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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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

1973 Yale Bulldogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

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

Defense

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

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

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