1966 Yale Bulldogs football team

1966 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	4–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Carmen Cozza (2nd season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
Seasons ←  1965 1967  →

1966 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Harvard +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Princeton +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Yale	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Columbia	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Penn	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Brown	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1966 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished fifth in the Ivy League season with a 3–4 record, 4–5 overall. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Connecticut *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 16–0	30,608	[2]
October 1	Rutgers *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 14–17	16,764	[3]
October 8	Brown	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 24–0	29,777	[4]
October 15	Columbia	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 44–21	29,226	[5]
October 22	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 14–16	20,000	[6]
October 29	Dartmouth	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 13–28	54,360	[7]
November 5	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 17–14	13,638	[8]
November 12	Princeton	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	L 7–13	38,100	[9]
November 19	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	L 0–17	41,000	[10]
*Non-conference game

NFL draft

Main article: 1967 NFL/AFL draft

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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
4	84	Bob Greenlee	OT	Miami Dolphins

References

1. "1966 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
2. Cady, Steve (September 25, 1966). "Yale Conquers Connecticut, 16-0, as Dowling, Hill Star on Offense". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S5.
3. Wallace, William N. (October 2, 1966). "Rutgers Stops Yale on Fumbles, 17-14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 9, 1966). "Yale Defeats Brown, 24-0, and Limits Bruins to Total of 9 Yards Rushing". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S8.
5. Koppett, Leonard (October 16, 1966). "Yale Passes Rout Columbia, 44 to 21". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 23, 1966). "Cornell Beats Yale on Late Field Goal by Zogby, 16 to 14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Wallace, William N. (October 30, 1966). "Yale Bows to Dartmouth; Indians Triumph, 28-13". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Dell, John (November 6, 1966). "Yale Stops Penn Drive, Wins on FG". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Danzig, Allison (November 13, 1966). "Princeton Tops Yale; Elis Lose by 13-7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Durso, Joseph (November 20, 1966). "Crimson Wins, 17-0; Leo Scores Twice and Defense Shuts Down on Yale Eleven". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. "1967 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2025.