1964 Yale Bulldogs football team

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1964 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference Ivy League
Record6–2–1 (4–2–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadium Yale Bowl
Seasons
←  1963
1965  →
1964 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Princeton $ 7 –0 –09 –0 –0
Harvard 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Yale 4 –2 –16 –2 –1
Dartmouth 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Cornell 3 –4 –03 –5 –1
Brown 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Columbia 1 –5 –12 –6 –1
Penn 0 –7 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1964 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach John Pont, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished third in the Ivy League season with a 4–2–1 record, 6–2–1 overall. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Connecticut *
W 21–632,634 [2]
October 3 Lehigh *
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 54–024,917 [3]
October 10 Brown
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 15–730,728 [4]
October 17 Columbia
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
T 9–923,055 [5]
October 24at Cornell
W 23–2118,000 [6]
October 31 Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 24–1547,533 [7]
November 7at Penn
W 21–99,114 [8]
November 14 Princeton
L 14–3560,173 [9]
November 21at Harvard
L 14–1839,909 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

NFL draft

The following Bulldog was selected in the National Football League draft following the season. [11]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
331 Chuck Mercein RB New York Giants

References

  1. ↑ "1964 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  2. ↑ Wallace, William N. (September 27, 1964). "Yale Turns Back Connecticut, 21-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  3. ↑ Strauss, Michael (October 4, 1964). "Yale Overpowers Lehigh, 54-0, for Its 600th Football Victory". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  4. ↑ Strauss, Michael (October 11, 1964). "Two Last-Period Touchdowns Give Yale 15-7 Victory over Stubborn Brown". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  5. ↑ Danzig, Allison (October 18, 1964). "Columbia Is Held to 9-9 Tie by Yale". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ↑ Trecker, Jerry (October 25, 1964). "Yale Overtakes Cornell, 23-21". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 1, 1964). "Strong First Half by Elis Beats Dartmouth, 24-15". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ↑ Wallace, William N. (November 8, 1964). "Penn Loses, 21-9, to Elis; Yale Is Hard-Pressed". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ↑ Danzig, Allison (November 15, 1964). "Princeton Takes Ivy Title; Yale Loses, 35-14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ↑ Wallace, William N. (November 22, 1964). "Leo's 46-Yard Run Beats Elis, 18-14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ↑ "1965 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
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