1974 Yale Bulldogs football team

American college football season

1974 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League co-champion
ConferenceIvy League
Record8–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
  • Carmen Cozza (10th season)
Home stadiumYale Bowl
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Ivy League football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard + 6 1 0 7 2 0
Yale + 6 1 0 8 1 0
Penn 4 2 1 6 2 1
Brown 4 3 0 5 4 0
Dartmouth 3 4 0 3 6 0
Princeton 3 4 0 4 4 1
Cornell 1 5 1 3 5 1
Columbia 0 7 0 1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1974 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Bulldogs were led by tenth-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and tied for first place in the Ivy League with a 6–1 record, 8–1 overall.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Connecticut*W 20–737,382[2]
October 5Colgate*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 30–79,632[3]
October 12Brown
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 24–012,660[4]
October 19Columbia
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 42–213,152[5]
October 26at CornellW 27–317,000[6]
November 2Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 14–933,135[7]
November 9at PennW 37–1223,490[8]
November 16Princeton
W 19–629,548[9]
November 23at HarvardL 16–2140,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1974 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "Yale Outside Sweeps Conquer Connecticut, 20-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 29, 1974. p. S4.
  3. ^ Newell, Bill (October 6, 1974). "Yale Pounds Colgate". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Wallace, William N. (October 13, 1974). "Harvard, Yale and Princeton Victors; Brown Beaten, 24-0, on Doyle Passing". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Keese, Parton (October 20, 1974). "Yale and Dartmouth Triumph; Bulldogs Set Back Columbia, 42-2". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Harvin, Al (October 27, 1974). "Yale Routs Cornell; Elis Triumph, 27-3, for Fifth in Row". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ McGowen, Deane (November 3, 1974). "Unbeaten Elis Top Dartmouth, 14-9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 10, 1974). "Yale and Harvard Triumph; Unbeaten Elis Rout Penn Team, 37-12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 17, 1974). "Yale Leads Ivy League; Unbeaten Elis Top Princeton, 19 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 17, 1974). "Harvard Upsets Yale, 21-16; Crimson Gains Title Share on Score with 0:15 Left". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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