1998 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 1998 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Jack Siedlecki, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for second place in the Ivy League with a 5–2 record, 6–4 overall.[1]

1998 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–4 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumYale Bowl
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Penn $   6 1     8 2  
Brown   5 2     7 3  
Yale   5 2     6 4  
Princeton   4 3     5 5  
Columbia   3 4     4 6  
Harvard   3 4     4 6  
Cornell   1 6     4 6  
Dartmouth   1 6     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at BrownW 30–288,375[2]
September 26Connecticut*L 21–6317,827[3]
October 3Colgate*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 17–3513,519[4]
October 10Holy Cross*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 15–73,750[5]
October 17at DartmouthL 19–2212,017[6]
October 24Columbia
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 37–1414,537[7]
October 31at PennL 21–3420,875[8]
November 7Cornell
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 28–2112,595[9]
November 14Princeton
W 31–2818,210[10]
November 21at HarvardW 9–727,787[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Football By Year" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Berlet, Bruce (September 20, 1998). "One Last Chance, and Yale Grabs It; Pass to Borden Overcomes Brown". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Greenidge, Jim (September 27, 1998). "UConn Floating on Air After Win Over Yale". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E19 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Garber, Greg (October 4, 1998). "More Holes Show in Yale; Defense Struggles Against Colgate". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Berlet, Bruce (October 11, 1998). "Yale Defense Tightens Belt". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E9, E10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Berlet, Bruce (October 18, 1998). "Refs, Clock Tick Off Yale". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E7, E9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Berlet, Bruce (October 25, 1998). "Bartholomew Runs, and Yale Clicks". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Juliano, Joe (November 1, 1998). "Penn's Defense Rebounds, Leads Way in Win Over Yale". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Berlet, Bruce (November 8, 1998). "Yale Moves Into Tie for Second". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E8, E9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Berlet, Bruce (November 15, 1998). "Yale Sees Opening to Beat Princeton". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 22, 1998). "Yale Has Late Kick for Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.