2023 Yale Bulldogs football team

2023 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League co-champion
Conference	Ivy League
Record	7–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Tony Reno (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Ostrowsky (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Sean McGowan (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jay Anderson (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Yale Bowl

2023 Ivy League football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Harvard +		5	–	2					8	–	2
Yale +		5	–	2					7	–	3
Dartmouth +		5	–	2					6	–	4
Princeton		4	–	3					5	–	5
Brown		3	–	4					5	–	5
Penn		3	–	4					6	–	4
Cornell		2	–	5					3	–	7
Columbia		1	–	6					3	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 11th-year head coach Tony Reno and played home games at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut. The Yale Bulldogs football team drew an average home attendance of 11,581 in 2023.

A total of nine Yale players won all-Ivy League selections, with Yale leading the League in representation on the all-Ivy first team. On offense, linemen Kiran Amegadjie and Jonathan Mendoza, quarterback Nathan Grooms, and receiver Mason Tipton (who was a unanimous selection) won first-team honors. Defensive lineman Clay Patterson, linebacker Joseph Vaughn, and defensive back Wande Owens earned defensive first-team selections. Running back Joshua Pitsenberger and tight end Jackson Hawes won second-team offensive honors. Offensive lineman Michael Bennett, defensive lineman Alvin Gulley, linebacker Hamilton Moore, and defensive back Sean Guyton received honorable mentions.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 16	12:00 p.m.	No. 6 Holy Cross*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	L 24–49	4,968
September 23	12:00 p.m.	Cornell	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	L 21–23	4,037
September 30	12:00 p.m.	Morgan State*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	W 45–3	7,960
October 7	1:30 p.m.	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	ESPN+	W 31–24	2,880
October 14	12:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	W 31–3	3,739
October 21	12:00 p.m.	Penn	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	L 17–27	3,817
October 28	12:00 p.m.	Columbia	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+	W 35–7	5,422
November 4	12:30 p.m.	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ESPN+	W 36–17	4,805
November 11	12:00 p.m.	at Princeton	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 36–28 2OT	7,157
November 18	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 Harvard	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	ESPNU	W 23–18	51,127
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2023 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 24 Spencer Alston Sr OL 72 Kiran Amegadjie Sr OL 66 Bennie Anderson Sr OL 59 Zavier Avera Fr TE 88 Ryan Belk Jr OL 75 Michael Bennett So OL 58 Leo Bluhm So WR 8 Nico Brown So OL 70 Cameron Charron So RB 28 Wilhelm Daal So RB 21 Nathan Denney Jr WR 14 Garon Duncan Fr OL 63 Jonathon Durand Sr RB 4 Josh Eboboko Sr OL 73 Teo Falk Sr WR 23 Joey Felton Sr QB 13 Ben Finkel Jr TE 80 Luke Foster Jr OL 55 Dylan Garrity Fr QB 12 Nolan Grooms Sr OL 74 Connor Halverson Jr TE 87 Jackson Hawes Sr RB 38 Du'Shaunte Holloway Sr QB 3 Marshall Howe So QB 9 Grant Jordan Jr WR 83 Brice June Fr OL 77 Jack Karhu Jr RB 27 Jason Lee Sr OL 69 Quinton Lewis Fr WR 16 Ryan Lindley Sr WR 81 Aidan Maloney Sr TE 50 Ben Mann Jr OL 53 Ryan McCann Sr QB 15 Brogan McCaughey So WR 84 Donovan McKoy Fr OL 76 Jonathan Mendoza Sr OL 57 Joseph Nash So WR 2 Chase Nenad Sr WR 10 David Pantelis Jr RB 0 Tre Peterson Sr RB 7 Joshua Pitsenberger So WR 25 Cameron Price So OL 50 Declan Savage Jr OL 62 Aaron Session Jr WR 30 Mason Shipp Jr OL 61 Connor Smith Jr TE 90 Graham Smith Fr TE 27 Kelvin Smith Jr OL 54 Jackson St. Aubyn Fr WR 17 Aidan Stephens So WR 19 Devyn Suggs Sr OL 60 Sean Sullivan Jr TE 82 Robby Tattersall Fr WR 11 CJ Thompson Sr WR 1 Mason Tipton Sr TE 89 Scott Truninger So QB 6 Austin Tutas Jr QB 5 Aidan Warner Fr OL 64 Andrew Weisz Jr OL 65 Lukas Witt Fr TE 44 Ry Yates Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 16 Damian Anderson Jr DL 99 Cooper Austin Fr LB 24 Inumidun Ayo-Durojaiye Jr LB 46 Jermaine Baker Sr DB 19 Kade Barnes Sr LB 34 Joseph Barry Fr DB 48 Brandon Benn Sr LB 7 Jacob Biggs Jr LB 13 Nathaniel Campbell Sr DL 37 James Cave Fr LB 56 Michael Connor Jr DB 12 Osize Daniyan Fr DB 21 Dylan Darville Fr DL 91 Zion Dayne Sr DB 8 Tyler Dilenno Sr DL 51 Ejiroghene Egodogbare So DL 93 Babawale Fadeyibi Fr DB 18 Da'Quan Gonzales So DB 20 Joseph Gonzales Jr DB 32 Phoenix Grant Fr DL 2 Alvin Gulley, Jr. Jr DB 3 Sean Guyton Jr DB 35 Zack Haaland Jr DB 11 Dathan Hickey Sr DL 45 Zairion Jackson-Bass Fr DL 94 Kevin Jourdain Jr DB 22 Abu Kamara Fr DB 29 John Kemp Fr DL 33 Ezekiel Larry So DL 14 Marcus Mauney Sr DL 9 Tamatoa McDonough Jr DL 42 Spencer Mermans Fr DL 30 Jack Michalik Jr DL 95 Isaac Mitchell Sr LB 15 Hamilton Moore Sr DB 4 Wande Owens Sr DL 40 Raleigh Oxendine Jr DL 97 Clay Patterson Sr DL 36 Wyatt Raymond Jr DB 1 Archie Russ III Sr DB 5 Jacob Saffold Sr LB 47 Jesse Schutzman Fr DL 43 Micaiah Shaber So LB 52 Dean Shaffer Jr DB 6 Joshua Tarver So DL 96 Jaylin Tate Fr LB 42 Andre Thomas So DL 49 Mitchell Tyler Sr DB 23 Ruben Valenzuela So LB 10 Joseph Vaughn Sr LB 31 Walker Warncke Jr DB 17 Brandon Webster Fr LB 41 Melik Williams So DL 98 Dylan Yang So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P, K 45 Jack Bosman Sr K, P 26 Nick Conforti So K, P 39 Shamus Florio Jr LS 55 Joey Fortner Fr	Head coach Tony Reno Coordinators/assistant coaches Sean McGowan – Head coach of defense/linebackers Chris Ostrowsky – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Steven Vashel – Special teams coordinator/outside linebackers/specialists Jay Anderson – Co-defensive coordinator/defensive backs Stefon Wheeler – Run game coordinator/offensive line Tim Janecek – Defensive line Marcus Knight – Wide receivers Paul Rice – Tight ends Chris Bergeski – Running backs Alex Kurtz – Director of recruiting Larry Ciotti – Advisor to head coach Elijah Weeks – Director of player development Anthony Belanger – Director of sports performance & student-athlete innovation Spencer Field – Assistant strength & conditioning coach John Vecchio – Assistant data analytics specialist Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 16, 2023

NFL draft

The 2024 NFL draft was held at Campus Martius Park in Detroit, Michigan, on April 25–27, 2024. Additionally, Mason Tipton was signed as an undrafted free agent.

Bulldogs who were picked in the 2024 NFL Draft:

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
3	75	Kiran Amegadjie	OL	Chicago Bears