2024 Yale Bulldogs football team

2024 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	7–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Tony Reno (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Ostrowsky (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Sean McGowan (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jay Anderson (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
Seasons ←  2023 2025  →

2024 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Dartmouth +		5	–	2					8	–	2
No. 25 Harvard +		5	–	2					8	–	2
Columbia +		5	–	2					7	–	3
Yale		4	–	3					7	–	3
Cornell		3	–	4					4	–	6
Penn		2	–	5					4	–	6
Brown		2	–	5					3	–	7
Princeton		2	–	5					3	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Preseason

Ivy League media poll

The Ivy League preseason poll was released on August 5, 2024. The Bulldogs were predicted to finish first in the conference. ^[1]

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Yale	114 (6)
2	Harvard	108 (7)
3	Penn	88 (2)
T4	Princeton	80 (1)
T4	Dartmouth	80
6	Brown	56
7	Cornell	26
8	Columbia	24

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 21	2:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ESPN+	W 38–31	15,117
September 28	2:00 p.m.	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ESPN+	L 23–47	12,444
October 5	12:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	W 23–22	5,123
October 12	12:00 p.m.	Dartmouth	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	L 43–44 OT	4,983
October 19	12:00 p.m.	Lehigh *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	W 38–23	4,307
October 25	7:00 p.m.	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	W 31–10	7,917
November 1	7:00 p.m.	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	ESPNU	L 10–13	3,560
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Brown	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	W 56–34	4,742
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Princeton	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 42–28	7,594
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Harvard	Harvard Stadium Allston, MA (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 34–29	27,105
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time Source: [2] [3]

Roster

2024 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 5 Cuttler Adams Fr OL 72 Bennett Anderson Fr OL 66 Bennie Anderson Sr WR 81 Thomas Bacon Jr. Fr TE 88 Ryan Belk Sr OL 75 Michael Bennett Jr OL 58 Leo Bluhm Jr WR 8 Nico Brown Jr OL 71 Kevin Cassidy Fr OL 70 Cameron Charron Jr WR 20 Chase Collyer So RB 28 Wilhelm Daal Jr RB 21 Nathan Denney Sr OL 73 Teo Falk Sr WR 23 Joey Felton Sr QB 6 Bradyn Fleharty Fr TE 80 Luke Foster Sr OL 55 Dylan Garrity So OL 74 Connor Halverson Sr WR 14 Camden Hickox Fr QB 3 Marshall Howe Jr OL 78 Charlie Humphreys Fr QB 9 Grant Jordan Sr WR 83 Brice June So OL 77 Jack Karhu Sr WR 16 Garon Kemp So OL 69 Quinton Lewis So WR 12 Kyle Maltarich Fr TE 50/87 Ben Mann Sr QB 15 Brogan McCaughey Jr WR 13 Donovan McKoy So TE 42 Spencer Mermans So OL 79 Jack Molloy Sr OL 57 Joseph Nash Jr WR 2 Chase Nenad Sr RB 31 Adam Pandolfi Fr WR 10 David Pantelis Sr RB 0 Tre Peterson Sr RB 7 Josh Pitsenberger Jr RB, WR 4 Cameron Price Jr TE 82 Nolan Recker Jr TE 85 Colton Sanders Fr WR 18 Jaxton Santiago Fr OL 50 Declan Savage Jr OL 62 Aaron Session Jr WR 1 Mason Shipp Sr OL 61 Connor Smith Sr TE 90 Graham Smith So WR 27 Kelvin Smith Sr OL 54 Jackson St. Aubyn So WR 11 Aidan Stephens Jr WR 19 Devyn Suggs Sr OL 60 Sean Sullivan Sr TE 17 Robby Tattersall So TE 84 Scott Truninger Jr TE 22 Brady Wagner Fr OL 64 Andrew Weisz Sr WR 86 Davis Wong Fr TE 44 Ry Yates Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 16 Damian Anderson Sr DL 99 Cooper Austin So LB 24 Inumidun Ayo-Durojaiye Sr DB 27 Brandon Banks Fr DB 14 Charles Barkley-Smith Fr DB 19 Kade Barnes Sr LB 34 Joseph Barry So DB 48 Brandon Benn Sr LB 7 Jacob Biggs Sr DL 37 Jackson Boone Fr LB 13 Nathaniel Campbell Sr DL 33 James Cave So DB 0 Osize Daniyan So DB 25 Dylan Darville So DB 32 Billy Eastep Fr DL 51 Ejiroghene Egodogbare Jr DL 54 Babawale Fadeyibi So DB 18 Da'Quan Gonzales Jr DB 20 Joseph Gonzales Sr DB 8 Phoenix Grant So DL 2 Alvin Gulley Jr. Sr DB 3 Sean Guyton Sr DB 35 Zack Haaland Sr DB 21 Ty Ingram-Eiser Fr DL 45 Zairion Jackson-Bass So DL 93 Mack Johnson Fr DL 94 Kevin Jourdain Sr DB 4 Abu Kamara So DB 29 John Kemp So LB 22 Jason Lee Sr LB 46 Joe McCord Fr DL 9 Tamatoa McDonough Sr DL 92 Sam McGivern Fr DL 30 Jack Michalik Sr DL 40 Raleigh Oxendine Sr DL 91 Trent Page Fr LB 44 Eddie Palumbo Fr LB 12 Steven Partin Fr LB 36 Wyatt Raymond Sr DB 28 Dillon Rickenbacker Fr DL 56 Xavier Rivers Fr DB 1 Archie Russ III Sr DB 5 Jacob Saffold Sr DB 15 JP Schmidt Fr DL 43 Micaiah Shaber Jr LB 52 Dean Shaffer Sr DB 6 Joshua Tarver Jr DL 96 Jaylin Tate So DB 10 Breylan Thompson Fr DL 49 Mitchell Tyler Sr DL 97 Lota Ugokwe Fr DB 23 Ruben Valenzuela Jr LB 31 Walker Warncke Sr DB 17 Brandon Webster So DB 11 Chris White Fr LB 41 Melik Williams Jr DL 98 Dylan Yang Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K, P 26 Nick Conforti Jr K, P 39 Shamus Florio Sr LS 55 Joey Fortner So	Head coach Tony Reno Coordinators/assistant coaches Sean McGowan – Head coach of defense/linebackers Chris Ostrowsky – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Steven Vashel – Special teams coordinator/outside linebackers/specialists Jay Anderson – Co-defensive coordinator/defensive backs Stefon Wheeler – Run game coordinator/offensive line Tim Janecek – Defensive line Marcus Knight – Wide receivers Paul Rice – Tight ends Chris Bergeski – Running backs Alex Kurtz – Director of recruiting Larry Ciotti – Advisor to head coach Elijah Weeks – Director of player development Spencer Field – Assistant strength & conditioning coach John Vecchio – Assistant data analytics specialist Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: November 9, 2024

Game summaries

at Holy Cross

See also: 2024 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

Game One – Yale Bulldogs (0–0) vs Holy Cross Crusaders (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	3	7	14	38
Crusaders	7	10	0	14	31

at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

• Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Rainy • Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: NE 11 mph
• Game attendance: 15,117
• Referee: Todd Boyd
• TV: ESPN+
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter (09:04) YALE - Brogan McCaughey 3 yd run (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 14 plays, 81 yards, 05:49;7-0 Yale) 08:51 HC - Maxwell Warren 74 yd pass from Joe Pesansky (Daniel Porto kick), (Drive 1 play, 74 yards, 00:09;7-7 Tied) (05:59) YALE - Wilhelm Daal 2 yd run (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 6 plays, 75 yards, 02:52;14-7 Yale) Second quarter (11:13) HC - Jayden Clerveaux 1 yd run (Daniel Porto kick), (Drive 9 plays, 52 yards, 04:30;14-14 Tied) (06:40) YALE - Nick Conforti 40 yd field goal, (Drive 13 plays, 46 yards, 04:28;17-14 Yale) (00:00) HC - Daniel Porto 45 yd field goal, (Drive 5 plays, 43 yards, 00:43;17-17 Tied) Third quarter (07:32) YALE - David Pantelis 24 yd pass from Brogan McCaughey (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 10 plays, 78 yards, 04:28;24-17 Yale) Fourth quarter (14:49) HC - Jayden Clerveaux 6 yd run (Daniel Porto kick), (Drive 13 plays, 65 yards, 07:37;24-24 Tied) (06:32) YALE - Nathan Denney 5 yd run (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 3 plays, 21 yards, 01:29;31-24 Yale) (03:35) HC - Jayden Clerveaux 1 yd run (Daniel Porto kick), (Drive 8 plays, 61 yards, 02:50;31-31 Tied) (00:12) YALE - Nathan Denney 3 yd run (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 9 plays, 64 yards, 03:18;38-31 Yale)

Statistics	YALE	HC
First downs	23	22
Total yards	394	426
Rushing yards	143	147
Passing yards	251	279
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20-34-0	12-27-0
Time of possession	31:45	28:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing	Brogan McCaughey	18/32, 217 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Nathan Denney	29 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	David Pantelis	6 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD
Holy Cross	Passing	Joe Pesansky	12/26, 279 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jayden Clerveaux	17 carries, 51 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Max Mosey	5 receptions, 129 yards

at Cornell

See also: 2024 Cornell Big Red football team

Game Two – Yale Bulldogs (1–0) vs Cornell Big Red (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	9	0	23
Big Red	13	14	6	14	47

at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY

• Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW 7 mph
• Game attendance: 12,444
• Referee: Alex Parrella
• TV: ESPN+
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter (11:29) COR - Brendan Lee 34 yd pass from Jameson Wang (Alan Zhao kick), (Drive 5 plays, 75 yards, 01:25;7-0 Cornell) (08:40) YALE - Ry Yates 8 yd pass from Brogan McCaughey (Nick Conforti kick), ( Drive 6 plays, 75 yards, 02:49;7-7 Tied) (06:21) COR - Alan Zhao 24 yd field goal, (Drive 5 plays, 18 yards, 01:08;10-7 Cornell) (03:08) COR - Alan Zhao 34 yd field goal, (Drive 7 plays, 3 yards, 02:57;13-7 Cornell) Second quarter (12:53) YALE - Josh Pitsenberger 9 yd run (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 11 plays, 75 yards, 05:15;14-13 Yale) (11:16) COR - Brendan Lee 39 yd pass from Jameson Wang (Alan Zhao kick), (Drive 5 plays, 75 yards, 01:37;20-14 Cornell) (04:44) COR - Ean Pope 37 yd run (Alan Zhao kick), (Drive 8 plays, 82 yards, 03:45;27-14 Cornell) Third quarter (09:17) YALE - Nick Conforti 24 yd field goal, (Drive 5 plays, 10 yards, 02:24;27-17 Cornell) (08:01) COR - Ryder Kurtz 68 yd pass from Jameson Wang (Alan Zhao PAT failed), (Drive 3 plays, 75 yards, 01:16;33-17 Cornell) (04:29) YALE - Josh Pitsenberger 1 yd run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed), (Drive 7 plays, 41 yards, 03:24;33-23 Cornell) Fourth quarter (13:35) COR - Jameson Wang 1 yd run (Alan Zhao kick), *Drive 14 plays, 77 yards, 05:49;40-23 Cornell) (01:11) COR - Samuel Musungu 12 yd pass from Jameson Wang (Alan Zhao kick), (Drive 9 plays, 38 yards, 05:40;47-23 Cornell)

Statistics	YALE	COR
First downs	16	22
Total yards	302	475
Rushing yards	120	197
Passing yards	182	278
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16-27-1	18-29-0
Time of possession	29:51	30:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing	Brogan McCaughey	14/21, 173 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Josh Pitsenberger	17 carries, 70 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	David Pantelis	5 receptions, 86 yards
Cornell	Passing	Jameson Wang	18/29, 278 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Ean Pope	11 carries, 72 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Brendan Lee	5 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD

Central Connecticut

See also: 2024 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

Game Three – Central Connecticut Blue Devils (2–2) at Yale Bulldogs (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	7	6	6	22
Bulldogs	10	7	0	6	23

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

• Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: N 9 mph
• Game attendance: 5,123
• Referee: Alexander Rudolph
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Justin Gallanty (play-by-play) and Jack Siedlecki (analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter (10:30) YALE - Nick Conforti 36 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:30; Yale 3-0) (5:25) CCSU - Jack Barnum 32 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 5:05; Tied 3-3) (1:29) YALE - Grant Jordan 4 Yd Run (Nick Conforti Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:51; Yale 10-3) Second quarter (13:02) CCSU - Jamir Robertson 49 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Jack Barnum Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:21; Tied 10-10) (2:14) YALE - Joshua Pitsenberger 64 Yd Run (Nick Conforti Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 3:28; Yale 17-10) Third quarter (3:59) CCSU - Jack Barnum 38 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:39; Yale 17-13) (0:21) CCSU - Jack Barnum 42 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:01; Yale 17-16) Fourth quarter (11:25) CCSU - Isaac Boston 19 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:20; Central Connecticut 22-17) (8:15) YALE - Luke Foster 19 Yd pass from Grant Jordan (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) (Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:09; Yale 23-22)

Statistics	CCSU	YALE
First downs	24	18
Total yards	458	339
Rushing yards	170	193
Passing yards	288	146
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–31–0	16–31–2
Time of possession	34:31	25:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Connecticut	Passing	Brady Olson	17/30, 288 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Elijah Howard	25 carries, 108 yards
	Receiving	Elijah Howard	5 receptions, 68 yards
Yale	Passing	Grant Jordan	16/31, 146 yards, TD
	Rushing	Josh Pitsenberger	19 carries, 127 yards, TD
	Receiving	David Pantelis	4 receptions, 45 yards

Dartmouth

See also: 2024 Dartmouth Big Green football team

Game Four – Dartmouth Big Green (3–0) at Yale Bulldogs (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Big Green	0	7	9	21	7	44
Bulldogs	2	21	7	7	6	43

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

• Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NW 13 mph
• Game attendance: 4,983
• Referee: Eric Lewis
• TV: ESPN+
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter (02:56) YALE - Safety, (2-0 Yale) Second quarter (14:52) YALE - Joey Felton 71 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 3 plays, 76 yards, 00:17;9-0 Yale) (10:18) DART - Chris Corbo 32 yd pass from Grayson Saunier (Owen Zalc kick), (Drive 9 plays, 74 yards, 04:29;9-7 Yale) (09:10) YALE - David Pantelis 62 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 3 plays, 75 yards, 01:08;16-7 Yale) (01:44) YALE - Grant Jordan 1 yd run (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 5 plays, 49 yards, 02:15;23-7 Yale) Third quarter (07:33) YALE - David Pantelis 17 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 8 plays, 50 yards, 02:57;30-7 Yale) (05:51) DART - Grayson Saunier 1 yd run (Two-Point Conversion Failed), (Drive 4 plays, 75 yards, 01:36;30-13 Yale) (02:31) DART - Owen Zalc 48 yd field goal 6 plays, (Drive 15 yards, 02:03;30-16 Yale) Fourth quarter (11:02) YALE - David Pantelis 10 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 5 plays, 29 yards, 02:20;37-16 Yale) (07:30) DART - Paxton Scott 7 yd pass from Grayson Saunier (Owen Zalc kick), (Drive 11 plays, 75 yards, 03:32;37-23 Yale) (06:34) DART - Daniel Haughton 7 yd pass from Grayson Saunier (Owen Zalc kick), (Drive 4 plays, 43 yards, 00:56;37-30 Yale) (01:22) DART - Grayson Saunier 32 yd run (Owen Zalc kick), (Drive 8 plays, 71 yards, 01:58;37-37 Tied) Overtime (00:00) DART - Q Jones 2 yd run (Owen Zalc kick), (Drive 4 plays, 25 yards;44-37 Dartmouth) (00:00) YALE - Chase Nenad 10 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Two-Point Conversion Failed), (Drive 6 plays, 25 yards;44-43 Dartmouth)

Statistics	DART	YALE
First downs	24	28
Total yards	445	532
Rushing yards	157	120
Passing yards	288	412
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22-42-0	32-47-0
Time of possession	27:26	32:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Dartmouth	Passing	Grayson Saunier	20/34, 276 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Q Jones	18 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Paxton Scott	6 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD
Yale	Passing	Grant Jordan	32/47, 412 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Josh Pitsenberger	21 carries, 71 yards
	Receiving	David Pantelis	8 receptions, 117 yards, 3 TD

Lehigh (Yank Townsend Trophy)

See also: 2024 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team and Yank Townsend Trophy

Game Five – Lehigh Mountain Hawks (3–2) at Yale Bulldogs (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	3	7	7	6	23
Bulldogs	14	14	10	0	38

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

• Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: NE 6 mph
• Game attendance: 4,107
• Referee: Jeremy DeAngulo
• TV: ESPN+
• Box score

Game information

First quarter (11:27) LEH - Nick Garrido 36 Yard Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays 43 yards, 3:24 Lehigh 3-0) (3:46) YALE - Joey Felton 20 Yard pass from Grand Jordan, Nick Conforti Kick (Yale 7-3) (0:41) YALE - Da'Quan Gonzales 53 Yard interception return, Nick Conforti Kick (Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 3:00 Yale 14-3) Second quarter (14:13) LEH - Luke Yoder 38 Yard run, Nick Garrido Kick (Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:15 Yale 14-10) (3:07) YALE - Grant Jordan 10 Yard run, Nick Conforti Kick (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:10 Yale 21-10) (3:07) YALE - Joshua Pitsenberger 10Yard run, Nick Conforti Kick (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 2:08 Yale 28-10) Third quarter (8:19) YALE - Nick Conforti 40 Yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 2:39 Yale 31-10) (2:56) LEH - Jaden Green 9 Yard run, Nick Garrido Kick (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:20 Yale 31-17) (0:57) YALE - Tre Peterson 57 Yard run, Nick Conforti Kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:59 Yale 38-17) Fourth quarter (1:52) LEH - Hayden Johnson 7 Yard run, Nick Garrido PAT failed (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:20 Yale 38-23)

Statistics	LEH	YALE
First downs	20	20
Total yards	372	365
Rushing yards	250	258
Passing yards	122	107
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14-29-3	15-26-1
Time of possession	31:56	28:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lehigh	Passing	Hayden Johnson	8/16, 74 Yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Luke Yoder	15 carries, 143 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Geoffrey Jamiel	7 receptions, 54 yards
Yale	Passing	Grant Jordan	15/26, 107 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tre Peterson	12 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Mason Shipp	6 receptions, 55 yards

at Penn

See also: 2024 Penn Quakers football team

Game Six – Yale Bulldogs (3–2) vs Penn Quakers (2–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	7	7	3	31
Quakers	0	10	0	0	10

at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA

• Date: Friday October 25, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 7,917
• Referee: Paul Overton
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter (09:52) YALE - David Pantelis 3 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 11 plays, 75 yards, 05:08;7-0 Yale) (07:11) YALE - Chase Nenad 19 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 5 plays, 82 yards, 02:03;14-0 Yale) Second quarter (13:34) PENN - Sam Smith 25 yd field goal, (Drive 9 plays, 37 yards, 04:19;14-3 Yale) (02:51) YALE - Joey Felton 20 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 6 plays, 60 yards, 02:15;21-3 Yale) (00:43) PENN - Liam O'Brien 5 yd run (Sam Smith kick), (Drive 5 plays, 71 yards, 02:01;21-10 Yale) Third quarter (06:35) YALE - Luke Foster 1 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 9 plays, 77 yards, 05:02;28-10 Yale) Fourth quarter (08:42) YALE - Nick Conforti 22 yd field goal, (Drive 13 plays, 95 yards, 06:18; 31-10 Yale)

Statistics	YALE	PENN
First downs	24	12
Total yards	497	199
Rushing yards	208	108
Passing yards	289	91
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24-30-1	8-20-1
Time of possession	34:49	25:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing	Grant Jordan	24/30, 289 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Josh Pitsenberger	14 carries, 83 yards
	Receiving	David Pantelis	8 receptions, 123 yards, 1 TD
Penn	Passing	Liam O'Brien	8/13, 91 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Liam O'Brien	13 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Malachi Hosley	1 reception, 24 yards

at Columbia

See also: 2024 Columbia Lions football team

Game Seven – Yale Bulldogs (4–2) vs Columbia Lions (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	3	0	10
Lions	0	3	0	10	13

at Wien Stadium • New York, NY

• Date: Friday November 1, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: W 16 mph
• Game attendance: 3,560
• Referee: Jeff Pumphrey
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter No Scoring Second quarter (10:46) COL - Hugo Merry 22 yd field goal, (Drive 10 plays, 61 yards, 04:19;3-0 Columbia) (00:56) YALE - Nathan Denney 24 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 12 plays, 79 yards, 05:11;7-3 Yale) Third quarter (00:26) YALE - Nick Conforti 38 yd field goal 9 plays, (Drive 49 yards, 04:07;10-3 Yale) Fourth quarter (09:55) COL - Hugo Merry 43 yd field goal, (Drive 12 plays, 50 yards, 05:31;10-6 Yale) (04:39) COL - Bryson Canty 44 yd pass from Cole Freeman (Hugo Merry kick), (Drive 8 plays, 96 yards, 03:50;13-10 Columbia)

Statistics	YALE	COLU
First downs	17	19
Total yards	293	332
Rushing yards	142	176
Passing yards	151	156
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18-27-1	12-20-0
Time of possession	32:18	27:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing	Grant Jordan	18/27, 151 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Josh Pitsenberger	10 carries, 52 yards
	Receiving	David Pantelis	6 receptions, 52 yards
Columbia	Passing	Cole Freeman	12/20, 156 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Cole Freeman	14 carries, 82 yards
	Receiving	Bryson Canty	5 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD

Brown

See also: 2024 Brown Bears football team

Game Eight – Brown Bears (3–4) at Yale Bulldogs (4–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	10	9	8	34
Bulldogs	21	14	7	14	56

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

• Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
• Game attendance: 4,742
• Referee: Tom Zetts
• TV: ESPN+
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter YALE – David Pantelis 9-yard pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), 10:29. Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:59. BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 6:16. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:13. YALE – David Pantelis 25-yard pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), 0:44. Bulldogs 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 5:23. YALE – David Pantelis 29-yard pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), 0:29. Bulldogs 21–7. Drive: 1 play, 29 yards, 0:05. Second quarter YALE – Grant Jordan 2-yard run (Nick Conforti kick), 13:25. Bulldogs 28–7. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 1:36. BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 8:20. Bulldogs 28–14. Drive: 15 plays, 84 yards, 4:59. YALE – Ryan Belk 14-yard pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), 5:24. Bulldogs 35–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:56. BRWN – Christopher Maron 22-yard field goal, 0:25. Bulldogs 35–17. Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 4:53. Third quarter BRWN – Christopher Maron 34-yard field goal, 9:05. Bulldogs 35–20. Drive: 13 plays, 42 yards, 4:30. YALE – Mason Shipp 23-yard pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), 5:45. Bulldogs 42–20. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:20. BRWN – Mark Mahoney 33-yard pass from Jake Wilcox (pass failed), 2:29. Bulldogs 42–26. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:16. Fourth quarter YALE – Mason Shipp 3-yard pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), 13:10. Bulldogs 49–26. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:19. BRWN – Stockton Owen 15-yard run (James Murphy pass to Solomon Miller), 1:55. Bulldogs 49–34. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:16. YALE – Tre Peterson 44-yard run (Nick Conforti kick), 1:47. Bulldogs 56–34. Drive: 1 play, 44 yards, 0:07.

Statistics	BRWN	YALE
First downs	33	21
Total yards	459	510
Rushing yards	116	138
Passing yards	343	372
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	30:27	29:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Brown	Passing	Jake Wilcox	32/48, 273 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Matt Childs	16 rushes, 64 yards
	Receiving	Mark Mahoney	10 receptions, 115 yards, TD
Yale	Passing	Grant Jordan	29/40, 372 yards, 6 TD
	Rushing	Tre Peterson	7 rushes, 66 yards, TD
	Receiving	David Pantelis	12 receptions, 195 yards, 3 TD

Princeton (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Princeton Tigers football team and Princeton–Yale football rivalry

Game Nine – Princeton Tigers (2–6) at Yale Bulldogs (5–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	14	7	0	28
Bulldogs	7	14	14	7	42

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

• Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: NW 12 mph
• Game attendance: 7,594
• Referee: Todd Boyd
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter (07:52) PRI - Ethan Clark 3 yd run (Sam Massick kick), (Drive 7 plays, 47 yards, 03:12;7-0 Princeton) (03:17) YALE - Josh Pitsenberger 1 yd run (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 9 plays, 75 yards, 04:35;7-7 Tied) Second quarter (06:40) YALE - Josh Pitsenberger 5 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 13 plays, 89 yards, 06:49;14-7 Yale) (04:54) PRI - Ethan Clark 1 yd run (Sam Massick kick), (Drive 5 plays, 75 yards, 01:46;14-14 Tied) (01:50) YALE - Ejiroghene Egodogbare 8 yd fumble recovery (Conforti,Nick kick), (21-14 Yale) (00:22) PRI - AJ Barber 14 yd pass from Blaine Hipa (Sam Massick kick), (Drive 9 plays, 75 yards, 01:28;21-21 Tied) Third quarter (13:16) PRI - John Volker 37 yd run (Sam Massick kick), (Drive 6 plays, 64 yards, 01:40;28-21 Princeton) (07:32) YALE - Josh Pitsenberger 4 yd run (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 11 plays, 75 yards, 05:44;28-28 Tied) (03:08) YALE - Grant Jordan 2 yd run (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 3 plays, 13 yards, 01:04;35-28 Yale) Fourth quarter (11:40) YALE - Chase Nenad 31 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 8 plays, 90 yards, 04:19;42-28 Yale)

Statistics	PRIN	YALE
First downs	22	24
Total yards	406	421
Rushing yards	139	281
Passing yards	267	140
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23-39-1	13-16-0
Time of possession	28:16	31:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Princeton	Passing	Blaine Hipa	23/39, 267 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Ethan Clark	12 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	AJ Barber	7 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD
Yale	Passing	Grant Jordan	13/16, 140 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Josh Pitsenberger	25 carries, 159 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Chase Nenad	3 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD

at No. 17 Harvard (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Harvard Crimson football team and Harvard–Yale football rivalry

Game Ten – Yale Bulldogs (6–3) at No. 17 Harvard Crimson (8–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	10	10	34
No. 17 Crimson	0	7	0	22	29

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA

• Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 45 °F (7 °C) • Wind: NW 14 mph
• Game attendance: 27,105
• Referee: Jeff Pumphrey
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter No Scoring Second quarter (12:38) YALE - Chase Nenad 13 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 8 plays, 75 yards, 03:54;7-0 Yale) (06:24) HAR - Cooper Barkate 44 yd pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), (Drive 2 plays, 44 yards, 00:33;7-7 Tied) (04:00) YALE - Josh Pitsenberger 11 yd run (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 5 plays, 76 yards, 02:19;14-7 Yale) Third quarter (13:47) YALE - Abu Kamara 35 yd interception (Nick Conforti kick), (21-7 Yale) (00:57) YALE - Nick Conforti 30 yd field goal, (Drive 13 plays, 69 yards, 06:57;24-7 Yale) Fourth quarter (14:52) HAR - Scott Woods II 28 yd pass from Jaden Craig (Jaden Craig pass), (Drive 4 plays, 71 yards, 00:57;24-15 Yale (12:41) YALE - Josh Pitsenberger 39 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 6 plays, 71 yards, 02:04;31-15 Yale) (08:58) HAR - Cooper Barkate 5 yd pass from Jaden Craig (Scott Woods II pass), (Drive 8 plays, 75 yards, 03:43;31-23 Yale) (02:07) YALE - Nick Conforti 36 yd field goal, (Drive 6 plays, 20 yards, 02:28;34-23 Yale) (00:18) HAR - Xaviah Bascon 5 yd run (Two point play failed), (Drive 11 plays, 75 yards, 01:49;34-29 Yale)

Statistics	YALE	HARV
First downs	22	19
Total yards	503	349
Rushing yards	216	57
Passing yards	287	292
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17-31-0	21-45-1
Time of possession	37:36	22:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing	Grant Jordan	17/31, 287 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Josh Pitsenberger	25 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	David Pantelis	7 receptions, 148 yards
Harvard	Passing	Jaden Craig	21/45, 292 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Shane McLaughlin	6 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Cooper Barkate	8 receptions, 169 yards, 2 TD

References

1. "Yale Voted Preseason Ivy Football Favorite". Ivy League Athletics. August 5, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
2. "2024 Yale football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
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