2021 Yale Bulldogs football team

2021 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Tony Reno (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Cahill (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Sean McGowan (4th season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
Seasons ←  2019 2022  →

2021 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 20 Dartmouth +		6	–	1					9	–	1
No. 24 Princeton +		6	–	1					9	–	1
Harvard		5	–	2					8	–	2
Yale		4	–	3					5	–	5
Columbia		4	–	3					7	–	3
Penn		1	–	6					3	–	7
Brown		1	–	6					2	–	8
Cornell		1	–	6					2	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from STATS Poll

The Bulldogs defeated the Brown Bears, 63-38

The 2021 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ivy League. The team was led by ninth-year head coach Tony Reno and played its home games at the Yale Bowl. Yale's 63-point win against Brown on November 6 was the Bulldogs' most single-game points under coach Reno. Yale averaged 13,263 fans per game. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 18	12:00 p.m.	Holy Cross *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT		L 17–20	3,987
September 25	12:00 p.m.	Cornell	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT		W 23–17	4,916
October 2	12:00 p.m.	at Lehigh *	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA		W 34–0	3,528
October 9	1:30 p.m.	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	ESPN+	L 17–24 OT	10,079
October 16	12:00 p.m.	at UConn *	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 15–21	18,596
October 23	12:00 p.m.	Penn	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	W 42–28	4,475
October 30	12:00 p.m.	Columbia	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	W 37–30	3,437
November 6	12:30 p.m.	at Brown	Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ESPN+	W 63-38	4,084
November 13	1:00 p.m.	at Princeton	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 20-35	7,686
November 20	12:00 p.m.	Harvard	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 31-34	49,500
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at UConn

See also: 2021 UConn Huskies football team

Yale Bulldogs at UConn Huskies  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	9	6	15
Huskies	0	14	7	0	21

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

• Date: October 16
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 75 degrees Sunny
• Game attendance: 18,596
• Referee: Hans Wittelsberger
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp (play-by-play) & Ross Tucker (color)
• Box score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter CONN – Keelan Marion 63-yard pass from Steven Krajewski (Joe McFadden kick), 5:22. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:17.' CONN – Kevens Clercius 14-yard pass from Steven Krajewski (Joe McFadden kick), 0:20. Huskies 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 0:50. Third quarter CONN – Steven Krajewski 20-yard run (Joe McFadden kick), 11:15. Huskies 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:39. YALE – Jack Bosman 45-yard field goal, 8:40. Huskies 21–3. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 2:35. YALE – Zane Dudek 3-yard run (kick failed), 0:48. Huskies 21–9. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:38. Fourth quarter YALE – Chase Nenad 60-yard pass from Nolan Grooms (kick failed), 4:30. Huskies 21–15. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 0:52. Top passers YALE – Nolan Grooms – 8/31, 132 yards, TD, INT CONN – Steven Krajewski – 21/32, 199 yards, 2 TD Top rushers YALE – Nolan Grooms – 12 rushes, 67 yards CONN – Kevin Mensah – 12 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers YALE – Chase Nenand – 1 reception, 60 yards, TD CONN – Keelan Marion – 2 receptions, 64 yards, TD

Statistics	YALE	UConn
First downs	16	15
Total yards	299	318
Rushing yards	108	119
Passing yards	191	199
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	31:35	28:25

NFL draft

Main article: 2022 NFL draft

The following Bulldog was selected in the National Football League draft following the season. ^[3]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
7	239	Rodney Thomas II	LB	Indianapolis Colts

References

1. "Yale scores its most points under head coach Tony Reno, defeats Brown 63-38". Hartford Courant. November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
2. "2021 Yale Bulldogs Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
3. "2022 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 11, 2025.