2023 Yale Bulldogs football team
American college football season
The 2023 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The team was led by 11th-year head coach Tony Reno and played home games at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut .
A total of nine Yale players won all-Ivy League selections, with Yale leading the League in representation on the all-Ivy first team. On offense, linemen Kiran Amegadjie and Jonathan Mendoza, quarterback Nathan Grooms, and receiver Mason Tipton (who was a unanimous selection) won first-team honors. Defensive lineman Clay Patterson, linebacker Joseph Vaughn, and defensive back Wande Owens earned defensive first-team selections. Running back Joshua Pitsenberger and tight end Jackson Hawes won second-team offensive honors. Offensive lineman Michael Bennett, defensive lineman Alvin Gulley, linebacker Hamilton Moore, and defensive back Sean Guyton received honorable mentions.[ 1]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 16 12:00 p.m. No. 6 Holy Cross * ESPN+ L 24–494,968 September 23 12:00 p.m. Cornell ESPN+ L 21–234,037 September 30 12:00 p.m. Morgan State * ESPN+ W 45–37,960 October 7 1:30 p.m. at Dartmouth ESPN+ W 31–242,880 October 14 12:00 p.m. Sacred Heart * ESPN+ W 31–33,739 October 21 12:00 p.m. Penn ESPN+ L 17–273,817 October 28 12:00 p.m. Columbia ESPN+ W 35–75,422 November 4 12:30 p.m. at Brown ESPN+ W 36–174,805 November 11 12:00 p.m. at Princeton ESPNU W 36–28 2OT 7,157 November 18 12:00 p.m. No. 23 Harvard ESPNU W 23–1851,127
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Roster
2023 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
RB
24
Spencer Alston Sr
OL
72
Kiran Amegadjie Sr
OL
66
Bennie Anderson Sr
OL
59
Zavier Avera Fr
TE
88
Ryan Belk Jr
OL
75
Michael Bennett So
OL
58
Leo Bluhm So
WR
8
Nico Brown So
OL
70
Cameron Charron So
RB
28
Wilhelm Daal So
RB
21
Nathan Denney Jr
WR
14
Garon Duncan Fr
OL
63
Jonathon Durand Sr
RB
4
Josh Eboboko Sr
OL
73
Teo Falk Sr
WR
23
Joey Felton Sr
QB
13
Ben Finkel Jr
TE
80
Luke Foster Jr
OL
55
Dylan Garrity Fr
QB
12
Nolan Grooms Sr
OL
74
Connor Halverson Jr
TE
87
Jackson Hawes Sr
RB
38
Du'Shaunte Holloway Sr
QB
3
Marshall Howe So
QB
9
Grant Jordan Jr
WR
83
Brice June Fr
OL
77
Jack Karhu Jr
RB
27
Jason Lee Sr
OL
69
Quinton Lewis Fr
WR
16
Ryan Lindley Sr
WR
81
Aidan Maloney Sr
TE
50
Ben Mann Jr
OL
53
Ryan McCann Sr
QB
15
Brogan McCaughey So
WR
84
Donovan McKoy Fr
OL
76
Jonathan Mendoza Sr
OL
57
Joseph Nash So
WR
2
Chase Nenad Sr
WR
10
David Pantelis Jr
RB
0
Tre Peterson Sr
RB
7
Joshua Pitsenberger So
WR
25
Cameron Price So
OL
50
Declan Savage Jr
OL
62
Aaron Session Jr
WR
30
Mason Shipp Jr
OL
61
Connor Smith Jr
TE
90
Graham Smith Fr
TE
27
Kelvin Smith Jr
OL
54
Jackson St. Aubyn Fr
WR
17
Aidan Stephens So
WR
19
Devyn Suggs Sr
OL
60
Sean Sullivan Jr
TE
82
Robby Tattersall Fr
WR
11
CJ Thompson Sr
WR
1
Mason Tipton Sr
TE
89
Scott Truninger So
QB
6
Austin Tutas Jr
QB
5
Aidan Warner Fr
OL
64
Andrew Weisz Jr
OL
65
Lukas Witt Fr
TE
44
Ry Yates Jr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DB
16
Damian Anderson Jr
DL
99
Cooper Austin Fr
LB
24
Inumidun Ayo-Durojaiye Jr
LB
46
Jermaine Baker Sr
DB
19
Kade Barnes Sr
LB
34
Joseph Barry Fr
DB
48
Brandon Benn Sr
LB
7
Jacob Biggs Jr
LB
13
Nathaniel Campbell Sr
DL
37
James Cave Fr
LB
56
Michael Connor Jr
DB
12
Osize Daniyan Fr
DB
21
Dylan Darville Fr
DL
91
Zion Dayne Sr
DB
8
Tyler Dilenno Sr
DL
51
Ejiroghene Egodogbare So
DL
93
Babawale Fadeyibi Fr
DB
18
Da'Quan Gonzales So
DB
20
Joseph Gonzales Jr
DB
32
Phoenix Grant Fr
DL
2
Alvin Gulley, Jr. Jr
DB
3
Sean Guyton Jr
DB
35
Zack Haaland Jr
DB
11
Dathan Hickey Sr
DL
45
Zairion Jackson-Bass Fr
DL
94
Kevin Jourdain Jr
DB
22
Abu Kamara Fr
DB
29
John Kemp Fr
DL
33
Ezekiel Larry So
DL
14
Marcus Mauney Sr
DL
9
Tamatoa McDonough Jr
DL
42
Spencer Mermans Fr
DL
30
Jack Michalik Jr
DL
95
Isaac Mitchell Sr
LB
15
Hamilton Moore Sr
DB
4
Wande Owens Sr
DL
40
Raleigh Oxendine Jr
DL
97
Clay Patterson Sr
DL
36
Wyatt Raymond Jr
DB
1
Archie Russ III Sr
DB
5
Jacob Saffold Sr
LB
47
Jesse Schutzman Fr
DL
43
Micaiah Shaber So
LB
52
Dean Shaffer Jr
DB
6
Joshua Tarver So
DL
96
Jaylin Tate Fr
LB
42
Andre Thomas So
DL
49
Mitchell Tyler Sr
DB
23
Ruben Valenzuela So
LB
10
Joseph Vaughn Sr
LB
31
Walker Warncke Jr
DB
17
Brandon Webster Fr
LB
41
Melik Williams So
DL
98
Dylan Yang So
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P , K
45
Jack Bosman Sr
K , P
26
Nick Conforti So
K , P
39
Shamus Florio Jr
LS
55
Joey Fortner Fr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Sean McGowan – Head coach of defense/linebackers
Chris Ostrowsky – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Steven Vashel – Special teams coordinator/outside linebackers/specialists
Jay Anderson – Co-defensive coordinator/defensive backs
Stefon Wheeler – Run game coordinator/offensive line
Tim Janecek – Defensive line
Marcus Knight – Wide receivers Paul Rice – Tight ends
Chris Bergeski – Running backs
Alex Kurtz – Director of recruiting
Larry Ciotti – Advisor to head coach
Elijah Weeks – Director of player development
Anthony Belanger – Director of sports performance & student-athlete innovation
Spencer Field – Assistant strength & conditioning coach
John Vecchio – Assistant data analytics specialist Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
NFL draft
The 2024 NFL draft was held at Campus Martius Park in Detroit, Michigan , on April 25–27, 2024. Additionally, Mason Tipton was signed as an undrafted free agent.
Bulldogs who were picked in the 2024 NFL Draft:
References
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