1961 Yale Bulldogs football team

1961 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	4–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Jordan Olivar (10th season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
Seasons ←  1960 1962  →

1961 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

The 1961 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1961 college 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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Connecticut *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 18–0	34,786	[2]
October 7	Brown	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 14–3	23,605	[3]
October 14	Columbia	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–11	22,188	[4]
October 21	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 12–0	20,000	[5]
October 28	Colgate *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 8–14	32,936	[6]
November 4	Dartmouth	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 8–24	41,974	[7]
November 11	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 23–0	14,093	[8]
November 18	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 16–26	42,000	[9]
November 25	Harvard	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	L 0–27	61,789	[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1961 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
2. Newell, Bill (October 1, 1961). "Yale Pummels Connecticut by 18-0". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
3. 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.
4. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 15, 1961). "Columbia Blanks Yale; Lions Score, 11-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Danzig, Allison (October 22, 1961). "Yale's Runs Sink Cornell, 12 to 0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Effrat, Louis (October 29, 1961). "Colgate Is Victor over Yale, 14 to 8". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Danzig, Allison (November 5, 1961). "Dartmouth Crushes Yale; Indians Triumph by 24-8". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 12, 1961). "Running of Yale Beats Penn, 23-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 19, 1961). "Princeton Conquers Yale; Tigers Triumph by 26-16". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. 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.