1977 Yale Bulldogs football team

1977 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League champion
Conference	Ivy League
Record	7–2 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Carmen Cozza (13th season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
Seasons ←  1976 1978  →

1977 Ivy League football standings

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

The 1977 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Bulldogs were led by 13th-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished in first place in the Ivy League with a 6–1 record, 7–2 overall. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Brown	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 10–9	27,196	[2]
September 24	Connecticut *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 23–12	11,334	[3]
October 1	Miami (OH) *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 14–28	19,026	[4]
October 8	Dartmouth	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–3	24,036	[5]
October 15	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 42–20	7,220	[6]
October 22	Penn	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 27–21	15,000	[7]
October 29	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 28–0	13,000	[8]
November 5	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 44–8	23,142	[9]
November 12	Harvard	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	W 24–7	64,685	[10]
*Non-conference game

Roster

1977 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 85 John Spagnola Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Carmen Cozza Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1977 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
2. White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 18, 1977). "Yale Beats Brown; 27,196 See Eli Win by 10 to 9". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
3. Strong, Roger (September 25, 1977). "Rizzo, Pagliaro Tug Yale Past Conn, 23-12". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Wallace, William N. (October 2, 1977). "Yale Falls; Rally by Miami of Ohio Sets Back Elis, 28-14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S8.
5. Wallace, William N. (October 9, 1977). "Dartmouth Wins, 3-0, from Yale". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Katz, Michael (October 16, 1977). "Harvard and Yale Win; Elis Capitalize on Lions' Fumbles". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Harvin, Al (October 23, 1977). "Yale and Dartmouth in 3-Way Ivy Tie; Eli Rally Foils Penn Upset Bid, 27-21". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S8.
8. McGowen, Deane (October 30, 1977). "Dartmouth and Yale Win, Share Ivy League Lead; Cornell Is Drubbed by the Elis, 28-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S6.
9. Wallace, William N. (November 6, 1977). "Yale Victor, Leads Ivy League; Eli Runs Humble Princeton, 44 to 8". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Wallace, William N. (November 13, 1977). "Yale Crushes Harvard, 24 to 7, and Captures Ivy League Title". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.