2024 Yale Bulldogs football team

2024 Yale Bulldogs football
2024 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	4–2 (1–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Tony Reno (12th season);
Offensive coordinator	Chris Ostrowsky (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Sean McGowan (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jay Anderson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Ivy League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 24 Harvard	3	–	1	6	–	1
Dartmouth	3	–	1	6	–	1
Columbia	3	–	1	5	–	2
Brown	2	–	2	3	–	4
Cornell	2	–	2	3	–	4
Yale	1	–	3	4	–	3
Penn	1	–	3	3	–	4
Princeton	1	–	3	2	–	5

As of November 4, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

he 2024 Yale Bulldogs football team will represent Yale University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Preseason

Ivy League media poll

The Ivy League preseason poll was released on August 5, 2024. The Bulldogs were predicted to finish first in the conference.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll
1	Yale	114 (6)
2	Harvard	108 (7)
3	Penn	88 (2)
T4	Princeton	80 (1)
T4	Dartmouth	80
6	Brown	56
7	Cornell	26
8	Columbia	24

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 21	2:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ESPN+	W 38–31	15,117
September 28	2:00 p.m.	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ESPN+	L 23–47	12,444
October 5	12:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	W 23–22	5,123
October 12	12:00 p.m.	Dartmouth	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	L 43–44 ^OT	4,983
October 19	12:00 p.m.	Lehigh*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	W 38–23	4,307
October 25	7:00 p.m.	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	W 31–10	7,917
November 1	7:00 p.m.	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	ESPNU
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Brown	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Princeton	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Allston, MA (rivalry)
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2024 Yale Bulldogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL	`66`	Bennie Anderson	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`16`	Damian Anderson	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Tony Reno

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

at Holy Cross

Game One – Yale Bulldogs (0–0) vs Holy Cross Crusaders (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Yale	0	0	0	0	0
Holy Cross	0	0	0	0	0

at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	YALE	HC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Holy Cross	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Cornell

Game Two – Yale Bulldogs (1–0) vs Cornell Big Red (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Yale	0	0	0	0	0
Cornell	0	0	0	0	0

at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY

Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	YALE	COR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cornell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Central Connecticut

Game Three – Central Connecticut Blue Devils (2–2) at Yale Bulldogs (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Central Connecticut	3	7	6	6	22
Yale	10	7	0	6	23

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
Game attendance: 5,123
Referee: Alexander Rudolph
TV announcers (ESPN+): Justin Gallanty (play-by-play) and Jack Siedlecki (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(10:30) YALE - Nick Conforti 36 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:30; Yale 3-0)
(5:25) CCSU - Jack Barnum 32 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 5:05; Tied 3-3)
(1:29) YALE - Grant Jordan 4 Yd Run (Nick Conforti Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:51; Yale 10-3)

Second quarter

(13:02) CCSU - Jamir Robertson 49 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Jack Barnum Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:21; Tied 10-10)
(2:14) YALE - Joshua Pitsenberger 64 Yd Run (Nick Conforti Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 3:28; Yale 17-10)

Third quarter

(3:59) CCSU - Jack Barnum 38 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:39; Yale 17-13)
(0:21) CCSU - Jack Barnum 42 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:01; Yale 17-16)

Fourth quarter

(11:25) CCSU - Isaac Boston 19 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:20; Central Connecticut 22-17)
(8:15) YALE - Luke Foster 19 Yd pass from Grant Jordan (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) (Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:09; Yale 23-22)

Statistics	CCSU	YALE
First downs	24	18
Total yards	458	339
Rushing yards	170	193
Passing yards	288	146
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–31–0	16–31–2
Time of possession	34:31	25:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Connecticut	Passing	Brady Olson	17/30, 288 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Elijah Howard	25 carries, 108 yards
	Receiving	Elijah Howard	5 receptions, 68 yards
Yale	Passing	Grant Jordan	16/31, 146 yards, TD
	Rushing	Joshua Pitsenberger	19 carries, 127 yards, TD
	Receiving	David Pantelis	4 receptions, 45 yards

Dartmouth

Game Four – Dartmouth Big Green (3–0) at Yale Bulldogs (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dartmouth	0	0	0	0	0
Yale	0	0	0	0	0

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DART	YALE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Dartmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Lehigh

Game Five – Lehigh Mountain Hawks (3–2) at Yale Bulldogs (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lehigh	0	0	0	0	0
Yale	0	0	0	0	0

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	LEH	YALE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lehigh	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Penn

Game Six – Yale Bulldogs (3–2) vs Penn Quakers (2–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Yale	0	0	0	0	0
Penn	0	0	0	0	0

at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA

Date: Friday October 25, 2024
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	YALE	PENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Penn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Columbia

Game Seven – Yale Bulldogs (4–2) vs Columbia Lions (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Yale	0	0	0	0	0
Columbia	0	0	0	0	0

at Wien Stadium • New York, NY

Date: Friday November 1, 2024
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	YALE	COLU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Columbia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Brown

Game Eight – Brown Bears (0–0) at Yale Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Brown	0	0	0	0	0
Yale	0	0	0	0	0

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BRWN	YALE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "Yale Voted Preseason Ivy Football Favorite". Ivy League Athletics. August 5, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
^ "2024 Yale Football". Yale athletics. Retrieved August 17, 2024.

[1] "Yale Voted Preseason Ivy Football Favorite". Ivy League Athletics. August 5, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

[2] "2024 Yale Football". Yale athletics. Retrieved August 17, 2024.

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