1971 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 1971 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs were led by seventh-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for fifth place in the Ivy League with a 3–4 record, 4–5 overall.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Connecticut*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 23–0	25,778	^[2]
October 2	Colgate*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 21–28	16,383	^[3]
October 9	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 17–10	9,882	^[4]
October 16	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 14–15	18,530	^[5]
October 23	Cornell	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 10–31	35,168	^[6]
October 30	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 15–17	21,000	^[7]
November 6	Penn	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 24–14	30,430	^[8]
November 13	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 10–6	33,000	^[9]
November 20	Harvard	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	L 16–35	51,238	^[10]
*Non-conference game

1971 Yale Bulldogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`25`	Dick Jauron	Jr
C	`51`	Doug Johnson	So
OT	`75`	Matt Jordan	Sr
FB	`22`	Greg Mierzwinski	Jr
QB	`10`	Roy Purrington	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`80`	Paul Jones	Sr
DB	`16`	Carl Lewis	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "1971 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
^ Wallace, William N. (September 26, 1971). "Yale Vanquishes Connecticut, 23-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
^ Strauss, Michael (October 3, 1971). "Colgate Stuns Yale, 28-21; Pass Caps Late Comeback". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Anderson, Dave (October 10, 1971). "Yale Counts on Pfiel's Aerials to Triumph over Brown, 17-10". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
^ Strauss, Michael (October 17, 1971). "Columbia Wins on Gamble for 2 Points at End, 15-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Wallace, William N. (October 24, 1971). "Cornell Tops Yale, 31-10; Marinaro Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Strauss, Michael (October 31, 1971). "Dartmouth Kick Tops Yale, 17-15". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Anderson, Dave (November 7, 1971). "Yale Defeats Penn, 24-14; Purrington Paces Elis". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Chass, Murray (November 14, 1971). "Princeton Is Upset by Yale; Tigers Beaten, 10 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Wallace, William N. (November 21, 1971). "Harvard Sets Back Yale on Big First Half, 35-16". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

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