1997 Yale Bulldogs football team American college football season
The 1997 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season . The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Jack Siedlecki , played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished in seventh place in the Ivy League .
Yale's record book lists a 1–9 record for 1997, 0–7 in Ivy League play.[ 1] The Ivy League record book, however, credits Yale with a conference win after Penn forfeited its victories. Yale is thus recorded by the league as its seventh-place finisher in 1997, ahead of Penn.[ 2]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 20 Brown L 14–5215,315 [ 3]
September 27 Connecticut * L 0–2816,367 [ 4]
October 3 vs. Valparaiso * W 34–147,668 [ 5]
October 11 Bucknell * L 24–2511,239 [ 6]
October 18 Dartmouth L 7–2117,973 [ 7]
October 25 at Columbia L 10–214,665 [ 8]
November 1 Penn W 7–26[a] 3,600 [ 9] [ 10]
November 8 at Cornell L 10–373,995 [ 11]
November 15 vs. Princeton L 0–97,731 [ 12]
November 22 Harvard L 7–1726,064 [ 13]
Note
^ a: In January 1998, Penn agreed to forfeit its Ivy League wins from 1997 after star defensive tackle Mitch Marrow was declared ineligible as a part-time student.[ 10] Both teams' record books claim their 1997 meeting, a 26–7 Penn victory on the field, as a loss. Yale thus computes its season record as 1–9, and its Ivy League record as 0–6. The Ivy League's own record book, however, regards the game as a Yale victory (by forfeit), and computes win–loss records and season standings accordingly.[ 2]
References
^ "Football By Year" (PDF) . Yale Bulldogs. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018 .
^ a b "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF) . Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League . 2017. p. 37. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ Berlet, Bruce (September 21, 1997). "Siedlecki's Opener a Long Afternoon" . The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. C13 – via Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Ivy Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 21, 1997. p. C20.
^ Conner, Desmond (September 28, 1997). "Huskies Are Looking for More" . The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Jauss, Bill (October 4, 1997). "Defense Paves Way for Yale Romp" . Chicago Tribune . Chicago, Ill. sect. 3, p. 3 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Berlet, Bruce (October 12, 1997). "Weak Kicking Game Costs Yale" . The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Vellante, John (October 19, 1997). "Big Green Streak Is Alive at 22" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Berlet, Bruce (October 26, 1997). "Columbia Shuts Down Yale Offense" . The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 26, 1997. p. F14.
^ Yantz, Tom (November 2, 1997). "Yale in a Tough Spot: Can't Stop Penn's Finn; Quarterback Walland Injured" . The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b Moran, Edward (January 3, 1998). "Penn Forfeits 5 Wins in Marrow Case" . Philadelphia Daily News . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com .
^ McShea, Keith (November 27, 1997). "Krawczyk, Big Red Take It to Yale, 37-10" . The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com .
^ Finnegan, Tara (November 16, 1997). "Tigers' Nakielny Provides Relief" . The Home News & Tribune . New Brunswick, N.J. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Berlet, Bruce (November 23, 1997). "Elis Shown How It's Done" . The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com .
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