1999 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 1999 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by third-year head coach Jack Siedlecki, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for first place in the Ivy League with a 6–1 record, 9–1 overall.^[1]

1999 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League co-champion
Conference	Ivy League
Record	9–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Jack Siedlecki (3rd season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 Brown +		6	–	1					9	–	1
Yale +		6	–	1					9	–	1
Cornell		5	–	2					7	–	3
Penn		4	–	3					5	–	5
Harvard		3	–	4					5	–	5
Dartmouth		2	–	5					2	–	8
Columbia		1	–	6					3	–	7
Princeton		1	–	6					3	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Brown	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 24–25	17,398	[2]
September 25	Valparaiso*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 48–2	16,153	[3]
October 2	at San Diego*	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	W 17–6	4,000	[4]
October 9	Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 34–14	4,276	[5]
October 16	Dartmouth	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 44–3	28,795	[6]
October 23	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 49–29	2,750	[7]
October 30	Penn	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 23–19	20,762	[8]
November 6	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 37–20	16,071	[9]
November 13	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 23–21	21,602	[10]
November 20	Harvard	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	W 24–21	52,484	[11]
*Non-conference game

Roster

1999 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 21 Eric Johnson Jr TE 87 Jeffrey Ditman So	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jack Siedlecki Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Football By Year" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
2. Hine, Tommy (September 19, 1999). "From Block to Shock, Yale Loses". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Hine, Tommy (September 26, 1999). "More Drama? Yale Passes". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E12 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Walland Sits Out, but Yale Defeats San Diego". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. October 4, 1999. pp. C2, C9 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Hine, Tommy (October 10, 1999). "Nothing Is Wrong with Yale". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Hine, Tommy (October 17, 1999). "Bulldogs Turn Up Pressure". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Hine, Tommy (October 24, 1999). "Yale Breaks Out, Holds On". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Juliano, Joe (October 31, 1999). "Passing and Scrambling, QB Leads Yale Past Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C10 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Hine, Tommy (November 7, 1999). "Yale (7-1) Strikes Again: 30 Straight Points Put Away Cornell". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E8 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Hine, Tommy (November 14, 1999). "Scrambling to Victory: Walland's Moves Keep Yale Going". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Hine, Tommy (November 21, 1999). "Play of The Game: Walland Goes Out 42-for-67". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.