1955 Yale Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1955 Yale Bulldogs football Ivy League Ivy 7–2 5–1 Jordan Olivar 4th Philip Tarasovichttps://archive.org/details/yale1964/page/n37/mode/2up Yale Football Media Guide Year By Year Scores: 1955 72 1964 November 26, 2024 Internet Archive Yale Bowl The 1955 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1955 college football season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth-year head coach Jordan Olivar, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished the season with a 7–2 record.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/yale/1955-schedule.html 1955 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference October 15, 2016 This would be Yale's final year as a football independent, as the Ivy League, which Yale had helped co-found in 1954, began football competition in 1956. Six of the nine opponents on the Bulldogs' 1955 schedule were Ivy League members (with Penn the only Ivy not scheduled); for decades, (future) Ivy members had comprised a large portion of Yale's opponents. Schedule 1955 AP September 24 w Connecticut Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 14–0 5,000 Yale Downs Stubborn Uconn Foe, 14-0 Bill Newell September 25, 1955 sect. 4, p. 1 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67901843/1955-yale-uconn/ October 1 w Brown Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 27–20 22,000 Elis' 3-Touchdown Rally Sets Back Brown, 27-20 Joseph C. Nichols October 2, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 8 w Columbia Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 46–14 15,000 Yale Crushes Columbia, 46-14; M'Gill Is Eli Ace Joseph M. Sheehan October 9, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 15 w Cornell Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 34–6 15,000 Elis Trip Cornell; Ward's 3 Scores Pace 34-6 Victory in Yale Bid for Ivy Title Allison Danzig October 16, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 22 l 19 Colgate Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 0–7 23,000 Colgate Hands Yale Eleven First Setback Bill Lee October 23, 1955 sect. 4, p. 1 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67907591/1955-colgate-yale/ October 29 w Dartmouth Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 20–0 32,000 Elis Triumph, 20-0, on 2d-Half Drive Louis Effrat October 30, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 5 w Army 19 Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 14–12 61,000 Underdog Bulldog Takes Army, 14-12 Dick Young November 6, 1955 112 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67910070/1955-yale-army/ November 12 l y Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ rivalry 0–13 46,000 Princeton Stops Yale, 13-0; Flippin Tiger Ace Allison Danzig November 13, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 19 w Harvard Yale Bowl New Haven, CT The Game 21–7 56,000 Yale Defeats Harvard, 21-7; Elis Seize Breaks Allison Danzig November 20, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. NFL draft 1956 NFL draft The following Bulldog was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.1956 NFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1956/draft.htm 2025-07-10 Pro-Football-Reference.com en +RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL team12135Phil TarasovicEPittsburgh Steelers References Yale Category:Yale Bulldogs football seasons Yale Bulldogs football