2025 Yale Bulldogs football team

2025 Yale Bulldogs football
2025 Bulldogs at Dartmouth
Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–2 (3–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Tony Reno (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Ostrowsky (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Sean McGowan (8th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jay Anderson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Harvard		4	–	0					7	–	0
Penn		3	–	1					5	–	2
Yale		3	–	1					5	–	2
Dartmouth		2	–	2					5	–	2
Cornell		2	–	2					3	–	4
Princeton		2	–	2					3	–	4
Brown		0	–	4					3	–	4
Columbia		0	–	4					1	–	6
As of November 1, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Yale Bulldogs football team represents Yale University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Preseason

Preseason poll

On August 4, Ivy League announced the preseason poll. Bulldogs were selected to finish in the third position. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 20	12:00 p.m.	Holy Cross *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	W 28–10	4,469
September 27	12:00 p.m.	Cornell	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	W 41–24	4,467
October 4	12:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Lehigh *	Goodman Stadium Lower Saucon, PA (Yank Townsend Trophy)	ESPN+	L 13–31	4,364
October 11	1:30 p.m.	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	ESPN+	L 16–17	7,895
October 18	12:00 p.m.	Stonehill *	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	W 47–7	4,166
October 25	12:00 p.m.	Penn	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	W 35–13	4,412
November 1	12:00 p.m.	Columbia	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	W 24–10	4,375
November 8	12:00 p.m.	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ESPN+
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at Princeton	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	ESPN+
November 22	12:00 p.m.	Harvard	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	ESPNU
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time Source: [2]

Game summaries

Holy Cross

See also: 2025 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

Holy Cross Crusaders (0–3) at Yale Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	0	3	7	10
Bulldogs	7	0	14	7	28

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 4,469
• Referee: Alex Parrella
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Cain (play-by-play) and Jack Siedlecki (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (9:16) YALE – Josh Pitsenberger 1-yard run, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:38; Yale 7–0) Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter (11:08) HC – Luis Palenzuela 23-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 3:47; Yale 7–3) (7:20) YALE – Josh Pitsenberger 1-yard run, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:43; Yale 14–3) (3:02) YALE – Nico Brown 29-yard pass from Dante Reno, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:55; Yale 21–3) Fourth quarter (11:49) YALE – Josh Pitsenberger 10-yard run, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:35; Yale 28–3) (0:56) HC – Charly Mullaly 7-yard pass from Cal Swanson, Luis Palenzuela kick (Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 4:33; Yale 28–10)

Statistics	HC	YALE
First downs	19	18
Total yards	281	318
Rushing yards	88	152
Passing yards	193	166
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	29:15	30:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Holy Cross	Passing	Cal Swanson	15/30, 193 yards, TD
	Rushing	Nyeoti Punni	6 carries, 36 yards
	Receiving	Joseph Williams	1 reception, 64 yards
Yale	Passing	Dante Reno	13/18, 166 yards, TD
	Rushing	Josh Pitsenberger	26 carries, 127 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Nico Brown	5 receptions, 119 yards, TD

Cornell

See also: 2025 Cornell Big Red football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Red	7	7	7	3	24
Bulldogs	7	7	13	14	41

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Cain (play-by-play) and Jack Siedlecki (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	COR	YALE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cornell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 9 Lehigh (Yank Townsend Trophy)

See also: 2025 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team and Yank Townsend Trophy

Yale Bulldogs (2–0) at No. 9 Lehigh Mountain Hawks (5–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	6	0	13
No. 9 Mountain Hawks	14	0	10	7	31

at Goodman Stadium, Lower Saucon Township, PA

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: W at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
• Game attendance: 4,364
• Referee: Anthony Florio
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Marco Socci (play-by-play) and Mike Yadush (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (LEH): 11:14 - Mason Humphrey 27 yard pass from Hayden Johnson, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:40 LEH 7-0) (LEH): 2:59 - Luke Yoder 24 yard pass from Hayden Johnson, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 6:46 LEH 14-0) Second quarter (YALE): 0:43 - Nico Brown 27 yard pass from Dante Reno, Nick Conforti kick (Drive: 15 plays, 89 yards, 5:32 LEH 14-7) Third quarter (LEH): 9:47 - Luke Yoder 25 yard run, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 3 plays, 86 yards, 1:27 LEH 21-7) (YALE): 6:18 - Nico Brown 44 yard pass from Dante Reno, Nick Conforti missed PAT (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:20 LEH 21-13) (LEH): 1:50 - Nick Garrido 24 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:28 LEH 24-13) Fourth quarter (LEH): 2:07 - Hayden Johnson 9 yard run, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:59 LEH 31-13)

Statistics	YALE	LEH
First downs	22	22
Total yards	350	399
Rushing yards	103	225
Passing yards	247	174
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	28:38	31:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing	Dante Reno	25/38, 247 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Josh Pitsenberger	18 carries, 63 yards
	Receiving	Nico Brown	7 receptions, 85 yards, 2 TD
Lehigh	Passing	Hayden Johnson	8/15, 174 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Luke Yoder	17 carries, 108 yards, TD
	Receiving	Mason Humphrey	2 receptions, 86 yards, TD

at Dartmouth

See also: 2025 Dartmouth Big Green football team

Yale Bulldogs (2–1) at Dartmouth Big Green (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	7	6	16
Big Green	0	0	0	17	17

at Memorial Field, Hanover, NH

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, SW 7 mph
• Game attendance: 7,895
• Referee: Jeremy DeAngulo
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Corsetti (play-by-play) and Ryan Zimmerman (analyst)

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter YALE - Nick Conforti 41-yard Field Goal, 7:27. Bulldogs 3-0. Drive: 11 plays, 39 yards, 4:45. Third quarter YALE - Nico Brown 6-yard pass from Dante Reno (Noah Piper kick), 4:59. Bulldogs 10-0. Drive: 1 play, 6 yards, 0:07. Fourth quarter DART - Grayson Saunier 6-yard run (Owen Zalc kick), 10:24. Bulldogs 10-7. Drive: 11 plays, 92 yards, 5:11. DART - Grayson Saunier 37-yard run (Owen Zalc kick), 4:13. Big Green 14-10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:00. YALE - Graham Smith 4-yard pass from Dante Reno (Noah Piper PAT failed), 0:37. Bulldogs 16-14. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 3:29. DART - Owen Zalc 51-yard Field Goal, 0:00. Big Green 17-16. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 0:37.

Statistics	YALE	DART
First downs	22	25
Total yards	352	367
Rushing yards	156	209
Passing yards	196	158
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	30:04	29:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing	Dante Reno	19/32, 196 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Josh Pitsenberger	34 carries, 138 yards
	Receiving	Nico Brown	8 receptions, 113 yards, TD
Dartmouth	Passing	Grayson Saunier	15/22, 158 yards
	Rushing	Grayson Saunier	14 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Grayson O'Bara	5 receptions, 69 yards

Stonehill

See also: 2025 Stonehill Skyhawks football team

Stonehill Skyhawks (2–4) at Yale Bulldogs (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Cain (play-by-play) and Jack Siedlecki (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	STO	YALE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stonehill	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Penn

See also: 2025 Penn Quakers football team

Penn Quakers (4–1) at Yale Bulldogs (3–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Quakers	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Cain (play-by-play) and Jack Siedlecki (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	PENN	YALE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Columbia

See also: 2025 Columbia Lions football team

Columbia Lions (1–5) at Yale Bulldogs (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	COLU	YALE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Columbia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Brown

See also: 2025 Brown Bears football team

Yale Bulldogs at Brown Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Bears	-	-	-	-	0

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

• Date: November 8
• Game time: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	YALE	BRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Princeton (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Princeton Tigers football team and Princeton–Yale football rivalry

Yale Bulldogs at Princeton Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0

at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, NJ

• Date: November 15
• Game time: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	YALE	PRIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Princeton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Harvard (The Game)

See also: 2025 Harvard Crimson football team and The Game

Harvard Crimson at Yale Bulldogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crimson	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 12:00 PM EST
• TV: ESPNU

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	HARV	YALE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Harvard	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "Harvard Voted Preseason Ivy Football Favorite". ivyleague.com. Princeton, New Jersey: Ivy League. August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
2. "2025 Yale football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 4, 2025.