1980 Yale Bulldogs football team

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1980 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League champion
ConferenceIvy League
Record8–2 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumYale Bowl
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Cornell 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Harvard 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Brown 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Princeton 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Dartmouth 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Penn 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Columbia 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1980 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs were led by 16th-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, 8–2 overall.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Brown
W 45–1715,500[2]
September 27Connecticut*
W 20–1034,500[3]
October 4Air Force*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 17–1623,000[4]
October 11at Boston College*
L 9–2726,000[5]
October 18Columbia
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 30–1014,000[6]
October 25at Penn
W 8–07,000[7]
November 1at Dartmouth
W 35–716,111[8]
November 8Cornell
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 6–2428,000[9]
November 15Princeton
W 25–1336,000[10]
November 22at Harvard
W 14–041,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster[edit]

1980 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 51 Bill Basa So
FB 32 Jeff Bassette So
G 67 Bill Bellissimo Jr
TE 95 Dale Bernhard Sr
OT 71 Jim Britt Jr
WR 88 Bob Burkitt Jr
QB 7 Rick Crews So
RB 34 Jim Dalzell So
G 62 Peter Deeb Sr
RB 33 Rich Diana Jr
TE 80 Matt Dolan Jr
G 65 Bill Donahoe Jr
QB 17 Joe Dufek So
RB 44 Gerry Harrington Sr
WR 82 Ron Jadin So
TE 84 Tom Kokoska Jr
C 55 Jim Lang So
C 74 Paul Lata Jr
QB 5 Phil Manley Sr
C 52 Jeff Manning Sr
RB 20 Cornell McCullom Sr
WR 85 Tom Moyer Jr
RB 41 John Nitti Sr
QB 19 John Rogan Jr
WR 86 Scott Sheldon So
OT 70 Dan Skarzynski Sr
WR 87 Dan Stratton Sr
G 58 Bill Whitehurst Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 21 Danny Barnett Sr
DB 14 Kerry Bensinger Jr
DB 46 Greg Burkus So
DB 9 Tom Burns So
LB 45 Doug Carrns Jr
DB 49 Pat Conran Jr
MG 40 Kevin Czinger Sr
CB 12 David Daugherty Jr
DT 97 John Ford Sr
DE 77 Doug Holowinko So
LB 42 Jim Joiner So
DE 99 John Kelly Sr
DT 89 Bill Kirk Jr
MG 66 Tony Lepore Sr
S 8 Mike Muscatello Sr
LB 37 Scott McKenzie Sr
DB 24 David Novosel Sr
LB 23 Jeff Rohrer Jr
LB 33 Jay Snyder Jr
DE 36 Len Tavera Sr
DE 78 Dennis Tulsiak Jr
DB 10 George Vitelli Jr
DB 18 Jon Wood Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Jeff Arons So
K 3 Tony Jones Jr
K 11 Gary Whitman Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1980 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  2. ^ Visser, Lesley (September 21, 1980). "Yale Rolls over Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Wilkins, Sam (September 28, 1980). "Yale Gets Big Plays, Holds Off Connecticut". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Yantz, Tom (October 5, 1980). "Cozza Gets 100th". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 12, 1980). "BC's Too Much for Yale". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Wilkins, Sam (October 19, 1980). "Yale Cools Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Wilkins, Sam (October 26, 1980). "Yale Sneaks by Penn". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Roberts, Ernie (November 2, 1980). "Diana, Yale Manhandle Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Roberts, Ernie (November 9, 1980). "Cornell Halts Yale". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 16, 1980). "Yale Earns Title Tie". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 23, 1980). "Yale Gets Its Revenge, 14-0; Defense Ends Harvard Hopes". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
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