1981 Yale Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1981 Yale Bulldogs football Ivy League Ivy 9–1 6–1 Carmen Cozza 17th Yale Bowl Ivy League co-champion The 1981 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs were led by 17th-year head coach Carmen Cozza and played their home games at the Yale Bowl. They played as a member of the Ivy League. The Bulldogs finished the season with an overall record of 9–1, including a record of 6–1 in Ivy League play, giving them a share of the Ivy League championship with Dartmouth.https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/22/sports/yale-wins-ties-for-ivy-title.html Yale Wins, Ties for Ivy Title Wallace William N. November 22, 1981 The New York Times January 26, 2019 en-US 0362-4331 Schedule 1981 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Eastern September 19 w Brown Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 28–7 17,000 Diana Provides Spark as Yale Burns Brown Joe Concannon September 20, 1981 56 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54309767/1981-brown-yale/ September 26 w y Connecticut 6 Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 27–18 36,000 Yale Tops UConn Lesley Visser September 27, 1981 78 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54310111/1981-uconn-yale/ October 3 w y Navy Yale Bowl New Haven, CT ABC 23–19 38,000 Yale Rally Surprises Navy Mark D. McIntyre October 4, 1981 84 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54310276/1981-yale-navy/ October 10 w y y Holy Cross Fitton Field Worcester, MA 29–28 21,601 Yale Beats Holy Cross, 29-28 Michael Strauss The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 11, 1981 S8 October 17 w y Columbia Baker Field New York, NY 48–17 10,025 Yale Turns Columbia's Roars to Whimpers, 48-17 Tom Yantz October 18, 1981 C12 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56631661/1981-columbia-yale/ October 24 w Penn Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 24–3 24,500 Yale, Rogan Top Penn Mark D. McIntyre October 25, 1981 86 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54310921/1981-penn-yale/ October 31 w Dartmouth Yale Bowl New Haven, CT ABC 24–3 32,500 Rogan, Yale Dispose of Dartmouth Joe Concannon November 1, 1981 86 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54311236/1981-dartmouth-yale/ November 7 w y Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY 23–17 13,000 Yale Gets Last Chance ... and Last Laugh Pete Taussig November 8, 1981 80 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54311583/1981-cornell-yale/ November 14 l y Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ rivalry 31–35 20,303 Yale Upset, 35-31 November 15, 1981 71 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56643305/1981-princeton-yale/ November 21 w Harvard Yale Bowl New Haven, CT The Game 28–0 75,300 The Game, The Win Belong to Yale, 28-0 Joe Concannon November 22, 1981 71 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56645150/1981-harvard-yale/ Schedule Roster 1981 Yale Bulldogs f 17 Jr Joe Dufek QB y 33 Sr Rich Diana RB y 88 Sr Curt Grieve WR y 23 Sr Jeff Rohrer LB y *Carmen Cozza NFL draft 1982 NFL draft The following Bulldogs were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.1982 NFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1982/draft.htm 2025-07-11 Pro-Football-Reference.com en +RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL team253Jeff RohrerLBDallas Cowboys5136Rich DianaRBMiami Dolphins6159Curt GrieveWRPhiladelphia Eagles References Yale Category:Yale Bulldogs football seasons Category:Ivy League football champion seasons Yale Bulldogs football