1970 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 1970 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs were led by sixth-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, 7–2 overall.^[1]

1970 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 14 Dartmouth $	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Yale	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Penn	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Brown	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Connecticut*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 10–0	34,974	^[2]
October 3	Colgate*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 39–7	23,166	^[3]
October 10	Brown	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 28–0	20,519	^[4]
October 17	Columbia	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 32–15	21,634	^[5]
October 24	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 38–7	17,000	^[6]
October 31	Dartmouth	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–10	60,820	^[7]
November 7	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 32–22	30,104	^[8]
November 14	Princeton	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	W 27–22	37,580	^[9]
November 21	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	L 12–14	40,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game

^ "1970 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
^ Wallace, William N. (September 27, 1970). "Yale Beats Connecticut, 10-0, as Jauron Scores and Rushes for 116 Yards". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
^ Wallace, William N. (October 4, 1970). "Massey's Three Scoring Passes Help Yale Rout Colgate, 39-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
^ Vecsey, George (October 11, 1970). "Dartmouth, Yale and Cornell Triumph; Elis Sink Brown, 28-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 18, 1970). "Yale Defeats Columbia; Elis Win, 32 to 15". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ McGowen, Deane (October 25, 1970). "Bulldogs Defeat Cornell by 38-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Wallace, William N. (November 1, 1970). "Dartmouth Tops Yale, 10-0; 60,820 See Indians Gain Sixth Triumph". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Strauss, Michael (November 8, 1970). "Yale Tops Penn, 32-22; Quaker Rally Is Checked". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Wallace, William N. (November 15, 1970). "Yale Downs Princeton, 27-22; Tiger Rally Falls Short". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Cady, Steve (November 22, 1970). "Harvard Halts Yale, 14-12; Elis' Rally Fails". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.