1974 Yale Bulldogs football team

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1974 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League co-champion
Conference Ivy League
Record8–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadium Yale Bowl
Seasons
←  1973
1975  →
1974 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard + 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Yale + 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Penn 4 –2 –16 –2 –1
Brown 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Dartmouth 3 –4 –03 –6 –0
Princeton 3 –4 –04 –4 –1
Cornell 1 –5 –13 –5 –1
Columbia 0 –7 –01 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1974 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Bulldogs were led by tenth-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and tied for first place in the Ivy League with a 6–1 record, 8–1 overall. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Connecticut *
W 20–737,382 [2]
October 5 Colgate *
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 30–79,632 [3]
October 12 Brown
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 24–012,660 [4]
October 19 Columbia
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 42–213,152 [5]
October 26at Cornell
W 27–317,000 [6]
November 2 Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 14–933,135 [7]
November 9at Penn
W 37–1223,490 [8]
November 16 Princeton
W 19–629,548 [9]
November 23at Harvard
L 16–2140,500 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

NFL draft

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

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
9220 Greg Dubinetz G Cincinnati Bengals
14362Tom Doyle QB Oakland Raiders
15375Rudy Green RB Detroit Lions
17432Elvin Charity DB Cincinnati Bengals

References

  1. ↑ "1974 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Yale Outside Sweeps Conquer Connecticut, 20-7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. September 29, 1974. p. S4.
  3. ↑ Newell, Bill (October 6, 1974). "Yale Pounds Colgate". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Wallace, William N. (October 13, 1974). "Harvard, Yale and Princeton Victors; Brown Beaten, 24-0, on Doyle Passing". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ↑ Keese, Parton (October 20, 1974). "Yale and Dartmouth Triumph; Bulldogs Set Back Columbia, 42-2". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ↑ Harvin, Al (October 27, 1974). "Yale Routs Cornell; Elis Triumph, 27-3, for Fifth in Row". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ↑ McGowen, Deane (November 3, 1974). "Unbeaten Elis Top Dartmouth, 14-9". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ↑ White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 10, 1974). "Yale and Harvard Triumph; Unbeaten Elis Rout Penn Team, 37-12". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ↑ Wallace, William N. (November 17, 1974). "Yale Leads Ivy League; Unbeaten Elis Top Princeton, 19 to 6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ↑ Wallace, William N. (November 17, 1974). "Harvard Upsets Yale, 21-16; Crimson Gains Title Share on Score with 0:15 Left". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ↑ "1975 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
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