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
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumYale Bowl
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Connecticut*W 3–030,610–30,614[2][3]
October 5Brown
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 7–1224,716[4]
October 12Columbia
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 19–728,507[5]
October 19at CornellL 10–1321,000[6]
October 26Colgate*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 31–029,827[7]
November 2Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 10–632,926[8]
November 9at PennW 28–714,205[9]
November 16at PrincetonL 7–2742,000[10]
November 30^Harvard
W 20–651,000[11]

References

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  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. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Bradbury, Will (October 13, 1963). "Yale Line Stops Columbia by 19-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 10, 1963). "Running by Yale Routs Penn, 28-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Danzig, Allison (December 1, 1963). "Yale Beats Harvard, 20-6; Elis Strike Early". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.