List of Yale Bulldogs football seasons

The Yale Bowl, where the Yale Bulldogs have played their home games since 1914.

This is a list of seasons completed by the Yale Bulldogs football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).[1] Since the team's inaugural 1872 season, Yale has participated in more than 1,300 officially sanctioned games, holding an all-time record of 937–390–55.[2] The Bulldogs originally competed as a football independent before joining the Ivy League as a founding member in 1956.[3]

Seasons

Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Independent (1872–1887)
1872 No coach 1–0
1873 No coach 2–1
1874 No coach 3–0
1875 No coach 2–2
1876 No coach 3–0
1877 No coach 3–0–1
1878 No coach 4–1–1
1879 No coach 3–0–2
1880 No coach 4–0–1
1881 No coach 5–0–1
1882 No coach 8–0
1883 No coach 9–0
1884 No coach 8–0–1
1885 No coach 7–1
1886 No coach 9–0–1
1887 No coach 9–0
Walter Camp (Independent) (1888–1892)
1888 Walter Camp 13–0
1889 Walter Camp 15–1
1890 Walter Camp 13–1
1891 Walter Camp 13–0
1892 Walter Camp 13–0
William Rhodes (Independent) (1893–1894)
1893 William Rhodes 10–1
1894 William Rhodes 16–0
John A. Hartwell (Independent) (1895)
1895 John A. Hartwell 13–0–2
Sam Thorne (Independent) (1896)
1896 Sam Thorne 13–1
Frank Butterworth (Independent) (1897–1898)
1897 Frank Butterworth 9–0–2
1898 Frank Butterworth 9–2
James O. Rodgers (Independent) (1899)
1899 James O. Rodgers 7–2–1
Malcolm McBride (Independent) (1900)
1900 Malcolm McBride 12–0
George S. Stillman (Independent) (1901)
1901 George S. Stillman 11–1–1
Joseph Swan (Independent) (1902)
1902 Joseph Swan 11–0–1
George B. Chadwick (Independent) (1903)
1903 George B. Chadwick 11–1
Charles D. Rafferty (Independent) (1904)
1904 Charles D. Rafferty 10–1
Jack Owsley (Independent) (1905)
1905 Jack Owsley 10–0
Foster Rockwell (Independent) (1906)
1906 Foster Rockwell 9–0–1
William F. Knox (Independent) (1907)
1907 William F. Knox 9–0–1
Lucius Horatio Biglow (Independent) (1908)
1908 Lucius Horatio Biglow 7–1–1
Howard Jones (Independent) (1909)
1909 Howard Jones 10–0
Ted Coy (Independent) (1910)
1910 Ted Coy 6–2–2
John Field (Independent) (1911)
1911 John Field 7–2–1
Art Howe (Independent) (1912)
1912 Art Howe 7–1–1
Howard Jones (Independent) (1913)
1913 Howard Jones 5–2–3
Frank Hinkey (Independent) (1914–1915)
1914 Frank Hinkey 7–2
1915 Frank Hinkey 4–5
Tad Jones (Independent) (1916–1918)
1916 Tad Jones 8–1
1917 Tad Jones 3–0
1918 No team
Albert Sharpe (Independent) (1919)
1919 Albert Sharpe 5–3
Tad Jones (Independent) (1920–1927)
1920 Tad Jones 5–3
1921 Tad Jones 8–1
1922 Tad Jones 6–3–1
1923 Tad Jones 8–0
1924 Tad Jones 6–0–2
1925 Tad Jones 5–2–1
1926 Tad Jones 4–4
1927 Tad Jones 7–1
Mal Stevens (Independent) (1928–1932)
1928 Mal Stevens 4–4
1929 Mal Stevens 5–2–1
1930 Mal Stevens 5–2–2
1931 Mal Stevens 5–1–2
1932 Mal Stevens 2–2–3
Reginald D. Root (Independent) (1933)
1933 Reginald D. Root 4–4
Ducky Pond (Independent) (1934–1940)
1934 Ducky Pond 5–3
1935 Ducky Pond 6–3
1936 Ducky Pond 7–1 12
1937 Ducky Pond 6–1–1 12
1938 Ducky Pond 2–6
1939 Ducky Pond 3–4–1
1940 Ducky Pond 1–7
Spike Nelson (Independent) (1941)
1941 Spike Nelson 1–7
Howard Odell (Independent) (1942–1947)
1942 Howard Odell 5–3
1943 Howard Odell 4–5
1944 Howard Odell 7–0–1
1945 Howard Odell 6–3
1946 Howard Odell 7–1–1 12
1947 Howard Odell 6–3
Herman Hickman (Independent) (1948–1951)
1948 Herman Hickman 4–5
1949 Herman Hickman 4–4
1950 Herman Hickman 6–3
1951 Herman Hickman 2–5–2
Jordan Olivar (Independent) (1952–1955)
1952 Jordan Olivar 7–2
1953 Jordan Olivar 5–2–2
1954 Jordan Olivar 5–3–1
1955 Jordan Olivar 7–2
Jordan Olivar (Ivy League) (1956–1962)
1956 Jordan Olivar 8–1 7–0 1st 17
1957 Jordan Olivar 6–2–1 4–2–1 3rd
1958 Jordan Olivar 2–7 0–7 8th
1959 Jordan Olivar 6–3 4–3 T–3rd
1960 Jordan Olivar 9–0 7–0 1st 18 14
1961 Jordan Olivar 4–5 3–4 5th
1962 Jordan Olivar 2–5–2 1–5–1 7th
John Pont (Ivy League) (1963–1964)
1963 John Pont 6–3 4–3 T–4th
1964 John Pont 6–2–1 4–2–1 3rd
Carmen Cozza (Ivy League) (1965–1996)
1965 Carmen Cozza 3–6 3–4 5th
1966 Carmen Cozza 4–5 3–4 5th
1967 Carmen Cozza 8–1 7–0 1st
1968 Carmen Cozza 8–0–1 6–0–1 T–1st
1969 Carmen Cozza 7–2 6–1 T–1st
1970 Carmen Cozza 7–2 5–2 T–2nd
1971 Carmen Cozza 4–5 3–4 T–5th
1972 Carmen Cozza 7–2 5–2 2nd
1973 Carmen Cozza 6–3 5–2 T–2nd
1974 Carmen Cozza 8–1 6–1 T–1st
1975 Carmen Cozza 7–2 5–2 3rd
1976 Carmen Cozza 8–1 6–1 T–1st
1977 Carmen Cozza 7–2 6–1 1st
1978 Carmen Cozza 5–2–2 4–1–2 3rd
1979 Carmen Cozza 8–1 6–1 1st
1980 Carmen Cozza 8–2 6–1 1st
1981 Carmen Cozza 9–1 6–1 T–1st
1982 Carmen Cozza 4–6 3–4 T–4th
1983 Carmen Cozza 1–9 1–6 8th
1984 Carmen Cozza 6–3 5–2 T–2nd
1985 Carmen Cozza 4–4–1 3–3–1 5th
1986 Carmen Cozza 3–7 2–5 T–6th
1987 Carmen Cozza 7–3 5–2 T–2nd
1988 Carmen Cozza 3–6–1 3–3–1 5th
1989 Carmen Cozza 8–2 6–1 T–1st
1990 Carmen Cozza 6–4 5–2 3rd
1991 Carmen Cozza 6–4 4–3 T–4th
1992 Carmen Cozza 4–6 2–5 T–6th
1993 Carmen Cozza 3–7 2–5 6th
1994 Carmen Cozza 5–5 3–4 T–4th
1995 Carmen Cozza 3–7 2–5 T–6th
1996 Carmen Cozza 2–8 1–6 8th
Jack Siedlecki (Ivy League) (1997–2008)
1997 Jack Siedlecki 1–9[n 1] 0–7[n 1] 8th
1998 Jack Siedlecki 6–4 5–2 T–2nd
1999 Jack Siedlecki 9–1 6–1 T–1st
2000 Jack Siedlecki 7–3 4–3 T–3rd
2001 Jack Siedlecki 3–6 1–6 T–7th
2002 Jack Siedlecki 6–4 4–3 T–3rd
2003 Jack Siedlecki 6–4 4–3 T–2nd
2004 Jack Siedlecki 5–5 3–4 T–4th
2005 Jack Siedlecki 4–6 4–3 T–4th
2006 Jack Siedlecki 8–2 6–1 T–1st 25
2007 Jack Siedlecki 9–1 6–1 2nd 21 22
2008 Jack Siedlecki 6–4 4–3 4th
Tom Williams (Ivy League) (2009–2011)
2009 Tom Williams 4–6 2–5 T–6th
2010 Tom Williams 7–3 5–2 T–2nd
2011 Tom Williams 5–5 4–3 T–2nd
Tony Reno (Ivy League) (2012–present)
2012 Tony Reno 2–8 1–6 8th
2013 Tony Reno 5–5 3–4 T–4th
2014 Tony Reno 8–2 5–2 3rd
2015 Tony Reno 6–4 3–4 T–4th
2016 Tony Reno 3–7 3–4 T–4th
2017 Tony Reno 9–1 6–1 1st 24 24
2018 Tony Reno 5–5 3–4 T–4th
2019 Tony Reno 9–1 6–1 T–1st 24 25
2020 No team[n 2] [n 2] [n 2] [n 2]
2021 Tony Reno 5–5 4–3 T–4th
2022 Tony Reno 8–2 6–1 1st
2023 Tony Reno 7–3 5–2 T–1st
Total: 937–390–55
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

  1. ^ a b Penn forfeited a conference win over Yale due to the use of ineligible players, leading to an official record of 2–8 (1–6).
  2. ^ a b c d Yale did not compete during the 2020 season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent cancellation of the Ivy League season.

See also

References

  1. ^ "TIMELINE OF YALE FOOTBALL as of 2 8 2018 (PDF)" (PDF). Yale University. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "YEAR BY YEAR RESULTS through 2018 (PDF)" (PDF). Yale University. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "Yale Bulldogs Football Record By Year". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.