1973 Yale Bulldogs football team

1973 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Carmen Cozza (9th season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
Seasons ←  1972 1974  →

1973 Ivy League football standings

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

The 1973 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Bulldogs were led by ninth-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for second place in the Ivy League with a 5–2 record, 6–3 overall. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Connecticut *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 13–27	16,714	[2]
October 6	Colgate *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 24–18	14,000	[3]
October 13	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 25–34	17,800	[4]
October 20	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 29–0	14,886	[5]
October 27	Cornell	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 20–3	22,585	[6]
November 3	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 13–24	19,000	[7]
November 10	Penn	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 24–21	23,458	[8]
November 17	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 30–13	31,000	[9]
November 24	Harvard	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	W 35–0	41,247	[10]
*Non-conference game

Roster

1973 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB John Douohue Sr OT Greg Dubinetz Jr WR Gary Fencik So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 45 Gary Wilhelm Sr LB Charlie Zupsic So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Carmen Cozza Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1973 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
2. Wallace, William N. (September 30, 1973). "Connecticut Stuns Yale, 27-13". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S5.
3. Price, Terry (October 7, 1973). "Yale Edges Red Raiders by 24 to 18". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Penn Tops Dartmouth, 22-16; Brown Defeats Yale". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 14, 1973. p. S10.
5. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 21, 1973). "Yale Beats Columbia by 29 to 0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. "Yale Halts Cornell, 20-3, on Doyle's Touchdowns". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 28, 1973. p. S3.
7. McGowen, Deane (November 4, 1973). "Dartmouth Wins, 24-13; Yale Is Defeated". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S3.
8. "Yale Wins as a Pass Fools Penn". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. November 11, 1973. p. S4.
9. Wallace, William N. (November 18, 1973). "Yale and Penn Triumph; Princeton 30-13 Loser". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Wallace, William N. (November 25, 1973). "Dartmouth Wins, Takes Title, as Yale Routs Harvard, 35-0; Rogan Guides Elis". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.