1996 Yale Bulldogs football team

1996 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	2–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Carmen Cozza (32nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Shoop (3rd season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
Seasons ←  1995 1997  →

1996 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 17 Dartmouth $		7	–	0					10	–	0
Columbia		5	–	2					8	–	2
Brown		4	–	3					5	–	5
Cornell		4	–	3					4	–	6
Penn		3	–	4					5	–	5
Harvard		2	–	5					4	–	6
Princeton		2	–	5					3	–	7
Yale		1	–	6					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by head coach Carmen Cozza in his 32nd and final season. They played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for fourth place in the Ivy League with a 3–4 record, 5–5 overall. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 30–0	7,304	[2]
September 28	No. 16 Connecticut *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 6–42	27,624	[3]
October 5	at Army *	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 13–39	40,776	[4]
October 12	Bucknell *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 23–21	14,502	[5]
October 19	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 6–40	10,119	[6]
October 26	Columbia	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 10–13	24,715	[7]
November 2	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 3–20	19,203	[8]
November 9	Cornell	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 20–28	7,655	[9]
November 16	Princeton	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	L 13–17	29,469	[10]
November 23	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 21–26	24,470	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1996 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 4 Heath Ackley QB 6 Blake Kendall WR 7 Kevin Pardue QB 8 Kris Barber QB 10 Benjimin Steinberg RB 21 Jeremy Garelick WR 22 Nate Stoner WR 23 Clint Rodriguez WR 33 Andrew Samocki OL 57 Matt Blodgett C 58 Joe Montesano OL 59 Mike Finnegan OL 60 Mark Hausman OT 62 Marek Rubin C 66 Jack Hill OL 77 Tsali Ricketson OL 78 Allan McCall TE 80 Joe Pilch WR 81 Mike Potkay TE 83 Brian Schraf TE 84 Joe Leith WR 85 Ryan Krzykowski TE 86 Bill Sprouse	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 2 Leroy Garcia LB 3 Kevin Scott LB 9 Todd Scott DB 11 James Paci DB 16 Peter Calamari DB 18 Matt O'Donnell DB 19 Chad Miller DB 20 Scott Yaeker LB 35 Frank Giardina LB 36 Bryan Whalen LB 37 Ben Teal DB 38 Kevin O'Callahan LB 39 Scott Benton LB 40 Tony Kim	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 1 John Lafferty	Head coach Carmen Cozza Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. "Football By Year" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
2. Berlet, Bruce (September 22, 1996). "Yale Dominates Brown in Opener". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Conner, Desmond (September 29, 1996). "Turnovers Just Play Into Huskies' Hands". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Berlet, Bruce (October 6, 1996). "An Inspired Effort Falls Short for Yale". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Yale Overcomes 14-Point Deficit, Edges Bucknell". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. October 13, 1996. pp. C1, C10 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Greenberg, Alan (October 20, 1996). "Dartmouth Scores Its Biggest Victory Over Yale". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E11, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Berlet, Bruce (October 27, 1996). "Columbia Defeats Yale on Late FG". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. D12, D14 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Berlet, Bruce (November 3, 1996). "Elis Offense Ruins 300th for Cozza". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. D4, D5 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Berlet, Bruce (November 10, 1996). "Turnovers Ruin Yale's Turnaround". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Berlet, Bruce (November 17, 1996). "Turns Out to Be a Long Day for Yale, Cozza". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Concannon, Joe (November 24, 1996). "Crimson Haunt Yale's Cozza to the End; Elis' Comeback Falls Short". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.