2019 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 2019 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The season marked the Bulldogs's 147th overall season. The team played its home games at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut and were led by eighth-year head coach Tony Reno. They were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 9–1 overall and 6–1 in Ivy League play to share the Ivy League title with Dartmouth. Yale averaged 12,132 fans per game.

2019 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League co-champion
ConferenceIvy League
Ranking
STATSNo. 25
FCS CoachesNo. 24
Record9–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Cahill (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorSean McGowan (3rd season)
Home stadiumYale Bowl
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2021 →
2019 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 22 Dartmouth +   6 1     9 1  
No. 25 Yale +   6 1     9 1  
Princeton   5 2     8 2  
Penn   3 4     5 5  
Cornell   3 4     4 6  
Harvard   2 5     4 6  
Columbia   2 5     3 7  
Brown   1 6     2 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from STATS Poll
The Bulldogs defeated Cornell, 27–16.

Preseason

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Preseason media poll

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The Ivy League released their preseason media poll on August 8, 2019. The Bulldogs were picked to finish in first place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Yale 119 (9)
2 Dartmouth 111 (2)
3 Princeton 107 (4)
4 Harvard 93 (1)
5 Penn 67
6 Columbia 61 (1)
7 Cornell 29
8 Brown 24

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 211:00 p.m.Holy Cross*ESPN+W 23–105,684
September 281:00 p.m.Cornell
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
ESPN+W 27–165,723
October 51:00 p.m.Fordham*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
ESPN+/NESN PlusW 48–245,743
October 121:30 p.m.at DartmouthESPN+L 10–426,796
October 196:00 p.m.at Richmond*FloSportsW 28–277,510
October 26NoonPenn
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
ESPN+/NESNW 46–414,990
November 2NoonColumbia
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
ESPN+W 45–105,667
November 912:30 p.m.at BrownESPN+W 59–352,876
November 161:00 p.m.at No. 18 PrincetonESPN+W 51–146,676
November 23NoonHarvardNo. 24
ESPNUW 50–43 2OT44,989

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Roster

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2019 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 1 Trenton Charles So
RB 2 Alan Lamar Sr
WR 3 Garrett White Sr
WR 4 Darrion Carrington Jr
WR 5 Jaylan Sandifer So
QB 6 Kurt Rawlings Sr
QB 8 Patrick Conte Jr
WR 11 Caden Herring Sr
QB 12 Nolan Grooms Fr
WR 13 Keith C. J. McCord II Sr
WR 14 Reed Klubnik Sr
QB 16 Griffin O'Connor So
WR 17 Seun Omonije So
RB 18 Josh Eboboko Fr
QB 19 Jimmy Check Jr
WR 20 Jack Biestek So
RB 22 Elliott McElwain So
WR 23 Noah Aaron So
RB 24 Spencer Alston So
RB 32 Joshua McKenzie Fr
RB 33 Zane Dudek Jr
TE 44 Sasha Hoban Jr
OL 53 Ryan McCann Fr
OL 55 Jacob Hinish Jr
OL 57 Cubby Schuller So
OL 63 Jonathon Durand Fr
OL 65 Josh de St. Jean So
OL 66 Nick Gargiulo So
OL 68 Grant Neagli Jr
OL 69 Jack Twyford Fr
OL 70 Brandon Babcock Fr
OL 71 Tyler Jost Jr
OL 72 Dieter Eiselen Sr
OL 73 Lucas Tribble Sr
OL 74 Sterling Strother Sr
OL 75 Cameron Warfield Jr
OL 76 Jonathan Mendoza Fr
OL 77 Jarrett Sexton Sr
OL 78 Steven Cepalia Sr
OL 79 Conor Smith So
TE 80 J. J. Howland Jr
WR 81 Aidan Maloney Fr
WR 82 Mason Tipton Fr
WR 83 Brayden Carey Fr
TE 84 Garry Raymond So
TE 85 Quinn Dawson Sr
WR 86 Joey Felton Fr
TE 87 Jackson Hawes Fr
WR 88 J. P. Shohfi Sr
TE 89 D. Major Roman Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 1 Malcolm Dixon Sr
DE 2 Reid Nickerson So
DB 4 Jaylan Granberry So
DB 5 Miles Oldacre Sr
DB 6 Jaelin Alburg Sr
DB,WR 7 Melvin Rouse II Jr
LB 8 Brendan MacPhee Sr
DL 9 Osorachukwu Ifesinachukwu So
DB 10 Darnell Robinson So
DB 12 Gerron Duhon Fr
LB 13 Jack Westafer Sr
LB 15 Jordan Carey Jr
DB 16 Jaylan Granberry So
DB 17 Kennedy Kosmalski So
LB 18 Ryan Burke Sr
LB 19 Brian Abraham So
DB 20 Tosan Agbeyegbe Sr
DB 21 Deonte Henson Jr
DL 24 Josh Keeler Sr
LB 25 Micah Awodiran Jr
LB 26 Rodney Thomas II Jr
LB 27 Shane Frommer So
DL 28 Christian Sampleton Jr
DB 29 Kyle Ellis So
LB 30 Noah Pope So
DB 31 Archie Russ III Fr
DB 32 Henry Segel Sr
DB 33 Trenton Johnson Fr
DL 34 Brett Gerber So
LB 35 Alexander Abelite Sr
DB 36 Wande Owens Fr
DB 37 Dathan Hickey So
DB 38 Du'Shaunte Holloway Fr
DB 39 Tyler Di Ienno Fr
LB 40 Hamilton Moore Fr
DL 41 A. J. Ryan Jr
LB 42 Blake Hill Jr
LB 43 John Dean Jr
DB 46 Jermaine Baker Fr
DB 48 Brandon Benn Fr
DL 50 Spencer Matthaei Sr
DL 52 Michael Chime Jr
DL 54 Patrick Nauert Fr
LB 55 Joseph Vaughn Fr
LB 56 Michael Connor Fr
DL,TE 87 Devin Moore Sr
DL 90 Adam Raine So
DL 91 Jailon Henry Fr
DL 92 Charles Callender Sr
DL 93 Marcus Mauney Fr
DL 94 Sean Kissel Sr
DL 95 Isaac Mitchell Fr
DL 96 Sebastian Bruno So
DL 97 Clay Patterson Fr
DL 99 Tate Goodyear So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K,P 45 Jack Bosman Fr
K 49 Sam Tuckerman Sr
LS 51 Nick Tibbetts So
K,P 98 Ajay Culhane So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

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Holy Cross

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1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 3 0 7 10
Bulldogs 6 0 7 10 23

Cornell

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1 2 3 4 Total
Big Red 0 3 7 6 16
Bulldogs 3 0 7 17 27

Fordham

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 3 0 14 24
Bulldogs 17 28 0 3 48

At Dartmouth

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 0 7 10
Big Green 21 7 14 0 42

At Richmond

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 7 14 28
Spiders 3 17 7 0 27

Penn

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1 2 3 4 Total
Quakers 0 13 14 14 41
Bulldogs 7 6 13 20 46

Columbia

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 3 0 7 10
Bulldogs 7 14 3 21 45

At Brown

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 17 7 18 17 59
Bears 0 21 7 7 35

At Princeton

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 27 7 14 51
No. 18 Tigers 0 7 7 0 14

Harvard

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1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Crimson 3 12 14 770 43
No. 24 Bulldogs 3 0 16 1777 50

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV2425
CoachesRVRVRV2524

References

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  1. ^ "Yale Named League Favorite in 2019 Football Preseason Poll". ivyleague.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Wilmer, Brian (April 3, 2019). "Yale releases 2019 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Yale Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.