1973 Yale Bulldogs football team

American college football season

1973 Yale Bulldogs football

Conference| Ivy League
Record| 6–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach|

* Carmen Cozza (9th season)

Home stadium| Yale Bowl

Seasons

<- 1972

1974 ->

1973 Ivy League football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Dartmouth $  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Harvard | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Penn | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Yale | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Brown | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Cornell | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Columbia | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
Princeton | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1973 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Bulldogs were led by ninth-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for second place in the Ivy League with a 5–2 record, 6–3 overall.[1]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 29| Connecticut*|

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT

| L 13–27| 16,714| [2]
October 6| Colgate*|

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT

| W 24–18| 14,000| [3]
October 13| at Brown|

* Brown Stadium
* Providence, RI

| L 25–34| 17,800| [4]
October 20| at Columbia|

* Baker Field
* New York, NY

| W 29–0| 14,886| [5]
October 27| Cornell|

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT

| W 20–3| 22,585| [6]
November 3| at Dartmouth|

* Memorial Field
* Hanover, NH

| L 13–24| 19,000| [7]
November 10| Penn|

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT

| W 24–21| 23,458| [8]
November 17| at Princeton|

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ (rivalry)

| W 30–13| 31,000| [9]
November 24| Harvard|

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT (The Game)

| W 35–0| 41,247| [10]

* *Non-conference game

## Roster[edit]

1973 Yale Bulldogs football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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FB | `` | John Douohue | Sr
OT | `` | Greg Dubinetz | Jr
WR | `` | Gary Fencik | So
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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LB | `45` | Gary Wilhelm | Sr
LB | `` | Charlie Zupsic | So
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Carmen Cozza

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1973 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
2. ^ Wallace, William N. (September 30, 1973). "Connecticut Stuns Yale, 27-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
3. ^ Price, Terry (October 7, 1973). "Yale Edges Red Raiders by 24 to 18". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. C1 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Penn Tops Dartmouth, 22-16; Brown Defeats Yale". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 14, 1973. p. S10.
5. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 21, 1973). "Yale Beats Columbia by 29 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. ^ "Yale Halts Cornell, 20-3, on Doyle's Touchdowns". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 28, 1973. p. S3.
7. ^ McGowen, Deane (November 4, 1973). "Dartmouth Wins, 24-13; Yale Is Defeated". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
8. ^ "Yale Wins as a Pass Fools Penn". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 11, 1973. p. S4.
9. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 18, 1973). "Yale and Penn Triumph; Princeton 30-13 Loser". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 25, 1973). "Dartmouth Wins, Takes Title, as Yale Routs Harvard, 35-0; Rogan Guides Elis". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

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Yale Bulldogs football

Venues|

* Hamilton Park (1872–1883)
* Yale Field (1884–1914, 1916)
* Yale Bowl (1914–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Harvard
* Princeton

Culture & lore|

* 1910 Vanderbilt game
* 1927 Georgia game
* 1968 Harvard game (Harvard Beats Yale 29–29)
* 2004 Harvard–Yale prank
* Handsome Dan
* "Boola Boola"
* Pigskin Parade
* Huddle

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