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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at
Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
    		• 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

    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

    1. ^ "1980 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
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