1981 Yale Bulldogs football team
American college football season
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The 1981 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs were led by 17th-year head coach Carmen Cozza and played their home games at the Yale Bowl. They played as a member of the Ivy League. The Bulldogs finished the season with an overall record of 9–1, including a record of 6–1 in Ivy League play, giving them a share of the Ivy League championship with Dartmouth.[1]
| 1981 Yale Bulldogs football | |
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Ivy League co-champion | |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 9–1 (6–1 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Yale Bowl |
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Brown | W 28–7 | 17,000 | [2] | ||
| September 26 | No. 6 Connecticut* |
| W 27–18 | 36,000 | [3] | |
| October 3 | Navy* |
| ABC | W 23–19 | 38,000 | [4] |
| October 10 | at Holy Cross* | W 29–28 | 21,601 | [5] | ||
| October 17 | at Columbia | W 48–17 | 10,025 | [6] | ||
| October 24 | Penn |
| W 24–3 | 24,500 | [7] | |
| October 31 | Dartmouth |
| ABC | W 24–3 | 32,500 | [8] |
| November 7 | at Cornell | W 23–17 | 13,000 | [9] | ||
| November 14 | at Princeton | L 31–35 | 20,303 | [10] | ||
| November 21 | Harvard |
| W 28–0 | 75,300 | [11] | |
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Roster
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NFL draft
The following Bulldogs were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[13]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
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| 2 | 53 | Jeff Rohrer | LB | Dallas Cowboys |
| 5 | 136 | Rich Diana | RB | Miami Dolphins |
| 6 | 159 | Curt Grieve | WR | Philadelphia Eagles |