en 1977 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 1977 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Bulldogs were led by 13th-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished in first place in the Ivy League with a 6–1 record, 7–2 overall.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Brown	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 10–9	27,196	^[2]
September 24	Connecticut*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 23–12	11,334	^[3]
October 1	Miami (OH)*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 14–28	19,026	^[4]
October 8	Dartmouth	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–3	24,036	^[5]
October 15	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 42–20	7,220	^[6]
October 22	Penn	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 27–21	15,000	^[7]
October 29	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 28–0	13,000	^[8]
November 5	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 44–8	23,142	^[9]
November 12	Harvard	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	W 24–7	64,685	^[10]
*Non-conference game

^ "1977 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 18, 1977). "Yale Beats Brown; 27,196 See Eli Win by 10 to 9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Strong, Roger (September 25, 1977). "Rizzo, Pagliaro Tug Yale Past Conn, 23-12". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Wallace, William N. (October 2, 1977). "Yale Falls; Rally by Miami of Ohio Sets Back Elis, 28-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
^ Wallace, William N. (October 9, 1977). "Dartmouth Wins, 3-0, from Yale". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Katz, Michael (October 16, 1977). "Harvard and Yale Win; Elis Capitalize on Lions' Fumbles". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Harvin, Al (October 23, 1977). "Yale and Dartmouth in 3-Way Ivy Tie; Eli Rally Foils Penn Upset Bid, 27-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
^ McGowen, Deane (October 30, 1977). "Dartmouth and Yale Win, Share Ivy League Lead; Cornell Is Drubbed by the Elis, 28-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
^ Wallace, William N. (November 6, 1977). "Yale Victor, Leads Ivy League; Eli Runs Humble Princeton, 44 to 8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Wallace, William N. (November 13, 1977). "Yale Crushes Harvard, 24 to 7, and Captures Ivy League Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.