1973 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 1973 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Bulldogs were led by ninth-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for second place in the Ivy League with a 5–2 record, 6–3 overall.^[1]

1973 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Carmen Cozza (9th season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Ivy League football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Connecticut*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 13–27	16,714	[2]
October 6	Colgate*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 24–18	14,000	[3]
October 13	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 25–34	17,800	[4]
October 20	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 29–0	14,886	[5]
October 27	Cornell	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 20–3	22,585	[6]
November 3	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 13–24	19,000	[7]
November 10	Penn	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 24–21	23,458	[8]
November 17	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 30–13	31,000	[9]
November 24	Harvard	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	W 35–0	41,247	[10]
*Non-conference game

Roster

1973 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB John Douohue Sr OT Greg Dubinetz Jr WR Gary Fencik So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 45 Gary Wilhelm Sr LB Charlie Zupsic So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Carmen Cozza Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt