1968 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League champion
ConferenceIvy League
Record8–0–1 (6–0–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumYale Bowl
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard + 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Yale + 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Penn 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Princeton 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Columbia 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Cornell 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Brown 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1968 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for first in the Ivy League season with a 6–0–1 record, 8–0–1 overall.[1] The season is notable for the final game against rival Harvard, which ended in a tie and resulted in the famous newspaper headline "Harvard Beats Yale 29–29".

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Connecticut*
W 31–1433,373[2]
October 5Colgate*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 49–1429,107[3]
October 12Brown
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 35–1329,511[4]
October 19Columbia
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 29–717,724[5]
October 26at Cornell
W 25–1320,000[6]
November 2Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 47–2750,304[7]
November 9at Penn
W 30–1328,839[8]
November 16Princeton
W 42–1752,510[9]
November 23at Harvard
T 29–2940,280[10]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

1968 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
HB 44 Nick Davidson
QB 10 Brian Dowling (C) Sr
OT 70 Kyle Gee Sr
RB 30 Calvin Hill Sr
G 60 Brad Lee
FB 41 Bob Levin
WR 88 Pat Madden Sr
TE 91 Del Marting
C 50 Fred Morris Sr
WR 89 Bruce Weinstein Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 27 Mike Bouscaren (C) Sr
DE 77 Fran Gallagher
DE 84 Jim Gallagher So
S 12 J. P. Goldsmith Sr
DB 40 Ron Kell
MG 61 Mick Kleber
DB 45 Don Martin So
DB 24 John Waldman
MG 63 Dick Williams
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 19 Bayless
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1968 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Litsky, Frank (September 29, 1968). "UConns Defeated, 31-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. ^ Wallace, William N. (October 6, 1968). "Yale Trounces Colgate, 49 to 14, as Alert Defense Recovers 3 Fumbles". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
  4. ^ Anderson, Dave (October 13, 1968). "Yale Wins, 35-13, from Brown; Dowling Paces Bulldogs". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Eskenazi, Gerald (October 20, 1968). "Yale Tops Columbia, 29-7, for 12th Triumph in Row". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 27, 1968). "Yale Beats Cornell, 25-13; Elis Take 13th Straight". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 3, 1968). "Yale Vanquishes Dartmouth, 47-27". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Newell, Bill (November 10, 1968). "Yale Romps over Pennsylvania, 30-13". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 17, 1968). "Elis Vanquish Princeton for 16th Straight, 42-17". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Cady, Steve (November 24, 1968). "Harvard Ties Yale, 29-29, on Last Play of the Game; Crimson Tallies Twice in 42 Seconds". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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