1958 Yale Bulldogs football team

1958 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	2–7 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach	Jordan Olivar (7th season)
Captain	Paul Lynch[1]
Home stadium	Yale Bowl

1958 Ivy League football standings

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

The 1958 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1958 college football season. The Bulldogs were led by seventh-year head coach Jordan Olivar, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished the season with a 2–7 record.^[2][3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Connecticut*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 8–6	22,158	[4]
October 4	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 29–35	17,600	[5]
October 11	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 0–13	17,000	[6]
October 18	Cornell	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–12	28,816	[7]
October 25	Colgate*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 14–7	20,328	[8]
November 1	Dartmouth	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 14–22	42,240	[9]
November 8	Penn	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 6–30	20,952	[10]
November 15	Princeton	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	L 14–50	47,680	[11]
November 22	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	L 0–28	40,200	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Year By Year Scores: 1958". Yale Football Media Guide. 1964. p. 72. Retrieved November 26, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
2. "1958 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
3. "Yale Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
4. Briordy, William J. (September 28, 1958). "Yale Turns Back Connecticut, 8-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Briordy, William J. (October 5, 1958). "Bruins Trip Yale with Rally, 35-29". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 12, 1958). "Lions Score, 13-0; Columbia's 10-Game Losing Streak Ends with Yale's Upset". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Danzig, Allison (October 19, 1958). "Cornell Halts Yale in Ivy Duel, 12 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. McGowen, Roscoe (October 26, 1958). "Yale Eleven Turns Back Colgate in Rain with Touchdown in Fourth Period". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
9. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 2, 1958). "Indians Triumph over Yale, 22-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Keyes, Frank (November 9, 1958). "Pennsylvania Pummels Yale 30-6". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
11. Danzig, Allison (November 16, 1958). "Princeton Beats Yale, 50-14; Tigers Gain Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
12. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 23, 1958). "Harvard Routs Yale; Elis Downed, 28-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.