1986 Yale Bulldogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1986 Yale Bulldogs football Ivy League Ivy 3–7 2–5 Carmen Cozza 22nd Yale Bowl The 1986 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by 22nd-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished in sixth place in the Ivy League with a 2–5 record, 3–7 overall.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 May 20, 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 Schedule September 20 l y Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI 7–21 11,300 Yale's Down to QB No. 4 After Falling to Brown, 21-7 Kevin Hunt September 21, 1986 76 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57264719/1986-brown-yale/ September 27 l y Connecticut Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 12–17 25,175 UConn Flips Yale 4th Time in a Row George Smith September 28, 1986 E1 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57266265/1986-yale-uconn/ October 4 l y Army Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 24–41 25,075 Army's Running Game Grounds Yale, 41-24 Kevin Hunt October 5, 1986 69 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57269792/1986-yale-army/ October 11 w y Colgate Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 28–23 22,148 Elis Rally to Defeat Colgate Bob Sudyk October 12, 1986 E9 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57276928/1986-colgate-yale/ October 18 w Columbia Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 47–0 10,163 Yale Has Easy Time with Columbia Bob Sudyk October 19, 1986 E15 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57279160/1986-columbia-yale/ October 25 l y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 6–24 32,761 Abusive Quakers Prove Too Much for Bulldogs Bob Sudyk October 26, 1986 E21 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57299776/1986-penn-yale/ November 1 l Dartmouth Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 13–39 17,170 Beleaguered Yukica, Dartmouth Savor Rout of Yale Bob Sudyk November 2, 1986 D9 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57302650/1986-dartmouth-yale/ November 8 l y Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY 0–15 17,000 Mistakes, Cornell Give Yale Fits, 15-0 Bob Sudyk November 9, 1986 D9 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57304428/1986-cornell-yale/ November 15 w Princeton Yale Bowl New Haven, CT rivalry 14–13 22,202 Yale's Comeback Shocks Princeton Bob Sudyk November 16, 1986 E9 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57305458/1986-princeton-yale/ November 22 l y Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA The Game 17–24 40,000 Happy Ending for BC, Harvard; Crimson D Slams Door on Yale Joe Concannon November 23, 1986 49 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57306228/1986-n23-rivalries/ References Yale Category:Yale Bulldogs football seasons Yale Bulldogs football