1960 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 1960 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1960 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The Bulldogs were led by ninth-year head coach Jordan Olivar, and played their home games at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut. They finished with a perfect record, 9–0, to win the Ivy League and a share of the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy, which signified them as co-champions of the East (along with Navy).

1960 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League champion Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy co-winner
Conference	Ivy League
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 14
1960 record	9–0 (7–0 Ivy)
Head coach	Jordan Olivar (9th season)
Captain	Mike Pyle
Home stadium	Yale Bowl (Capacity: 70,896)

1960 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Yale $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Princeton	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Harvard	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Columbia	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Penn	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Brown	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Cornell	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Connecticut*		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 11–8
October 1	Brown		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 9–0	21,859	[2]
October 8	Columbia		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 30–8	16,679	[3]
October 15	Cornell		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 22–6	24,713	[4]
October 22	Colgate*		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 36–14
October 29	Dartmouth		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 29–0	40,770	[5]
November 5	Penn		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 34–9	22,752	[6]
November 12	Princeton	No. 17	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	W 43–22	62,528	[7]
November 19	at Harvard	No. 14	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	W 39–6	40,000	[8]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1960 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
2. Teague, Robert L. (October 2, 1960). "Yale Sinks Brown on Line Play, 9-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
3. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 9, 1960). "Elis Overpower Columbia, 30 to 8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. White, Gordon S., Jr. (October 16, 1960). "Yale Team Trips Cornell, 22 to 6, for Ivy Loop Lead". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 30, 1960). "Elis Trip Dartmouth, 29-0; Yale Wins Sixth in Row". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Teague, Robert L. (November 6, 1960). "Undefeated Elis Crush Penn, 34-9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 13, 1960). "Yale Routs Princeton, 43-22; 8 in Row for Elis". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 20, 1960). "Yale Routs Harvard, 39-6; Elis Get Ivy Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.