1966 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 1966 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished fifth in the Ivy League season with a 3–4 record, 4–5 overall.[1]

1966 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Ivy League
1966 record	4–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Carmen Cozza (2nd season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl

1966 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Harvard +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Princeton +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Yale	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Columbia	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Penn	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Brown	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Connecticut*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 16–0	30,608	[2]
October 1	Rutgers*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 14–17	16,764	[3]
October 8	Brown	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 24–0	29,777	[4]
October 15	Columbia	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 44–21	29,226	[5]
October 22	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 14–16	20,000	[6]
October 29	Dartmouth	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 13–28	54,360	[7]
November 5	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 17–14	13,638	[8]
November 12	Princeton	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	L 7–13	38,100	[9]
November 19	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	L 0–17	41,000	[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1966 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
2. Cady, Steve (September 25, 1966). "Yale Conquers Connecticut, 16-0, as Dowling, Hill Star on Offense". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
3. Wallace, William N. (October 2, 1966). "Rutgers Stops Yale on Fumbles, 17-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 9, 1966). "Yale Defeats Brown, 24-0, and Limits Bruins to Total of 9 Yards Rushing". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
5. Koppett, Leonard (October 16, 1966). "Yale Passes Rout Columbia, 44 to 21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 23, 1966). "Cornell Beats Yale on Late Field Goal by Zogby, 16 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Wallace, William N. (October 30, 1966). "Yale Bows to Dartmouth; Indians Triumph, 28-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Dell, John (November 6, 1966). "Yale Stops Penn Drive, Wins on FG". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Danzig, Allison (November 13, 1966). "Princeton Tops Yale; Elis Lose by 13-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Durso, Joseph (November 20, 1966). "Crimson Wins, 17-0; Leo Scores Twice and Defense Shuts Down on Yale Eleven". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.