The 2006 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by tenth-year head coach Jack Siedlecki, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for first place in the Ivy League with a 6–1 record, 8–2 overall.[1]
| 2006 Yale Bulldogs football | |
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Ivy League co-champion | |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 8–2 (6–1 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Yale Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Princeton + | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Yale + | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | San Diego* | L 17–43 | 12,308 | [2] | |
| September 23 | at Cornell | W 21–9 | 4,882 | [3] | |
| September 30 | at Lafayette* | W 37–34 | 4,389 | [4] | |
| October 7 | at Dartmouth | W 26–14 | 7,307 | [5] | |
| October 14 | Lehigh* |
| W 26–20 OT | 13,236 | [6] |
| October 21 | Penn |
| W 17–14 OT | 21,709 | [7] |
| October 28 | Columbia |
| W 21–3 | ||
| November 4 | at Brown | W 27–24 | 5,987 | [8] | |
| November 11 | Princeton |
| L 31–34 | 43,406 | [9] |
| November 18 | at Harvard | W 34–13 | 30,723 | [10] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Football By Year" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ Hine, Tommy (September 17, 2006). "Harbaugh's Attack: Coach, Team All Over Yale". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hine, Tommy (September 24, 2006). "McLeod Bursts: Scores 3 TDs; Defense Strong". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E11, E14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hine, Tommy (October 1, 2006). "Difference-Makers: Polhemus, McLeod Have Big Days". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E7, E15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hine, Tommy (October 8, 2006). "Road Handlers: McLeod-Led Yale Wins 3rd Straight". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E8, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Groller, Keith (October 15, 2006). "Lehigh Hangs In, Then Bows Out, in OT Loss to Yale". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (October 22, 2006). "Quakers Fall Short in Overtime". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hine, Tommy (November 5, 2006). "Wright Play at Right Time". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E8, E10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terrell's Passing Leads Princeton". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. November 12, 2006. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hine, Tommy (November 19, 2006). "'D' Game: Yale Shuts Down Harvard, Shares Ivy Title". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E7, E11 – via Newspapers.com.