1997 Yale Bulldogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1997 Yale Bulldogs football Ivy League Ivy 2–8a 1–6 Jack Siedlecki 1st Yale Bowl The 1997 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Jack Siedlecki, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished in seventh place in the Ivy League. Yale's record book lists a 1–9 record for 1997, 0–7 in Ivy League play.http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/2017-18/files/YEAR_BY_YEAR_RESULTS_-as_of_1-31-2018-.pdf Football By Year Yale Bulldogs September 29, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180617193221/http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/2017-18/files/YEAR_BY_YEAR_RESULTS_-as_of_1-31-2018-.pdf June 17, 2018 dead The Ivy League record book, however, credits Yale with a conference win after Penn forfeited its victories. Yale is thus recorded by the league as its seventh-place finisher in 1997, ahead of Penn.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998 Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 37 Schedule September 20 l Brown Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 14–52 15,315 Siedlecki's Opener a Long Afternoon Bruce Berlet September 21, 1997 C13 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59318270/1997-brown-yale/ Attendance figure in Ivy Summaries September 21, 1997 C20 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. September 27 l y Connecticut Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 0–28 16,367 Huskies Are Looking for More Desmond Conner September 28, 1997 C1 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59318962/1997-yale-uconn/ October 3 w y y 1997 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso Soldier Field Chicago, IL 34–14 7,668 Defense Paves Way for Yale Romp Bill Jauss October 4, 1997 sect. 3, p. 3 Chicago Tribune Chicago, Ill. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59362049/1997-yale-valpo/ October 11 l y Bucknell Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 24–25 11,239 Weak Kicking Game Costs Yale Bruce Berlet October 12, 1997 E9 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59364444/1997-bucknell-yale/ October 18 l Dartmouth Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 7–21 17,973 Big Green Streak Is Alive at 22 John Vellante October 19, 1997 D17 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59364742/1997-dartmouth-yale/ October 25 l y Columbia Wien Stadium New York, NY 10–21 4,665 Columbia Shuts Down Yale Offense Bruce Berlet October 26, 1997 D9 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59376662/1997-columbia-yale/ Attendance figure in Ivy League Summaries October 26, 1997 F14 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. November 1 w Penn Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 7–26a 3,600 Yale in a Tough Spot: Can't Stop Penn's Finn; Quarterback Walland Injured Tom Yantz November 2, 1997 E11 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59377876/1997-penn-yale/ November 8 l y Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY 10–37 3,995 Krawczyk, Big Red Take It to Yale, 37-10 Keith McShea November 27, 1997 5B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59379715/1997-cornell-yale/ November 15 l y Princeton Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ rivalry 0–9 7,731 Tigers' Nakielny Provides Relief Tara Finnegan November 16, 1997 C6 The Home News & Tribune New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59380964/1997-princeton-yale/ November 22 l Harvard Yale Bowl New Haven, CT The Game 7–17 26,064 Elis Shown How It's Done Bruce Berlet November 23, 1997 C9 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59381125/1997-harvard-yale/ Note a In January 1998, Penn agreed to forfeit its Ivy League wins from 1997 after star defensive tackle Mitch Marrow was declared ineligible as a part-time student.Penn Forfeits 5 Wins in Marrow Case Edward Moran January 3, 1998 39 Philadelphia Daily News Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59296794/1997-penn-forfeits/ Both teams' record books claim their 1997 meeting, a 26–7 Penn victory on the field, as a loss. Yale thus computes its season record as 1–9, and its Ivy League record as 0–6. The Ivy League's own record book, however, regards the game as a Yale victory (by forfeit), and computes win–loss records and season standings accordingly. References Yale Category:Yale Bulldogs football seasons Yale Bulldogs football