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1977 Yale Bulldogs football team

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1977 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League champion
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–2 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumYale Bowl
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale $ 6 1 0 7 2 0
Brown 5 2 0 7 2 0
Harvard 4 3 0 4 5 0
Penn 4 3 0 5 4 0
Dartmouth 4 3 0 6 3 0
Princeton 3 4 0 3 6 0
Cornell 1 6 0 1 8 0
Columbia 1 6 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1977 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Bulldogs were led by 13th-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished in first place in the Ivy League with a 6–1 record, 7–2 overall.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17BrownW 10–927,196[2]
September 24Connecticut*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 23–1211,334[3]
October 1Miami (OH)*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 14–2819,026[4]
October 8Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 0–324,036[5]
October 15at ColumbiaW 42–207,220[6]
October 22Penn
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 27–2115,000[7]
October 29at CornellW 28–013,000[8]
November 5at PrincetonW 44–823,142[9]
November 12Harvard
W 24–764,685[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1977 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  2. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 18, 1977). "Yale Beats Brown; 27,196 See Eli Win by 10 to 9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. ^ Strong, Roger (September 25, 1977). "Rizzo, Pagliaro Tug Yale Past Conn, 23-12". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Wallace, William N. (October 2, 1977). "Yale Falls; Rally by Miami of Ohio Sets Back Elis, 28-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  5. ^ Wallace, William N. (October 9, 1977). "Dartmouth Wins, 3-0, from Yale". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Katz, Michael (October 16, 1977). "Harvard and Yale Win; Elis Capitalize on Lions' Fumbles". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Harvin, Al (October 23, 1977). "Yale and Dartmouth in 3-Way Ivy Tie; Eli Rally Foils Penn Upset Bid, 27-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  8. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 30, 1977). "Dartmouth and Yale Win, Share Ivy League Lead; Cornell Is Drubbed by the Elis, 28-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  9. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 6, 1977). "Yale Victor, Leads Ivy League; Eli Runs Humble Princeton, 44 to 8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 13, 1977). "Yale Crushes Harvard, 24 to 7, and Captures Ivy League Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.