1979 Yale Bulldogs football team
American college football season
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The 1979 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs were led by 15th-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, 8–1 overall.[1]
| 1979 Yale Bulldogs football | |
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Ivy League champion | |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 8–1 (6–1 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Yale Bowl |
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Brown | W 13–12 | 15,000 | [2] | |
| September 29 | Connecticut* |
| W 24–17 | 21,300 | [3] |
| October 6 | Colgate* |
| W 27–0 | 18,500 | [4] |
| October 13 | Dartmouth |
| W 3–0 | 26,000 | [5] |
| October 20 | at Columbia | W 37–7 | 7,350 | [6] | |
| October 27 | Penn |
| W 24–6 | 19,852 | [7] |
| November 3 | at Cornell | W 23–20 | 18,500 | [8] | |
| November 10 | at Princeton | W 35–10 | 22,825 | [9] | |
| November 17 | Harvard |
| L 7–22 | 72,000 | [10] |
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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NFL draft
The following Bulldog was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[11]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
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| 9 | 194 | Kenny Hill | DB | Oakland Raiders |