1983 Yale Bulldogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1983 Yale Bulldogs football Ivy League Ivy 1–9 1–6 Carmen Cozza 19th Yale Bowl The 1983 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by 19th-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished last in the Ivy League with a 1–6 record, 1–9 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 April 15, 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 By finishing last in the Ivy League, this Yale team would be the last team for the next five years to place below Columbia in the standings, as the Lions embarked on a 44-game losing streak, at the time the longest in NCAA Division I history. Columbia's October 15 date at the Yale Bowl would also serve as the program's final win before the start of the streak, which would encompass all of the 1984–1987 seasons. Columbia would not win another game until October 8, 1988.Columbia Ends 44-Game Loss Skid Brett Goodman October 9, 1988 1-F The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57082223/1988-columbia-streak/ Schedule September 17 l Brown Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 24–26 14,037 Brown Hangs On Joe Concannon September 18, 1983 60 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57008786/1983-brown-yale/ September 24 l y Connecticut Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 12–38 29,066 Big Return: UConn Zaps Yale, 38-12 Woody Anderson September 25, 1983 D1 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57035621/1983-yale-uconn/ October 1 l y y William & Mary Foreman Field Norfolk, VA Oyster Bowl 14–26 20,000 Murphy Sparks W&M over Yale Charlie Denn October 2, 1983 D-1 Daily Press Newport News, Va. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57043179/1983-yale-wm/ October 8 l y Boston College Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 7–42 31,108 BC Scores Early and Often Ian Thomsen October 9, 1983 51 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57043921/1983-yale-bc/ October 15 l Columbia Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 18–21 13,523 Even Columbia Tops Yale Ginny Apple October 16, 1983 D14, D15 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57046765/1983-columbia-yale/ October 22 l Penn Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 0–17 14,424 Penn Rolls, 17-0, by Winless Yale Despite Mistakes Chuck Newman October 23, 1983 11-E, 12-E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57048776/1983-penn-yale/ October 29 l Dartmouth Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 21–24 22,007 Polsinello Keeps Yale on Decline Joe Concannon October 30, 1983 56 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57050644/1983-dartmouth-yale/ November 5 l y Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY 7–41 12,100 At Last, Victory Kenny Van Sickle November 7, 1983 13 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57052531/1983-cornell-yale/ November 12 w y Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ rivalry 28–21 27,140 Yale Upsets Princeton, 28-21, for 1st Victory Associated Press November 13, 1983 13-G, 16-G The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57053270/1983-princeton-yale/ November 19 l Harvard Yale Bowl New Haven, CT The Game 7–16 70,097 The Game: Harvard Wins, 16-7, Shares Ivy Title Ginny Apple November 20, 1983 D1 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57054041/1983-harvard-yale/ Roster 1983 Yale Bulldogs f 66 So John O'Neill T 89 Sr Charlie Parker TE 14 Jr Marc Quinlivan WR 85 So Jim Quinn TE 16 So John Quinn QB 32 Sr Kevin Kalinich DE 94 Jr Scott Martin LB 21 Sr Joe Pont DB 30 Sr Bob White LB 3 Jr Bill Moore K *Carmen Cozza References Yale Category:Yale Bulldogs football seasons Yale Bulldogs football