1963 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 1963 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach John Pont, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished fourth in the Ivy League with a 4–3 record, 6–3 overall.[1] The November 23 game against Harvard was postponed to November 30 due to the assassination of President Kennedy on November 22.

1963 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Ivy League
1963 record	6–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	John Pont (1st season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl

1963 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth +	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Princeton +	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Harvard	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
Yale	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Columbia	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Brown	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Penn	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Connecticut*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 3–0	30,610	[2]
October 5	Brown	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–12	24,716	[3]
October 12	Columbia	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 19–7	28,507	[4]
October 19	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 10–13	21,000	[5]
October 26	Colgate*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 31–0	29,827	[6]
November 2	Dartmouth	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 10–6	32,926	[7]
November 9	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 28–7	14,205	[8]
November 16	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 7–27	42,000	[9]
November 30 ^	Harvard	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	W 20–6	51,000	[10]
*Non-conference game ^ Postponed from November 23 after the assassination of John F. Kennedy

References

1. "1963 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
2. Laney, Al (September 29, 1963). "Yale Scared Silly, but Beats UConns". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 85 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Wallace, William N. (October 6, 1963). "Brown Gains First Ivy Victory in 3 Years by Beating Yale, 12-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
4. Bradbury, Will (October 13, 1963). "Yale Line Stops Columbia by 19-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Danzig, Allison (October 20, 1963). "Cornell Field Goal in Last 45 Seconds Defeats Yale, 13-10". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Strauss, Michael (October 27, 1963). "Big Second Quarter Starts Yale To 31-0 Triumph Over Colgate". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
7. Danzig, Allison (November 3, 1963). "Tight Second-Half Defense Seals 10-6 Victory for Elis". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 10, 1963). "Running by Yale Routs Penn, 28-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Danzig, Allison (November 17, 1963). "Princeton Routs Yale, 27-7; MacMillan and Iacavazzi Are Tiger Rushing Stars". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Danzig, Allison (December 1, 1963). "Yale Beats Harvard, 20-6; Elis Strike Early". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.