1977 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 1977 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Bulldogs were led by 13th-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished in first place in the Ivy League with a 6–1 record, 7–2 overall.[1]

1977 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League champion
ConferenceIvy League
1977 record7–2 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coachCarmen Cozza (13th season)
Home stadiumYale Bowl
1977 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yale $ 6 1 0  7 2 0
Brown 5 2 0  7 2 0
Harvard 4 3 0  4 5 0
Penn 4 3 0  5 4 0
Dartmouth 4 3 0  6 3 0
Princeton 3 4 0  3 6 0
Cornell 1 6 0  1 8 0
Columbia 1 6 0  2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17BrownW 10–927,196[2]
September 24Connecticut*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 23–1211,334[3]
October 1Miami (OH)*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 14–2819,026[4]
October 8Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 0–324,036[5]
October 15at ColumbiaW 42–207,220[6]
October 22Penn
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 27–2115,000[7]
October 29at CornellW 28–013,000[8]
November 5at PrincetonW 44–823,142[9]
November 12Harvard
W 24–764,685[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1977 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  2. White, Gordon S., Jr. (September 18, 1977). "Yale Beats Brown; 27,196 See Eli Win by 10 to 9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. Strong, Roger (September 25, 1977). "Rizzo, Pagliaro Tug Yale Past Conn, 23-12". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Wallace, William N. (October 2, 1977). "Yale Falls; Rally by Miami of Ohio Sets Back Elis, 28-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  5. Wallace, William N. (October 9, 1977). "Dartmouth Wins, 3-0, from Yale". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. Katz, Michael (October 16, 1977). "Harvard and Yale Win; Elis Capitalize on Lions' Fumbles". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. Harvin, Al (October 23, 1977). "Yale and Dartmouth in 3-Way Ivy Tie; Eli Rally Foils Penn Upset Bid, 27-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  8. McGowen, Deane (October 30, 1977). "Dartmouth and Yale Win, Share Ivy League Lead; Cornell Is Drubbed by the Elis, 28-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  9. Wallace, William N. (November 6, 1977). "Yale Victor, Leads Ivy League; Eli Runs Humble Princeton, 44 to 8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. Wallace, William N. (November 13, 1977). "Yale Crushes Harvard, 24 to 7, and Captures Ivy League Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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