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FOOTBALL: The inspiration behind Team 148’s creative offensive scheme

The Yale football team is familiar with having a dynamic quarterback room. One can look back nearly three years to see this play out on […]

September 29, 2021

JARED FEL

FOOTBALL: Yale bests Cornell 23–17 behind two interceptions, kickoff return from Rodney Thomas II

In an afternoon that saw spurts of offensive mastery on some possessions, penalty-stalled drives on others and defensive dominance throughout, the Yale football team secured […]

September 27, 2021

Yale football players face off against Cornell.

NADER GRANMAYEH

FOOTBALL: Bulldogs set to host Cornell in Ivy League Opener

Yale will kick off its Ivy League season Saturday when it hosts the Big Red at the Yale Bowl.

September 24, 2021

Football players celebrate during a game

JARED FEL

FOOTBALL: Holy Cross plays spoiler in season opener, defeating Yale 20–17

In a season-opening thriller that came down to the game’s final minute, it was Holy Cross that escaped New Haven with a 20–17 victory over the defending Ivy League Champions.

September 21, 2021

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FOOTBALL: Bulldogs to kick off their 148th campaign against Holy Cross

The Elis are set to host Crusaders in the Yale football team’s opener.

September 17, 2021

JARED FEL

FOOTBALL: Athletic administrators prepping Yale Bowl for first event since pandemic began

Yale football opens its season at the Yale Bowl this Saturday, and administrators told the News that the fan experience will resemble its pre-pandemic self. The Bowl’s clear bag policy and no reentry rule will remain in effect after debuting in fall 2019.

September 16, 2021

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Kingman, Handsome Dan XIX, to debut at first home football game

While the Bulldogs have been preparing to take the field, Handsome Dan XIX has been preparing to take the stage.

September 15, 2021

JARED FEL & NADER GRANMAYEH

FOOTBALL: Richard Pont, former Yale running back coach of nearly three decades, dies at 90

Richard Pont, a United States army veteran who was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his service, coached Yale football’s offensive backfield from 1968 to 1995.

September 7, 2021

JARED FEL & NADER GRANMAYEH

FOOTBALL: Yale, picked second in Ivy League preseason poll, looks ahead to 2021 season

After finishing its 2019 campaign with a 9–1 overall record — 6–1 against divisional rivals — the Yale football team received six first place votes in this year’s Ivy League preseason poll, two votes behind Princeton and five votes ahead of Dartmouth.

August 31, 2021

JARED FEL

FOOTBALL: ‘Focusing on the day-to-day’: Yale players work through spring practice

Yale football players enrolled and living in New Haven are finishing up a spring of practices, as Yale fans and other Connecticut residents look forward to […]

April 22, 2021

JARED FEL

Behind the Venue: The Yale Bowl and a game one hundred years in the making

“Behind the Venue” is a series of feature-form articles that dives into the history, character and most memorable moments of Yale’s various athletic forums — […]

March 29, 2021