2024 Yale Bulldogs football team

2024 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	7–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Tony Reno (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Ostrowsky (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Sean McGowan (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jay Anderson (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Yale Bowl

2024 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Dartmouth +		5	–	2					8	–	2
No. 25 Harvard +		5	–	2					8	–	2
Columbia +		5	–	2					7	–	3
Yale		4	–	3					7	–	3
Cornell		3	–	4					4	–	6
Penn		2	–	5					4	–	6
Brown		2	–	5					3	–	7
Princeton		2	–	5					3	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Preseason

Ivy League media poll

The Ivy League preseason poll was released on August 5, 2024. The Bulldogs were predicted to finish first in the conference.[1]

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Yale	114 (6)
2	Harvard	108 (7)
3	Penn	88 (2)
T4	Princeton	80 (1)
T4	Dartmouth	80
6	Brown	56
7	Cornell	26
8	Columbia	24

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 21	2:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ESPN+	W 38–31	15,117
September 28	2:00 p.m.	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ESPN+	L 23–47	12,444
October 5	12:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	W 23–22	5,123
October 12	12:00 p.m.	Dartmouth	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	L 43–44 ^OT	4,983
October 19	12:00 p.m.	Lehigh*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	W 38–23	4,307
October 25	7:00 p.m.	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	W 31–10	7,917
November 1	7:00 p.m.	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	ESPNU	L 10–13	3,560
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Brown	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	W 56–34	4,742
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Princeton	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 42–28	7,594
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Harvard	Harvard Stadium Allston, MA (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 34–29	27,105
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2024 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 5 Cuttler Adams Fr OL 72 Bennett Anderson Fr OL 66 Bennie Anderson Sr WR 81 Thomas Bacon Jr. Fr TE 88 Ryan Belk Sr OL 75 Michael Bennett Jr OL 58 Leo Bluhm Jr WR 8 Nico Brown Jr OL 71 Kevin Cassidy Fr OL 70 Cameron Charron Jr WR 20 Chase Collyer So RB 28 Wilhelm Daal Jr RB 21 Nathan Denney Sr OL 73 Teo Falk Sr WR 23 Joey Felton Sr QB 6 Bradyn Fleharty Fr TE 80 Luke Foster Sr OL 55 Dylan Garrity So OL 74 Connor Halverson Sr WR 14 Camden Hickox Fr QB 3 Marshall Howe Jr OL 78 Charlie Humphreys Fr QB 9 Grant Jordan Sr WR 83 Brice June So OL 77 Jack Karhu Sr WR 16 Garon Kemp So OL 69 Quinton Lewis So WR 12 Kyle Maltarich Fr TE 50/87 Ben Mann Sr QB 15 Brogan McCaughey Jr WR 13 Donovan McKoy So TE 42 Spencer Mermans So OL 79 Jack Molloy Sr OL 57 Joseph Nash Jr WR 2 Chase Nenad Sr RB 31 Adam Pandolfi Fr WR 10 David Pantelis Sr RB 0 Tre Peterson Sr RB 7 Josh Pitsenberger Jr RB, WR 4 Cameron Price Jr TE 82 Nolan Recker Jr TE 85 Colton Sanders Fr WR 18 Jaxton Santiago Fr OL 50 Declan Savage Jr OL 62 Aaron Session Jr WR 1 Mason Shipp Sr OL 61 Connor Smith Sr TE 90 Graham Smith So WR 27 Kelvin Smith Sr OL 54 Jackson St. Aubyn So WR 11 Aidan Stephens Jr WR 19 Devyn Suggs Sr OL 60 Sean Sullivan Sr TE 17 Robby Tattersall So TE 84 Scott Truninger Jr TE 22 Brady Wagner Fr OL 64 Andrew Weisz Sr WR 86 Davis Wong Fr TE 44 Ry Yates Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 16 Damian Anderson Sr DL 99 Cooper Austin So LB 24 Inumidun Ayo-Durojaiye Sr DB 27 Brandon Banks Fr DB 14 Charles Barkley-Smith Fr DB 19 Kade Barnes Sr LB 34 Joseph Barry So DB 48 Brandon Benn Sr LB 7 Jacob Biggs Sr DL 37 Jackson Boone Fr LB 13 Nathaniel Campbell Sr DL 33 James Cave So DB 0 Osize Daniyan So DB 25 Dylan Darville So DB 32 Billy Eastep Fr DL 51 Ejiroghene Egodogbare Jr DL 54 Babawale Fadeyibi So DB 18 Da'Quan Gonzales Jr DB 20 Joseph Gonzales Sr DB 8 Phoenix Grant So DL 2 Alvin Gulley Jr. Sr DB 3 Sean Guyton Sr DB 35 Zack Haaland Sr DB 21 Ty Ingram-Eiser Fr DL 45 Zairion Jackson-Bass So DL 93 Mack Johnson Fr DL 94 Kevin Jourdain Sr DB 4 Abu Kamara So DB 29 John Kemp So LB 22 Jason Lee Sr LB 46 Joe McCord Fr DL 9 Tamatoa McDonough Sr DL 92 Sam McGivern Fr DL 30 Jack Michalik Sr DL 40 Raleigh Oxendine Sr DL 91 Trent Page Fr LB 44 Eddie Palumbo Fr LB 12 Steven Partin Fr LB 36 Wyatt Raymond Sr DB 28 Dillon Rickenbacker Fr DL 56 Xavier Rivers Fr DB 1 Archie Russ III Sr DB 5 Jacob Saffold Sr DB 15 JP Schmidt Fr DL 43 Micaiah Shaber Jr LB 52 Dean Shaffer Sr DB 6 Joshua Tarver Jr DL 96 Jaylin Tate So DB 10 Breylan Thompson Fr DL 49 Mitchell Tyler Sr DL 97 Lota Ugokwe Fr DB 23 Ruben Valenzuela Jr LB 31 Walker Warncke Sr DB 17 Brandon Webster So DB 11 Chris White Fr LB 41 Melik Williams Jr DL 98 Dylan Yang Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K, P 26 Nick Conforti Jr K, P 39 Shamus Florio Sr LS 55 Joey Fortner So	Head coach Tony Reno 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 Spencer Field – Assistant strength & conditioning coach John Vecchio – Assistant data analytics specialist Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: November 9, 2024

Game summaries

at Holy Cross

See also: 2024 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

Game One – Yale Bulldogs (0–0) vs Holy Cross Crusaders (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Crusaders	0	0	0	0	0

at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

• Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	YALE	HC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Holy Cross	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Cornell

See also: 2024 Cornell Big Red football team

Game Two – Yale Bulldogs (1–0) vs Cornell Big Red (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Big Red	0	0	0	0	0

at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY

• Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	YALE	COR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cornell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Central Connecticut

See also: 2024 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

Game Three – Central Connecticut Blue Devils (2–2) at Yale Bulldogs (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	7	6	6	22
Bulldogs	10	7	0	6	23

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

• Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 5,123
• Referee: Alexander Rudolph
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Justin Gallanty (play-by-play) and Jack Siedlecki (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (10:30) YALE - Nick Conforti 36 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:30; Yale 3-0) (5:25) CCSU - Jack Barnum 32 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 5:05; Tied 3-3) (1:29) YALE - Grant Jordan 4 Yd Run (Nick Conforti Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:51; Yale 10-3) Second quarter (13:02) CCSU - Jamir Robertson 49 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Jack Barnum Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:21; Tied 10-10) (2:14) YALE - Joshua Pitsenberger 64 Yd Run (Nick Conforti Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 3:28; Yale 17-10) Third quarter (3:59) CCSU - Jack Barnum 38 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:39; Yale 17-13) (0:21) CCSU - Jack Barnum 42 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:01; Yale 17-16) Fourth quarter (11:25) CCSU - Isaac Boston 19 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:20; Central Connecticut 22-17) (8:15) YALE - Luke Foster 19 Yd pass from Grant Jordan (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) (Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:09; Yale 23-22)

Statistics	CCSU	YALE
First downs	24	18
Total yards	458	339
Rushing yards	170	193
Passing yards	288	146
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–31–0	16–31–2
Time of possession	34:31	25:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Connecticut	Passing	Brady Olson	17/30, 288 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Elijah Howard	25 carries, 108 yards
	Receiving	Elijah Howard	5 receptions, 68 yards
Yale	Passing	Grant Jordan	16/31, 146 yards, TD
	Rushing	Joshua Pitsenberger	19 carries, 127 yards, TD
	Receiving	David Pantelis	4 receptions, 45 yards

Dartmouth

See also: 2024 Dartmouth Big Green football team

Game Four – Dartmouth Big Green (3–0) at Yale Bulldogs (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Green	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

• Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DART	YALE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Dartmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Lehigh (Yank Townsend Trophy)

See also: 2024 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team and Yank Townsend Trophy

Game Five – Lehigh Mountain Hawks (3–2) at Yale Bulldogs (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

• Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	LEH	YALE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lehigh	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Penn

See also: 2024 Penn Quakers football team

Game Six – Yale Bulldogs (3–2) vs Penn Quakers (2–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Quakers	0	0	0	0	0

at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA

• Date: Friday October 25, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	YALE	PENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Penn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Columbia

See also: 2024 Columbia Lions football team

Game Seven – Yale Bulldogs (4–2) vs Columbia Lions (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Lions	0	0	0	0	0

at Wien Stadium • New York, NY

• Date: Friday November 1, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	YALE	COLU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Columbia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Brown

See also: 2024 Brown Bears football team

Game Eight – Brown Bears (3–4) at Yale Bulldogs (4–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

• Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BRWN	YALE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Princeton (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Princeton Tigers football team and Princeton–Yale football rivalry

Game Nine – Princeton Tigers (2–6) at Yale Bulldogs (5–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

• Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PRIN	YALE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Princeton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 17 Harvard (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Harvard Crimson football team and Harvard–Yale football rivalry

Game Ten – Yale Bulldogs (6–3) at No. 17 Harvard Crimson (8–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
No. 17 Crimson	0	0	0	0	0

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA

• Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	YALE	HARV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Harvard	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "Yale Voted Preseason Ivy Football Favorite". Ivy League Athletics. August 5, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
2. "2024 Yale Football". Yale athletics. Retrieved August 17, 2024.