupsic So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1973 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Wallace, William N. (September 30, 1973). "Connecticut Stuns Yale, 27-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  3. ^ Price, Terry (October 7, 1973). "Yale Edges Red Raiders by 24 to 18". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Penn Tops Dartmouth, 22-16; Brown Defeats Yale". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 14, 1973. p. S10.
  5. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 21, 1973). "Yale Beats Columbia by 29 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ "Yale Halts Cornell, 20-3, on Doyle's Touchdowns". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 28, 1973. p. S3.
  7. ^ McGowen, Deane (November 4, 1973). "Dartmouth Wins, 24-13; Yale Is Defeated". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
  8. ^ "Yale Wins as a Pass Fools Penn". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 11, 1973. p. S4.
  9. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 18, 1973). "Yale and Penn Triumph; Princeton 30-13 Loser". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 25, 1973). "Dartmouth Wins, Takes Title, as Yale Routs Harvard, 35-0; Rogan Guides Elis". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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