1980 Yale Bulldogs football team

1980 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League champion
Conference	Ivy League
Record	8–2 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Carmen Cozza (16th season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl

1980 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Cornell	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Harvard	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Penn	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1980 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs were led by 16th-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished in first place in the Ivy League with a 6–1 record, 8–2 overall.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 45–17	15,500	[2]
September 27	Connecticut*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 20–10	34,500	[3]
October 4	Air Force*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 17–16	23,000	[4]
October 11	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 9–27	26,000	[5]
October 18	Columbia	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 30–10	14,000	[6]
October 25	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 8–0	7,000	[7]
November 1	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 35–7	16,111	[8]
November 8	Cornell	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 6–24	28,000	[9]
November 15	Princeton	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	W 25–13	36,000	[10]
November 22	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	W 14–0	41,000	[11]
*Non-conference game

Roster

1980 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 51 Bill Basa So FB 32 Jeff Bassette So G 67 Bill Bellissimo Jr TE 95 Dale Bernhard Sr OT 71 Jim Britt Jr WR 88 Bob Burkitt Jr QB 7 Rick Crews So RB 34 Jim Dalzell So G 62 Peter Deeb Sr RB 33 Rich Diana Jr TE 80 Matt Dolan Jr G 65 Bill Donahoe Jr QB 17 Joe Dufek So RB 44 Gerry Harrington Sr WR 82 Ron Jadin So TE 84 Tom Kokoska Jr C 55 Jim Lang So C 74 Paul Lata Jr QB 5 Phil Manley Sr C 52 Jeff Manning Sr RB 20 Cornell McCullom Sr WR 85 Tom Moyer Jr RB 41 John Nitti Sr QB 19 John Rogan Jr WR 86 Scott Sheldon So OT 70 Dan Skarzynski Sr WR 87 Dan Stratton Sr G 58 Bill Whitehurst Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 21 Danny Barnett Sr DB 14 Kerry Bensinger Jr DB 46 Greg Burkus So DB 9 Tom Burns So LB 45 Doug Carrns Jr DB 49 Pat Conran Jr MG 40 Kevin Czinger Sr CB 12 David Daugherty Jr DT 97 John Ford Sr DE 77 Doug Holowinko So LB 42 Jim Joiner So DE 99 John Kelly Sr DT 89 Bill Kirk Jr MG 66 Tony Lepore Sr S 8 Mike Muscatello Sr LB 37 Scott McKenzie Sr DB 24 David Novosel Sr LB 23 Jeff Rohrer Jr LB 33 Jay Snyder Jr DE 36 Len Tavera Sr DE 78 Dennis Tulsiak Jr DB 10 George Vitelli Jr DB 18 Jon Wood Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 1 Jeff Arons So K 3 Tony Jones Jr K 11 Gary Whitman Jr	Head coach Carmen Cozza Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1980 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
2. Visser, Lesley (September 21, 1980). "Yale Rolls over Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Wilkins, Sam (September 28, 1980). "Yale Gets Big Plays, Holds Off Connecticut". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Yantz, Tom (October 5, 1980). "Cozza Gets 100th". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Concannon, Joe (October 12, 1980). "BC's Too Much for Yale". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Wilkins, Sam (October 19, 1980). "Yale Cools Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Wilkins, Sam (October 26, 1980). "Yale Sneaks by Penn". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Roberts, Ernie (November 2, 1980). "Diana, Yale Manhandle Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Roberts, Ernie (November 9, 1980). "Cornell Halts Yale". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Concannon, Joe (November 16, 1980). "Yale Earns Title Tie". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Concannon, Joe (November 23, 1980). "Yale Gets Its Revenge, 14-0; Defense Ends Harvard Hopes". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.