1958 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–7 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumYale Bowl
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Cornell 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Princeton 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Brown 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Penn 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Harvard 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Yale 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs were led by seventh-year head coach Jordan Olivar, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished the season with a 2–7 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Connecticut*
W 8–622,158[3]
October 4at Brown
L 29–3517,600[4]
October 11at Columbia
L 0–1317,000[5]
October 18Cornell
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 7–1228,816[6]
October 25Colgate*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 14–720,328[7]
November 1Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 14–2242,240[8]
November 8Penn
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 6–3020,952[9]
November 15Princeton
L 14–5047,680[10]
November 22at Harvard
L 0–2840,200[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1958 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Yale Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  3. ^ Briordy, William J. (September 28, 1958). "Yale Turns Back Connecticut, 8-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Briordy, William J. (October 5, 1958). "Bruins Trip Yale with Rally, 35-29". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 12, 1958). "Lions Score, 13-0; Columbia's 10-Game Losing Streak Ends with Yale's Upset". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 19, 1958). "Cornell Halts Yale in Ivy Duel, 12 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (October 26, 1958). "Yale Eleven Turns Back Colgate in Rain with Touchdown in Fourth Period". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
  8. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 2, 1958). "Indians Triumph over Yale, 22-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Keyes, Frank (November 9, 1958). "Pennsylvania Pummels Yale 30-6". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 16, 1958). "Princeton Beats Yale, 50-14; Tigers Gain Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 23, 1958). "Harvard Routs Yale; Elis Downed, 28-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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