1978 Yale Bulldogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1978 Yale Bulldogs football Ivy League Ivy 5–2–2 4–1–2 Carmen Cozza 14th Yale Bowl The 1978 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs were led by 14th-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished in third place in the Ivy League with a 4–1–2 record, 5–2–2 overall.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/yale/1978-schedule.html 1978 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference November 26, 2017 Schedule September 23 w y Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI 21–0 15,812 Poised Yale Defeats Brown, 21-0 Ernie Roberts September 24, 1978 66 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56389036/1978-ivy-sept-23 September 30 w y Connecticut Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 21–7 23,431 Yale Holds Off Tough UConn Lesley Visser October 1, 1978 51 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56390015/1978-brown-yale-uconn-uri October 7 l y Rutgers Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 27–28 21,000 Yale Misses, Rutgers Wins, 28-27 Harry Eisenberg October 8, 1978 82 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56392230/1978-yale-rutgers October 14 l y Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH 3–10 17,500 Dartmouth Rebounds, Stuns Yale, 10-3 Ernie Roberts October 15, 1978 58 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56396902/1978-o14-ivies October 21 t Columbia Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 3–3 19,000 Columbia Misses Kick, Ties Yale Roger Strong October 22, 1978 64 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56398135/1978-o21-ivies October 28 t y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 17–17 15,980 Late Yale Rally Ties Penn, 17-17 Roger Strong October 29, 1978 52 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56399932/1978-penn-yale November 4 w Cornell Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 42–14 23,000 QBs Ramble, Yale Crushes Cornell, 42-14 John Ahern November 5, 1978 63 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56409571/1978-cornell-yale November 6 w Princeton Yale Bowl New Haven, CT rivalry 23–7 32,000 Yale Passes Princeton Roger Strong November 12, 1978 48 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56412282/1978-princeton-yale November 13 w y Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA rivalry 35–28 41,500 Yale Has Final Say over Harvard, 35-28 Joe Concannon November 19, 1978 41 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56413336/1978-harvard-yale NFL draft 1979 NFL draft The following Bulldog was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.1979 NFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1979/draft.htm 2025-07-11 Pro-Football-Reference.com en +RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL team9245John SpagnolaTENew England Patriots References Yale Category:Yale Bulldogs football seasons Yale Bulldogs football