1961 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 1961 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs were led by tenth-year head coach Jordan Olivar, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished fifth in the Ivy League with a 3–4 record, 4–5 overall.[1]

1961 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIvy League
1961 record4–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coachJordan Olivar (10th season)
Home stadiumYale Bowl
1961 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Columbia + 6 1 0  6 3 0
Harvard + 6 1 0  6 3 0
Dartmouth 5 2 0  6 3 0
Princeton 5 2 0  5 4 0
Yale 3 4 0  4 5 0
Cornell 2 5 0  3 6 0
Penn 1 6 0  2 7 0
Brown 0 7 0  0 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Connecticut*W 18–0
October 7Brown
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 14–323,605[2]
October 14Columbia
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 0–1122,188[3]
October 21at CornellW 12–020,000[4]
October 28Colgate*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 8–14
November 4Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 8–2441,974[5]
November 11at PennW 23–014,093[6]
November 18at PrincetonL 16–2642,000[7]
November 25Harvard
L 0–2761,789[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1961 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  2. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 8, 1961). "Yale Trips Brown for 11th in Row, 14-3; Eli Streak Is Longest Since 1909-10". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 15, 1961). "Columbia Blanks Yale; Lions Score, 11-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. Danzig, Allison (October 22, 1961). "Yale's Runs Sink Cornell, 12 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. Danzig, Allison (November 5, 1961). "Dartmouth Crushes Yale; Indians Triumph by 24-8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. White, Gordon S., Jr. (November 12, 1961). "Running of Yale Beats Penn, 23-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 19, 1961). "Princeton Conquers Yale; Tigers Triumph by 26-16". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. Danzig, Allison (November 26, 1961). "Harvard Crushes Yale, 27-0, and Ties for Ivy Title; 61,789 at Bowl". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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