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1996 Yale Bulldogs football team

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1996 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Shoop (3rd season)
Home stadiumYale Bowl
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Dartmouth $   7 0     10 0  
Columbia   5 2     8 2  
Brown   4 3     5 5  
Cornell   4 3     4 6  
Penn   3 4     5 5  
Harvard   2 5     4 6  
Princeton   2 5     3 7  
Yale   1 6     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by head coach Carmen Cozza in his 32nd and final season. They played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for fourth place in the Ivy League with a 3–4 record, 5–5 overall.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at BrownW 30–07,304[2]
September 28No. 16 Connecticut*L 6–4227,624[3]
October 5at Army*L 13–3940,776[4]
October 12Bucknell*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 23–2114,502[5]
October 19at DartmouthL 6–4010,119[6]
October 26Columbia
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 10–1324,715[7]
November 2at PennL 3–2019,203[8]
November 9Cornell
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 20–287,655[9]
November 16Princeton
L 13–1729,469[10]
November 23at HarvardL 21–2624,470[11]

Roster

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1996 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 4 Heath Ackley
QB 6 Blake Kendall
WR 7 Kevin Pardue
QB 8 Kris Barber
QB 10 Benjimin Steinberg
RB 21 Jeremy Garelick
WR 22 Nate Stoner
WR 23 Clint Rodriguez
WR 33 Andrew Samocki
OL 57 Matt Blodgett
C 58 Joe Montesano
OL 59 Mike Finnegan
OL 60 Mark Hausman
OT 62 Marek Rubin
C 66 Jack Hill
OL 77 Tsali Ricketson
OL 78 Allan McCall
TE 80 Joe Pilch
WR 81 Mike Potkay
TE 83 Brian Schraf
TE 84 Joe Leith
WR 85 Ryan Krzykowski
TE 86 Bill Sprouse
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 2 Leroy Garcia
LB 3 Kevin Scott
LB 9 Todd Scott
DB 11 James Paci
DB 16 Peter Calamari
DB 18 Matt O'Donnell
DB 19 Chad Miller
DB 20 Scott Yaeker
LB 35 Frank Giardina
LB 36 Bryan Whalen
LB 37 Ben Teal
DB 38 Kevin O'Callahan
LB 39 Scott Benton
LB 40 Tony Kim
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 1 John Lafferty
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

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  1. ^ "Football By Year" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Berlet, Bruce (September 22, 1996). "Yale Dominates Brown in Opener". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Conner, Desmond (September 29, 1996). "Turnovers Just Play Into Huskies' Hands". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Berlet, Bruce (October 6, 1996). "An Inspired Effort Falls Short for Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Yale Overcomes 14-Point Deficit, Edges Bucknell". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 13, 1996. pp. C1, C10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Greenberg, Alan (October 20, 1996). "Dartmouth Scores Its Biggest Victory Over Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E11, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Berlet, Bruce (October 27, 1996). "Columbia Defeats Yale on Late FG". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D12, D14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Berlet, Bruce (November 3, 1996). "Elis Offense Ruins 300th for Cozza". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D4, D5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Berlet, Bruce (November 10, 1996). "Turnovers Ruin Yale's Turnaround". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Berlet, Bruce (November 17, 1996). "Turns Out to Be a Long Day for Yale, Cozza". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 24, 1996). "Crimson Haunt Yale's Cozza to the End; Elis' Comeback Falls Short". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.