1981 Yale Bulldogs football team

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1981 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League co-champion
Conference Ivy League
Record9–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadium Yale Bowl
Seasons
←  1980
1982  →
1981 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Dartmouth + 6 –1 –06 –4 –0
Princeton 5 –1 –15 –4 –1
Harvard 4 –2 –15 –4 –1
Brown 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Cornell 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Columbia 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
Penn 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1981 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs were led by 17th-year head coach Carmen Cozza and played their home games at the Yale Bowl. They played as a member of the Ivy League. The Bulldogs finished the season with an overall record of 9–1, including a record of 6–1 in Ivy League play, giving them a share of the Ivy League championship with Dartmouth. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Brown
W 28–717,000 [2]
September 26No. 6 Connecticut *
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 27–1836,000 [3]
October 3 Navy *
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
 ABC W 23–1938,000 [4]
October 10at Holy Cross *
W 29–2821,601 [5]
October 17at Columbia
W 48–1710,025 [6]
October 24 Penn
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 24–324,500 [7]
October 31 Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
ABCW 24–332,500 [8]
November 7at Cornell
W 23–1713,000 [9]
November 14at Princeton
L 31–3520,303 [10]
November 21 Harvard
W 28–075,300 [11]

[12]

Roster

1981 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 17 Joe Dufek Jr
RB 33 Rich Diana Sr
WR 88 Curt Grieve Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 23 Jeff Rohrer Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

NFL Draft

The following Bulldogs were selected in the National Football League draft following the season. [13]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
253 Jeff Rohrer LB Dallas Cowboys
5136 Rich Diana RB Miami Dolphins
6159 Curt Grieve WR Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. ↑ Wallace, William N. (November 22, 1981). "Yale Wins, Ties for Ivy Title". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  2. ↑ Concannon, Joe (September 20, 1981). "Diana Provides Spark as Yale Burns Brown". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Visser, Lesley (September 27, 1981). "Yale Tops UConn". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ McIntyre, Mark D. (October 4, 1981). "Yale Rally Surprises Navy". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Strauss, Michael (October 11, 1981). "Yale Beats Holy Cross, 29-28". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  6. ↑ Yantz, Tom (October 18, 1981). "Yale Turns Columbia's Roars to Whimpers, 48-17". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. C12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ McIntyre, Mark D. (October 25, 1981). "Yale, Rogan Top Penn". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 1, 1981). "Rogan, Yale Dispose of Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Taussig, Pete (November 8, 1981). "Yale Gets Last Chance ... and Last Laugh". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Yale Upset, 35-31". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 15, 1981. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Concannon, Joe (November 22, 1981). "The Game, The Win Belong to Yale, 28-0". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Schedule
  13. ↑ "1982 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
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