1983 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 1983 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by 19th-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished last in the Ivy League with a 1–6 record, 1–9 overall.[1]

1983 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Ivy League
1983 record	1–9 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Carmen Cozza (19th season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl

1983 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard +	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Penn +	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Brown	4	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Dartmouth	4	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Cornell	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Princeton	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Columbia	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	7	–	2
Yale	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

By finishing last in the Ivy League, this Yale team would be the last team for the next five years to place below Columbia in the standings, as the Lions embarked on a 44-game losing streak, at the time the longest in NCAA Division I history. Columbia's October 15 date at the Yale Bowl would also serve as the program's final win before the start of the streak, which would encompass all of the 1984-1987 seasons. Columbia would not win another game until October 8, 1988.[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Brown	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 24–26	14,037	[3]
September 24	Connecticut*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 12–38	29,066	[4]
October 1	vs. William & Mary*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	L 14–26	20,000	[5]
October 8	Boston College*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–42	31,108	[6]
October 15	Columbia	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 18–21	13,523	[7]
October 22	Penn	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–17	14,424	[8]
October 29	Dartmouth	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 21–24	22,007	[9]
November 5	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 7–41	12,100	[10]
November 12	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 28–21	27,140	[11]
November 19	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	L 7–16	70,097	[12]
*Non-conference game

Roster

1983 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class T 66 John O'Neill So TE 89 Charlie Parker Sr TE 85 Jim Quinn So QB 16 John Quinn So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 32 Kevin Kalinich Sr LB 94 Scott Martin Jr DB 21 Joe Pont Sr LB 30 Bob White Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 3 Bill Moore Jr	Head coach Carmen Cozza 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 April 15, 2018.
2. Goodman, Brett (October 9, 1988). "Columbia Ends 44-Game Loss Skid". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-F – via Newspapers.com.
3. Concannon, Joe (September 18, 1983). "Brown Hangs On". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Anderson, Woody (September 25, 1983). "Big Return: UConn Zaps Yale, 38-12". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Denn, Charlie (October 2, 1983). "Murphy Sparks W&M over Yale". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. D-1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Thomsen, Ian (October 9, 1983). "BC Scores Early and Often". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Apple, Ginny (October 16, 1983). "Even Columbia Tops Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D14, D15 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Newman, Chuck (October 23, 1983). "Penn Rolls, 17-0, by Winless Yale Despite Mistakes". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 11-E, 12-E – via Newspapers.com.
9. Concannon, Joe (October 30, 1983). "Polsinello Keeps Yale on Decline". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Van Sickle, Kenny (November 7, 1983). "At Last, Victory". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Yale Upsets Princeton, 28-21, for 1st Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 13, 1983. pp. 13-G, 16-G – via Newspapers.com.
12. Apple, Ginny (November 20, 1983). "The Game: Harvard Wins, 16-7, Shares Ivy Title". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.