1958 Yale Bulldogs football team

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1958 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference Ivy League
Record2–7 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainPaul Lynch [1]
Home stadium Yale Bowl
Seasons
←  1957
1959  →
1958 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Dartmouth $ 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Cornell 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Princeton 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Brown 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Penn 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Harvard 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Columbia 1 –6 –01 –8 –0
Yale 0 –7 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1958 college football season. The Bulldogs were led by seventh-year head coach Jordan Olivar, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished the season with a 2–7 record. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Connecticut *
W 8–622,158 [3]
October 4at Brown
L 29–3517,600 [4]
October 11at Columbia
L 0–1317,000 [5]
October 18 Cornell
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 7–1228,816 [6]
October 25 Colgate *
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 14–720,328 [7]
November 1 Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 14–2242,240 [8]
November 8 Penn
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 6–3020,952 [9]
November 15 Princeton
L 14–5047,680 [10]
November 22at Harvard
L 0–2840,200 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Year By Year Scores: 1958". Yale Football Media Guide. 1964. p. 72. Retrieved November 26, 2024– via Internet Archive.
  2. ↑ "1958 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ Briordy, William J. (September 28, 1958). "Yale Turns Back Connecticut, 8-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ↑ Briordy, William J. (October 5, 1958). "Bruins Trip Yale with Rally, 35-29". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ↑ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 12, 1958). "Lions Score, 13-0; Columbia's 10-Game Losing Streak Ends with Yale's Upset". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ↑ Danzig, Allison (October 19, 1958). "Cornell Halts Yale in Ivy Duel, 12 to 7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ↑ McGowen, Roscoe (October 26, 1958). "Yale Eleven Turns Back Colgate in Rain with Touchdown in Fourth Period". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S3.
  8. ↑ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 2, 1958). "Indians Triumph over Yale, 22-14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ↑ Keyes, Frank (November 9, 1958). "Pennsylvania Pummels Yale 30-6". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Danzig, Allison (November 16, 1958). "Princeton Beats Yale, 50-14; Tigers Gain Title". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ↑ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 23, 1958). "Harvard Routs Yale; Elis Downed, 28-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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