1971 Yale Bulldogs football team

1971 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Ivy League
1971 record	4–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Carmen Cozza (7th season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
Seasons

Template:1971 Ivy League football standings The 1971 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs were led by seventh year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for fifth place in the Ivy League with a 3–4 record, 4–5 overall.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25	Connecticut*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 23–0
October 2	Colgate*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 21–28
October 9	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 17–10
October 16	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 14–15
October 23	Cornell	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 10–31
October 30	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 15–17
November 6	Penn	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (Rivalry)	W 24–14
November 13	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (Rivalry)	W 10–6
November 20	Harvard	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	L 16–35
*Non-conference game

Roster

1971 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 25 Jauron, DickDick Jauron 5.0 !Jr C 51 Johnson, DougDoug Johnson 3.0 !So T 75 Jordan, MattMatt Jordan 7.0 !Sr FB 22 Mierzwinski, GregGreg Mierzwinski 5.0 !Jr QB 10 Purrington, RoyRoy Purrington 5.0 !Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 80 Jones, PaulPaul Jones 7.0 !Sr DB 16 Lewis, CarlCarl Lewis 3.0 !So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Carmen Cozza Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt