1976 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 1976 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Bulldogs were led by 12th-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for first place in the Ivy League with a 6–1 record, 8–1 overall.^[1]

1976 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League co-champion
Conference	Ivy League
Record	8–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Carmen Cozza (12th season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Brown +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Harvard	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Columbia	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Penn	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Princeton	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Cornell	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 6–14	13,500	[2]
September 25	Connecticut*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 21–10	21,860	[3]
October 2	Lehigh*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 21–6	13,000–13,034	[4][5]
October 9	Dartmouth	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 18–14	10,000	[6]
October 16	Columbia	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 37–6	14,035	[7]
October 23	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 21–7	15,101	[8]
October 30	Cornell	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 14–6	22,519	[9]
November 6	Princeton	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	W 39–7	33,218	[10]
November 13	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	W 21–7	42,000	[11]
*Non-conference game

Roster

1976 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 79 Pete McNamara So RB 40 John Pagliaro Jr QB 16 Stone Phillips Sr WR 85 John Spagnola So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 92 Pete White So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 5 Randy Carter Sr	Head coach Carmen Cozza Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1976 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
2. Wallace, William N. (September 19, 1976). "Brown Defeats Yale; Bruins 14-6 Victors, Aided by Fumbles". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
3. Cadigan, Barry (September 26, 1976). "Yale QB Takes Five Minutes to Defeat UConn, 21-10". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 98 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Apple, Ginny (October 3, 1976). "Yale's Pagliaro Powers 21-6 Win". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lehigh)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
6. Wallace, William N. (October 10, 1976). "Yale Ends Dartmouth Streak, 18-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S7.
7. "Yale Overruns Columbia, 37-6". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 17, 1976. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
8. McGowen, Deane (October 24, 1976). "Yale Wins, 21-7, as Ground Game Proves Too Powerful for Penn". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S10.
9. "Brown and Yale Triumph, Tie for Ivy Lead; Cornell Bids Halted by Eli in 14-6 Game". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 31, 1976. p. S1.
10. Wallace, William N. (November 7, 1976). "Brown and Yale Post Victories, Stay Deadlocked for Ivy Lead; Elis Rout Princeton". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Wallace, William N. (November 14, 1976). "Yale Beats Harvard, 21-7, and Shares Ivy Crown with Brown, 28-17 Winner; Pagliaro Gains 125 Yards to Pace Elis". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.