1962 Yale Bulldogs football team

1962 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–5–2 (1–5–1 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainHenry Higdon[1]
Home stadiumYale Bowl
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Harvard 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Columbia 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Princeton 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Cornell 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Penn 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Yale 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
Brown 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 6 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs were led by 11th-year head coach Jordan Olivar, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished seventh in the Ivy League with a 1–5–1 record, 2–5–2 overall.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Connecticut*
W 18–1437,636[3]
October 6at Brown
T 6–68,000[4]
October 13at Columbia
L 10–1424,200[5]
October 20Cornell
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 26–825,541[6]
October 27Colgate*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
T 14–1428,232[7]
November 3Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 0–926,522[8]
November 10Penn
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 12–1514,176[9]
November 17Princeton
L 10–1439,300[10]
November 24at Harvard
L 6–1439,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Year By Year Scores: 1962". Yale Football Media Guide. 1964. p. 73. Retrieved November 26, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "1962 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  3. ^ Newell, Bill (September 30, 1962). "Yale Rallies to Edge UConn by 18-14". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Effrat, Louis (October 7, 1962). "Favored Yale Needs Two Field Goals to Tie Brown, 6-6, in Rain and Mud". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Teague, Robert L. (October 14, 1962). "Columbia Tops Yale; Lion 14-10 Victor". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Lee, Bill (October 21, 1962). "Yale Overpowers Cornell, 26 to 8". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 28, 1962). "Yale's Rally Ties Colgate, 14 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 4, 1962). "Dartmouth Downs Yale; Indians Score, 9-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Teague, Robert L. (November 11, 1962). "Late Penn Surge Stops Yale, 15-12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 18, 1962). "Princeton Subdues Yale Eleven, 14-10, on 67-Yard March". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 25, 1962). "Harvard Wins, 14-6; Yale Team Bows". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.