1968 Yale Bulldogs football team

1968 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League champion
Conference	Ivy League
Record	8–0–1 (6–0–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Carmen Cozza (4th season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
Seasons ←  1967 1969  →

1968 Ivy League football standings

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

The 1968 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for first in the Ivy League season with a 6–0–1 record, 8–0–1 overall. ^[1] The season is notable for the final game against rival Harvard, which ended in a tie and resulted in the famous newspaper headline "Harvard Beats Yale 29–29".

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Connecticut *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 31–14	33,373	[2]
October 5	Colgate *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 49–14	29,107	[3]
October 12	Brown	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 35–13	29,511	[4]
October 19	Columbia	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 29–7	17,724	[5]
October 26	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 25–13	20,000	[6]
November 2	Dartmouth	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 47–27	50,304	[7]
November 9	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 30–13	28,839	[8]
November 16	Princeton	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	W 42–17	52,510	[9]
November 23	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	T 29–29	40,280	[10]
*Non-conference game

Roster

1968 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class HB 44 Nick Davidson QB 10 Brian Dowling  (C) Sr OT 70 Kyle Gee Sr RB 30 Calvin Hill Sr G 60 Brad Lee FB 41 Bob Levin WR 88 Pat Madden Sr TE 91 Del Marting C 50 Fred Morris Sr TE 89 Bruce Weinstein Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 27 Mike Bouscaren (C) Sr DE 77 Fran Gallagher DE 84 Jim Gallagher So S 12 J. P. Goldsmith Sr DB 40 Ron Kell MG 61 Mick Kleber DB 45 Don Martin So DB 24 John Waldman MG 63 Dick Williams	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 19 Bayless	Head coach Carmen Cozza Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

NFL draft

Main article: 1969 NFL/AFL draft

The following Bulldogs were selected in the National Football League draft following the season. ^[11]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
1	24	Calvin Hill	RB	Dallas Cowboys
8	193	Bruce Weinstein	TE	Miami Dolphins
11	277	Brian Dowling	QB	Minnesota Vikings

References

1. "1968 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
2. Litsky, Frank (September 29, 1968). "UConns Defeated, 31-14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
3. Wallace, William N. (October 6, 1968). "Yale Trounces Colgate, 49 to 14, as Alert Defense Recovers 3 Fumbles". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S4.
4. Anderson, Dave (October 13, 1968). "Yale Wins, 35-13, from Brown; Dowling Paces Bulldogs". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Eskenazi, Gerald (October 20, 1968). "Yale Tops Columbia, 29-7, for 12th Triumph in Row". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. McGowen, Deane (October 27, 1968). "Yale Beats Cornell, 25-13; Elis Take 13th Straight". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Wallace, William N. (November 3, 1968). "Yale Vanquishes Dartmouth, 47-27". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Newell, Bill (November 10, 1968). "Yale Romps over Pennsylvania, 30-13". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
9. Wallace, William N. (November 17, 1968). "Elis Vanquish Princeton for 16th Straight, 42-17". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Cady, Steve (November 24, 1968). "Harvard Ties Yale, 29-29, on Last Play of the Game; Crimson Tallies Twice in 42 Seconds". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. "1969 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2025.