2010 Yale Bulldogs football team

2010 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	7–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Tom Williams (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Stark (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Kefense Hynson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ikaika Malloe (2nd season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
Seasons ←  2009 2011  →

2010 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Penn $		7	–	0					9	–	1
Harvard		5	–	2					7	–	3
Yale		5	–	2					7	–	3
Brown		5	–	2					6	–	4
Dartmouth		3	–	4					6	–	4
Columbia		2	–	5					4	–	6
Cornell		1	–	6					2	–	8
Princeton		0	–	7					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Tom Williams and played their home games at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut. They completed the season at 7–3 overall, 5–2 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for second place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	12:00 p.m.	Georgetown *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT		W 40–35	9,358	[1]
September 25	12:30 p.m.	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY		W 21–7	16,026	[2]
October 2	12:00 p.m.	Albany *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT		L 20–23	9,862	[3]
October 9	1:30 p.m.	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH		W 23–20	7,156	[4]
October 16	12:00 p.m.	Fordham *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	YES	W 7–6	6,687	[5]
October 23	12:00 p.m.	Penn	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	YES	L 20–27	22,293	[6]
October 30	12:00 p.m.	Columbia	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	YES	W 31–28	11,912	[7]
November 6	12:30 p.m.	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI		W 27–24	6,222	[8]
November 13	12:00 p.m.	Princeton	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)		W 14–13	27,441	[9]
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	Versus	L 21–28	31,398	[10]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

^[11]

NFL draft

Main article: 2011 NFL draft

The following Bulldog was selected in the National Football League draft following the season. ^[12]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
7	223	Shane Bannon	RB	Kansas City Chiefs

References

1. Amore, Dom (September 19, 2010). "Witt's End: QB Sneaks In on Game's Final Play". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E7 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Thomas, Brandon (September 27, 2010). "Turnovers Doom Big Red". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
3. Altavilla, John (October 3, 2010). "Kicking Game Costs Yale". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E8 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "First Field Goal of Season Lifts Yale". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. October 10, 2010. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Missing Witt, Yale Wins". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. October 17, 2010. pp. E9, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Altavilla, John (October 24, 2010). "Yale Rally Falls Short". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E12, E13 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Amore, Dom (October 31, 2010). "Yale Holds Off Columbia". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Fuller, Jim (November 7, 2010). "Special Victory Keeps Yale in Hunt". New Haven Register . New Haven, Conn. p. D7 – via NewsBank.
9. Amore, Dom (November 14, 2010). "Bulldogs Hold On with Defense". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E4 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Amore, Dom (November 21, 2010). "Game Breaker: Kickoff Return Sparks Harvard". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E8 – via Newspapers.com.
11. 2010 Yale Football Schedule Archived 2013-05-14 at the Wayback Machine . yalebulldogs.com. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
12. "2011 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 11, 2025.