1979 Yale Bulldogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1979 Yale Bulldogs football Ivy League Ivy 8–1 6–1 Carmen Cozza 15th Yale Bowl Ivy League champion The 1979 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs were led by 15th-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished in first place in the Ivy League with a 6–1 record, 8–1 overall.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/yale/1979-schedule.html 1979 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference November 26, 2017 Schedule September 22 w Brown Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 13–12 15,000 Punt Rush Revives Yale Joe Concannon September 23, 1979 88 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56451457/1979-s22-ivies September 29 w y Connecticut Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 24–17 21,300 Yale Frustrates UConn Again, 24 to 17 Woody Anderson September 30, 1979 1C Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56457793/1979-yale-uconn October 6 w y Colgate Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 27–0 18,500 Yale Conquers Colgate, 27 to 0 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 7, 1979 S8 October 13 w Dartmouth Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 3–0 26,000 Yale Bottles Up Dartmouth Attack Joe Concannon Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. October 14, 1979 50 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56460414/1979-o13-ivies Newspapers.com October 20 w y Columbia Baker Field New York, NY 37–7 7,350 Yale Keeps Rolling Along, 37-7 Joe Concannon Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. October 21, 1979 58 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56461236/1979-columbia-yale Newspapers.com October 27 w Penn Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 24–6 19,852 Quakers Try a 'Surprise,' but Yale Enjoys the Party Gail Shister October 28, 1979 9-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56462609/1979-penn-yale November 3 w y Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY 23–20 18,500 Miracle Catch Keys Yale's 700th Win Lesley Visser November 4, 1979 52 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/ November 10 w y Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ rivalry 35–10 22,825 Yale Shows Princeton Who's No. 1 John Bruns November 11, 1979 B1 The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip56465913/1979-princeton-yale November 17 l Harvard Yale Bowl New Haven, CT The Game 7–22 72,000 Harvard Gets Up, Yale Goes Down, 22-7 Joe Concannon November 18, 1979 71 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56467705/1979-harvard-yale Roster 1979 Yale Bulldogs f 7 So Rich Diana RB y 6 Sr Dennis Dunn QB 42 Sr Kenny Hill Kenny Hill (defensive back) RB y 99 Jr John Kelly DE 37 Jr Scott McKenzie LB *Carmen Cozza NFL draft 1980 NFL draft The following Bulldog was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.1980 NFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1980/draft.htm 2025-07-11 Pro-Football-Reference.com en +RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL team9194Kenny HillDBOakland Raiders References Yale Category:Yale Bulldogs football seasons Category:Ivy League football champion seasons Yale Bulldogs football