1959 Yale Bulldogs football team
American college football season
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The 1959 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1959 college football season. The Bulldogs were led by eighth-year head coach Jordan Olivar, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished the season with a 6–3 record.[2]
| 1959 Yale Bulldogs football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 6–3 (4–3 Ivy) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Richard Winkler[1] |
| Home stadium | Yale Bowl |
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26 | Connecticut* | W 20–0 | 30,268 | [3] | ||
| October 3 | Brown |
| W 17–0 | 28,017 | [4] | |
| October 10 | Columbia |
| W 14–0 | 20,196 | [5] | |
| October 17 | at Cornell | W 23–0 | 20,000 | [6] | ||
| October 24 | Colgate* | No. 19 |
| W 21–0 | 11,000 | [7] |
| October 31 | Dartmouth | No. 13 |
| L 8–12 | 42,741 | [8] |
| November 7 | at Penn | L 12–28 | 25,102 | [9] | ||
| November 14 | at Princeton | W 38–20 | 8,000 | [10] | ||
| November 21 | Harvard |
| L 6–35 | 66,053 | [11] | |
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