1996 Yale Bulldogs football team

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1996 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Shoop (3rd season)
Home stadiumYale Bowl
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Dartmouth $   7 0     10 0  
Columbia   5 2     8 2  
Brown   4 3     5 5  
Cornell   4 3     4 6  
Penn   3 4     5 5  
Harvard   2 5     4 6  
Princeton   2 5     3 7  
Yale   1 6     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by head coach Carmen Cozza in his 32nd and final season. They played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for fourth place in the Ivy League with a 3–4 record, 5–5 overall.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at
Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
  • W 30–07,304[2]
    September 28No. 16 Connecticut*L 6–4227,624[3]
    October 5at Army*L 13–3940,776[4]
    October 12Bucknell*
    • Yale Bowl
    • New Haven, CT
    W 23–2114,502[5]
    October 19at DartmouthL 6–4010,119[6]
    October 26Columbia
    • Yale Bowl
    • New Haven, CT
    L 10–1324,715[7]
    November 2at PennL 3–2019,203[8]
    November 9Cornell
    • Yale Bowl
    • New Haven, CT
    L 20–287,655[9]
    November 16Princeton
    L 13–1729,469[10]
    November 23at HarvardL 21–2624,470[11]

    Roster

    1996 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 4 Heath Ackley
    QB 6 Blake Kendall
    WR 7 Kevin Pardue
    QB 8 Kris Barber
    QB 10 Benjimin Steinberg
    RB 21 Jeremy Garelick
    WR 22 Nate Stoner
    WR 23 Clint Rodriguez
    WR 33 Andrew Samocki
    OL 57 Matt Blodgett
    C 58 Joe Montesano
    OL 59 Mike Finnegan
    OL 60 Mark Hausman
    OT 62 Marek Rubin
    C 66 Jack Hill
    OL 77 Tsali Ricketson
    OL 78 Allan McCall
    TE 80 Joe Pilch
    WR 81 Mike Potkay
    TE 83 Brian Schraf
    TE 84 Joe Leith
    WR 85 Ryan Krzykowski
    TE 86 Bill Sprouse
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB 2 Leroy Garcia
    LB 3 Kevin Scott
    LB 9 Todd Scott
    DB 11 James Paci
    DB 16 Peter Calamari
    DB 18 Matt O'Donnell
    DB 19 Chad Miller
    DB 20 Scott Yaeker
    LB 35 Frank Giardina
    LB 36 Bryan Whalen
    LB 37 Ben Teal
    DB 38 Kevin O'Callahan
    LB 39 Scott Benton
    LB 40 Tony Kim
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    PK 1 John Lafferty
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    References

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