1984 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 1984 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by 20th-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished in second place in the Ivy League with a 5–2 record, 6–3 overall.[1]

1984 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Ivy League
1984 record	6–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Carmen Cozza (20th season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl

1984 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn $	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Yale	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Cornell	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Dartmouth	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 14–27	12,781	[2]
September 29	Connecticut*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–20	32,318	[3]
October 6	Morgan State*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 41–0	14,420	[4]
October 13	Dartmouth	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 28–18	25,372	[5]
October 20	Columbia	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 28–21	13,888	[6]
October 27	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 21–34	36,975	[7]
November 3	Cornell	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 21–14	16,026	[8]
November 10	Princeton	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	W 27–24	26,121	[9]
November 17	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	W 30–27	40,000	[10]
*Non-conference game

Roster

1984 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 Mike Curtin Jr QB 11 Mike Cyr Sr WR 82 Kevin Moriarty Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 85 Jim Quinn Jr LB 16 John Quinn Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Carmen Cozza Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Football By Year" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
2. Cadigan, Barry (September 23, 1984). "Brown Flusters Yale". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 100 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Thomsen, Ian (September 30, 1984). "UConn Coasts; Yale Thrashed by Huskies, 20-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Apple, Ginny (October 7, 1984). "Yale Wins First, Drubs Morgan St". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Apple, Ginny (October 14, 1984). "Elis Bully Winless Dartmouth". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. C13, C18 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Apple, Ginny (October 21, 1984). "Yale Swats Down Columbia's Comeback Bid". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. B17, B20 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Apple, Ginny (October 28, 1984). "Yale's Ivy Hopes Dashed by Penn". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. C13, C15 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Apple, Ginny (November 4, 1984). "Moriarty Provides Spark as Yale Rips Cornell, 21-14". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E15 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Strong, Tom (November 11, 1984). "Yale Drives Past Princeton". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Apple, Ginny (November 18, 1984). "Yale's Seniors Beat Harvard for 1st Time". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E1, E20 – via Newspapers.com.