1971 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumYale Bowl
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Cornell + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Columbia 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Harvard 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Yale 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Princeton 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Penn 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Brown 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1971 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs were led by seventh-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for fifth place in the Ivy League with a 3–4 record, 4–5 overall.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Connecticut*
W 23–025,778[2]
October 2Colgate*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 21–2816,383[3]
October 9at Brown
W 17–109,882[4]
October 16at Columbia
L 14–1518,530[5]
October 23Cornell
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 10–3135,168[6]
October 30at Dartmouth
L 15–1721,000[7]
November 6Penn
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 24–1430,430[8]
November 13at Princeton
W 10–633,000[9]
November 20Harvard
L 16–3551,238[10]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

1971 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 25 Dick Jauron Jr
C 51 Doug Johnson So
OT 75 Matt Jordan Sr
FB 22 Greg Mierzwinski Jr
QB 10 Roy Purrington Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 80 Paul Jones Sr
DB 16 Carl Lewis 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. ^ "1971 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Wallace, William N. (September 26, 1971). "Yale Vanquishes Connecticut, 23-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  3. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 3, 1971). "Colgate Stuns Yale, 28-21; Pass Caps Late Comeback". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Anderson, Dave (October 10, 1971). "Yale Counts on Pfiel's Aerials to Triumph over Brown, 17-10". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  5. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 17, 1971). "Columbia Wins on Gamble for 2 Points at End, 15-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Wallace, William N. (October 24, 1971). "Cornell Tops Yale, 31-10; Marinaro Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 31, 1971). "Dartmouth Kick Tops Yale, 17-15". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Anderson, Dave (November 7, 1971). "Yale Defeats Penn, 24-14; Purrington Paces Elis". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Chass, Murray (November 14, 1971). "Princeton Is Upset by Yale; Tigers Beaten, 10 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 21, 1971). "Harvard Sets Back Yale on Big First Half, 35-16". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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