2017 Yale Bulldogs football team

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2017 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League champion
Conference Ivy League
Ranking
STATSNo. 24
FCS CoachesNo. 24
Record9–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Joe Conlin (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorSean McGowan (1st season)
Home stadium Yale Bowl
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 24 Yale $  6 1   9 1  
Columbia  5 2   8 2  
Dartmouth  5 2   8 2  
Penn  4 3   6 4  
Harvard  3 4   5 5  
Cornell  3 4   3 7  
Princeton  2 5   5 5  
Brown  0 7   2 8  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season, winning the Ivy League title. The season marked the Bulldogs' 145th overall season. The team played its home games at Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut and were led by sixth-year head coach Tony Reno. They finished the season 9–1 overall and 6–1 in Ivy League play to become Ivy League champions for the first time since 2006 (when they shared the title) and to earn their first sole league title since 1980. Yale averaged 18,939 fans per game.

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Schedule

The 2017 season consisted of five home games and five away games. The Bulldogs hosted Ivy League foes Cornell, Columbia, Brown, and Harvard for the 134th edition of The Game, and traveled to Dartmouth, Penn, and Princeton.

Yale's non-conference opponents were Lehigh, Fordham, and Holy Cross, all of the Patriot League. [1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1612:30 p.m.at Lehigh * PLN W 56–284,996
September 231:00 p.m. Cornell ELVN W 49–2410,926
September 306:00 p.m.at Fordham *PLNW 41–103,988
October 71:30 p.m.at Dartmouth ESPN3 L 27–288,114
October 141:00 p.m. Holy Cross *
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
ILNW 32–08,709
October 211:00 p.m.at Penn TCN W 24–196,408
October 281:00 p.m. Columbia
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
SNY W 23–615,422
November 38:00 p.m. Brown
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
NBCSN W 34–78,216
November 111:00 p.m.at Princeton ELVNW 35–3111,229
November 1812:30 p.m. Harvard
CNBC W 24–351,426

Game summaries

Lehigh (Yank Townsend Trophy)

Yale vs. Lehigh – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Yale1414141456
Lehigh768728

at Goodman StadiumBethlehem, PA

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); sunny, hot
  • Game attendance: 4,996
  • Referee: C. Bloh
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Cornell

Cornell vs. Yale – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cornell3701424
Yale77142149

at Yale BowlNew Haven, CT

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); sunny, warm
  • Game attendance: 10,926
  • Referee: T. Kichline
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Fordham

Yale vs. Fordham – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Yale21713041
Fordham030710

at Coffey FieldBronx, NY

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C); cloudy and windy
  • Game attendance: 3,988
  • Referee: C. Jebran
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Dartmouth

Yale vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Yale7173027
Dartmouth0771428

at Memorial FieldHanover, NH

  • Date: October 7
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C); overcast
  • Game attendance: 8,114
  • Referee: W. Gillis
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Holy Cross

Holy Cross vs. Yale – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Holy Cross00000
Yale3227032

at Yale BowlNew Haven, CT

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 8,709
  • Referee: S. Cadorette
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Penn

Yale vs. Penn – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Yale7110624
Penn730919

at Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 6,408
  • Referee: T. Marcella
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Columbia

Columbia vs. Yale – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Columbia00606
Yale1303723

at Yale BowlNew Haven, CT

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); mostly sunny
  • Game attendance: 15,422
  • Referee: J. Pumphrey
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Brown

Brown vs. Yale – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Brown00077
Yale2077034

at Yale BowlNew Haven, CT

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 8,216
  • Referee: T. Boyd
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Princeton

Yale vs. Princeton – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Yale01414735
Princeton7177031

at Powers Field at Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C); cold, clear
  • Game attendance: 11,229
  • Referee: M. Sechris
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Harvard ("The Game")

Harvard vs. Yale – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Harvard30003
Yale0170724

at Yale BowlNew Haven, CT

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 51,426
  • Referee: H. Johns
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

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References

  1. "2017 Yale Football Schedule" (PDF). Yale University Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2017.