1960 Yale Bulldogs football team

1960 Yale Bulldogs football
Eastern co-champion Ivy League champion
Conference	Ivy League
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 14
Record	9–0 (7–0 Ivy)
Head coach	Jordan Olivar (9th season)
Captain	Mike Pyle [1]
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
Seasons ←  1959 1961  →

1960 Ivy League football standings

v t e	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

The 1960 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1960 college football season. ^[2] 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).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Connecticut *		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 11–8	22,678	[3]
October 1	Brown		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 9–0	21,859	[4]
October 8	Columbia		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 30–8	16,679	[5]
October 15	Cornell		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 22–6	24,713	[6]
October 22	Colgate *		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 36–14	31,193	[7]
October 29	Dartmouth		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 29–0	40,770	[8]
November 5	Penn		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 34–9	22,752	[9]
November 12	Princeton	No. 17	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	W 43–22	62,528	[10]
November 19	at Harvard	No. 14	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	W 39–6	40,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL draft

Main article: 1961 NFL draft

The following Bulldogs were selected in the National Football League draft following the season. ^[12]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
6	84	Ben Balme	G	Philadelphia Eagles
7	89	Mike Pyle	C	Chicago Bears

References

1. "Year By Year Scores: 1960". Yale Football Media Guide. 1964. p. 73. Retrieved November 26, 2024– via Internet Archive.
2. "1960 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
3. Newell, Bill (September 25, 1960). "Yale Squeezes Past Connecticut, 11-8". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
4. Teague, Robert L. (October 2, 1960). "Yale Sinks Brown on Line Play, 9-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 9, 1960). "Elis Overpower Columbia, 30 to 8". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. 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.
7. Keyes, Frank (October 23, 1960). "Unbeaten Yale Routs Colgate, 36-14". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
8. 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.
9. Teague, Robert L. (November 6, 1960). "Undefeated Elis Crush Penn, 34-9". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. "1961 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2025.