1985 Yale Bulldogs football team

1985 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	4–4–1 (3–3–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Carmen Cozza
Home stadium	Yale Bowl

1985 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Princeton	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Yale	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Cornell	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1985 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by 21st-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished in fifth place in the Ivy League with a 3–3–1 record, 4–4–1 overall.[1]

Yale did not play its annual in-state matchup against the University of Connecticut, scheduled for September 28. Officials from Yale and the city of New Haven postponed the game, and then canceled it, as Hurricane Gloria approached the Connecticut shore.[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Brown	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 10–9	24,171	[3]
September 28	Connecticut*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	canceled		[2]
October 5	at Army*	Mitchie Stadium West Point, NY	L 16–59	40,415	[4]
October 12	Holy Cross*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 19–15	22,439	[5]
October 19	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 28–12	6,719	[6]
October 26	Penn	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–23	23,449	[7]
November 2	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	T 17–17	14,018	[8]
November 9	Cornell	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 14–20	19,029	[9]
November 16	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 12–21	8,941	[10]
November 23	Harvard	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	W 17–6	57,647	[11]
*Non-conference game

Personnel

1985 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class   Andrews QB 7 Mike Curtin   Red Macauley WR 82 Kevin Moriarty QB Kelly Ryan   Troxell	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Cucci K John Duryea	Head coach Carmen Cozza Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

At Army

Yale Bulldogs at Army Cadets (3–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Yale	0	6	3	7	16
Army	7	17	14	21	59

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

• Date: October 5, 1985
• Game attendance: 40,415
• [12]

[13][14]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing	Mike Curtin	11/20, 120 Yds, INT
	Rushing	Red Macauley	15 Rush, 43 Yds
	Receiving	Kevin Moriarty	5 Rec, 68 Yds
Army	Passing	Rob Healy	3/3, 51 Yds, TD
	Rushing	Doug Black	15 Rush, 122 Yds, TD
	Receiving	Scott Spellmon	1 Rec, 42 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP YALE ARMY 1 73 Army William Lampley 7-yard touchdown run, Craig Stopa kick good 0 7 2 Army Benny White 33-yard touchdown reception from Rob Healy, Craig Stopa kick good 0 14 2 Yale Red Macauley 11-yard touchdown reception from Kelly Ryan, 2-point run failed 6 14 2 79 Army Doug Black 2-yard touchdown run, Craig Stopa kick good 6 21 2 Army 53-yard field goal by Craig Stopa 6 24 3 Yale 27-yard field goal by John Duryea 9 24 3 Army Tory Crawford 4-yard touchdown run, Craig Stopa kick good 9 31 3 Army Scott Spellmon 42-yard touchdown reception from Tory Crawford, Craig Stopa kick good 9 38 4 Army Kevin McKelvy 18-yard touchdown run, Craig Stopa kick good 9 45 4 Army Alan Edwards 6-yard touchdown run, Craig Stopa kick good 9 52 4 Army Ed Cole 3-yard touchdown run, Keith Walker kick good 9 59 4 Yale Troxell 9-yard touchdown reception from Andrews, Cucci kick good 16 59 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 16 59

References

1. "Football By Year" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
2. "Yale-UConn Is Canceled". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 29, 1985. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Concannon, Joe (September 22, 1985). "Yale Hangs On, 10-9; Brown Fades in Haze". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Visser, Lesley (October 6, 1985). "Army Leaves Yale Bone Dry, 59-16". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Strong, Tom (October 13, 1985). "Ryan Rescues Yale, Stuns HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Apple, Ginny (October 20, 1985). "Flat Yale Comes Around in Time, 28-12". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E13 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Morganti, Al (October 27, 1985). "Comizio Rambles for 202 Yards as Penn Belts Yale". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-E – via Newspapers.com.
8. Roberts, Ernie (November 3, 1985). "Yale Tied Up". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Apple, Ginny (November 10, 1985). "A Storybook Ending Is Fumbled". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E7 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Esterman, Sue (November 17, 1985). "Princeton Hands Yale 21-12 Loss". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Concannon, Joe (November 24, 1985). "Yale Undermines Harvard Quest; Crimson's Final Rally Fails, 17-6". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "College Football Scoreboard." Gainesville Sun. pg.6F. 1985-Oct-06. Retrieved 2022-Dec-25.
13. "Army 59, Yale 16". UPI Archives. October 5, 1985. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
14. Wallace, William N. (October 6, 1985). "Army Crushes Yale By 59-16 To Go 4-0". New York Times. Retrieved December 25, 2022.