1996 Yale Bulldogs football team

1996 Yale Bulldogs football
1996 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	2–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Carmen Cozza (32nd season);
Defensive coordinator	Bob Shoop (3rd season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
	Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Ivy League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 17 Dartmouth $	7	–	0	10	–	0
Columbia	5	–	2	8	–	2
Brown	4	–	3	5	–	5
Cornell	4	–	3	4	–	6
Penn	3	–	4	5	–	5
Harvard	2	–	5	4	–	6
Princeton	2	–	5	3	–	7
Yale	1	–	6	2	–	8

$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by head coach Carmen Cozza in his 32nd and final season. They played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for fourth place in the Ivy League with a 3–4 record, 5–5 overall.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 30–0	7,304	^[2]
September 28	No. 16 Connecticut*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 6–42	27,624	^[3]
October 5	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 13–39	40,776	^[4]
October 12	Bucknell*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 23–21	14,502	^[5]
October 19	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 6–40	10,119	^[6]
October 26	Columbia	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 10–13	24,715	^[7]
November 2	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 3–20	19,203	^[8]
November 9	Cornell	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 20–28	7,655	^[9]
November 16	Princeton	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	L 13–17	29,469	^[10]
November 23	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 21–26	24,470	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1996 Yale Bulldogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name
WR	`4`	Heath Ackley
QB	`6`	Blake Kendall
WR	`7`	Kevin Pardue
QB	`8`	Kris Barber
QB	`10`	Benjimin Steinberg
RB	`21`	Jeremy Garelick
WR	`22`	Nate Stoner
WR	`23`	Clint Rodriguez
WR	`33`	Andrew Samocki
OL	`57`	Matt Blodgett
C	`58`	Joe Montesano
OL	`59`	Mike Finnegan
OL	`60`	Mark Hausman
OT	`62`	Marek Rubin
C	`66`	Jack Hill
OL	`77`	Tsali Ricketson
OL	`78`	Allan McCall
TE	`80`	Joe Pilch
WR	`81`	Mike Potkay
TE	`83`	Brian Schraf
TE	`84`	Joe Leith
WR	`85`	Ryan Krzykowski
TE	`86`	Bill Sprouse

Defense

Pos.	#	Name
DB	`2`	Leroy Garcia
LB	`3`	Kevin Scott
LB	`9`	Todd Scott
DB	`11`	James Paci
DB	`16`	Peter Calamari
DB	`18`	Matt O'Donnell
DB	`19`	Chad Miller
DB	`20`	Scott Yaeker
LB	`35`	Frank Giardina
LB	`36`	Bryan Whalen
LB	`37`	Ben Teal
DB	`38`	Kevin O'Callahan
LB	`39`	Scott Benton
LB	`40`	Tony Kim

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`1`	John Lafferty

Head coach

Carmen Cozza

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

References

^ "Football By Year" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
^ Berlet, Bruce (September 22, 1996). "Yale Dominates Brown in Opener". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Conner, Desmond (September 29, 1996). "Turnovers Just Play Into Huskies' Hands". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Berlet, Bruce (October 6, 1996). "An Inspired Effort Falls Short for Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Yale Overcomes 14-Point Deficit, Edges Bucknell". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 13, 1996. pp. C1, C10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Greenberg, Alan (October 20, 1996). "Dartmouth Scores Its Biggest Victory Over Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E11, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Berlet, Bruce (October 27, 1996). "Columbia Defeats Yale on Late FG". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D12, D14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Berlet, Bruce (November 3, 1996). "Elis Offense Ruins 300th for Cozza". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D4, D5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Berlet, Bruce (November 10, 1996). "Turnovers Ruin Yale's Turnaround". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Berlet, Bruce (November 17, 1996). "Turns Out to Be a Long Day for Yale, Cozza". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Concannon, Joe (November 24, 1996). "Crimson Haunt Yale's Cozza to the End; Elis' Comeback Falls Short". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "Football By Year" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.

[2] Berlet, Bruce (September 22, 1996). "Yale Dominates Brown in Opener". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E12 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Conner, Desmond (September 29, 1996). "Turnovers Just Play Into Huskies' Hands". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Berlet, Bruce (October 6, 1996). "An Inspired Effort Falls Short for Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Yale Overcomes 14-Point Deficit, Edges Bucknell". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 13, 1996. pp. C1, C10 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] Greenberg, Alan (October 20, 1996). "Dartmouth Scores Its Biggest Victory Over Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E11, E12 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] Berlet, Bruce (October 27, 1996). "Columbia Defeats Yale on Late FG". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D12, D14 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] Berlet, Bruce (November 3, 1996). "Elis Offense Ruins 300th for Cozza". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D4, D5 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] Berlet, Bruce (November 10, 1996). "Turnovers Ruin Yale's Turnaround". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] Berlet, Bruce (November 17, 1996). "Turns Out to Be a Long Day for Yale, Cozza". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] Concannon, Joe (November 24, 1996). "Crimson Haunt Yale's Cozza to the End; Elis' Comeback Falls Short". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.

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