1973 Yale Bulldogs football team

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]

1973 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumYale Bowl
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Dartmouth $610630
Harvard520720
Penn520630
Yale520630
Brown430431
Cornell250351
Columbia160171
Princeton070180
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Connecticut*L 13–2716,714[2]
October 6Colgate*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 24–1814,000[3]
October 13at BrownL 25–3417,800[4]
October 20at ColumbiaW 29–014,886[5]
October 27Cornell
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 20–322,585[6]
November 3at DartmouthL 13–2419,000[7]
November 10Penn
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 24–2123,458[8]
November 17at PrincetonW 30–1331,000[9]
November 24Harvard
W 35–041,247[10]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

1973 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FBJohn DouohueSr
OTGreg DubinetzJr
WRGary FencikSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB45Gary WilhelmSr
LBCharlie ZupsicSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References