1998 Yale Bulldogs football team

1998 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Ivy League
1998 record	6–4 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Jack Siedlecki (2nd season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
Seasons ←  1997 1999  →

1998 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Penn $		6	–	1					8	–	2
Brown		5	–	2					7	–	3
Yale		5	–	2					6	–	4
Princeton		4	–	3					5	–	5
Columbia		3	–	4					4	–	6
Harvard		3	–	4					4	–	6
Cornell		1	–	6					4	–	6
Dartmouth		1	–	6					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion

The 1998 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Jack Siedlecki, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for second place in the Ivy League with a 5–2 record, 6–4 overall. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 30–28	8,375	[2]
September 26	Connecticut *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 21–63	17,827	[3]
October 3	Colgate *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 17–35	13,519	[4]
October 10	Holy Cross *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 15–7	3,750	[5]
October 17	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 19–22	12,017	[6]
October 24	Columbia	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 37–14	14,537	[7]
October 31	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 21–34	20,875	[8]
November 7	Cornell	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 28–21	12,595	[9]
November 14	Princeton	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	W 31–28	18,210	[10]
November 21	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	W 9–7	27,787	[11]
*Non-conference game

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 20, 1998). "One Last Chance, and Yale Grabs It; Pass to Borden Overcomes Brown". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Greenidge, Jim (September 27, 1998). "UConn Floating on Air After Win Over Yale". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. E19 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Garber, Greg (October 4, 1998). "More Holes Show in Yale; Defense Struggles Against Colgate". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E5 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Berlet, Bruce (October 11, 1998). "Yale Defense Tightens Belt". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E9, E10 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Berlet, Bruce (October 18, 1998). "Refs, Clock Tick Off Yale". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E7, E9 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Berlet, Bruce (October 25, 1998). "Bartholomew Runs, and Yale Clicks". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Juliano, Joe (November 1, 1998). "Penn's Defense Rebounds, Leads Way in Win Over Yale". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C10 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Berlet, Bruce (November 8, 1998). "Yale Moves Into Tie for Second". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E8, E9 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Berlet, Bruce (November 15, 1998). "Yale Sees Opening to Beat Princeton". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Concannon, Joe (November 22, 1998). "Yale Has Late Kick for Win". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.