1966 Yale Bulldogs football team

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1966 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumYale Bowl
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth + 6 1 0 7 2 0
Harvard + 6 1 0 8 1 0
Princeton + 6 1 0 7 2 0
Cornell 4 3 0 6 3 0
Yale 3 4 0 4 5 0
Columbia 2 5 0 2 7 0
Penn 1 6 0 2 7 0
Brown 0 7 0 1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1966 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished fifth in the Ivy League season with a 3–4 record, 4–5 overall.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Connecticut*W 16–030,608[2]
October 1Rutgers*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 14–1716,764[3]
October 8Brown
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 24–029,777[4]
October 15Columbia
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 44–2129,226[5]
October 22at CornellL 14–1620,000[6]
October 29Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 13–2854,360[7]
November 5at PennW 17–1413,638[8]
November 12Princeton
L 7–1338,100[9]
November 19at HarvardL 0–1741,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1966 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  2. ^ Cady, Steve (September 25, 1966). "Yale Conquers Connecticut, 16-0, as Dowling, Hill Star on Offense". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  3. ^ Wallace, William N. (October 2, 1966). "Rutgers Stops Yale on Fumbles, 17-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 9, 1966). "Yale Defeats Brown, 24-0, and Limits Bruins to Total of 9 Yards Rushing". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  5. ^ Koppett, Leonard (October 16, 1966). "Yale Passes Rout Columbia, 44 to 21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 23, 1966). "Cornell Beats Yale on Late Field Goal by Zogby, 16 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Wallace, William N. (October 30, 1966). "Yale Bows to Dartmouth; Indians Triumph, 28-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Dell, John (November 6, 1966). "Yale Stops Penn Drive, Wins on FG". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 13, 1966). "Princeton Tops Yale; Elis Lose by 13-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Durso, Joseph (November 20, 1966). "Crimson Wins, 17-0; Leo Scores Twice and Defense Shuts Down on Yale Eleven". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.