1957 Yale Bulldogs football team

1957 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–2–1 (4–2–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumYale Bowl
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Yale 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Brown 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Cornell 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Penn 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Harvard 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1957 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1957 college football season. The Bulldogs were led by sixth-year head coach Jordan Olivar, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished the season with a 6–2–1 record.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Connecticut*
W 27–024,196[3]
October 5Brown
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 20–2131,789[4]
October 12Columbia
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 19–019,285[5]
October 19at Cornell
W 18–78,000[6]
October 26Colgate*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 20–036,564[7]
November 2 No. 20 Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
T 14–1447,360[8]
November 9at Penn
L 14–1215,319[9]
November 16at Princeton
W 20–1346,000[10]
November 23Harvard
W 54–055,817[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1957 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Yale Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  3. ^ Newell, Bill (September 29, 1957). "Yale Drubs Uconns in Opener, 27-0". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 6, 1957). "Late Brown Dash Halts Yale, 21-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Briordy, William J. (October 13, 1957). "Eli Eleven Routs Columbia by 19-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 20, 1957). "Eli Rally Downs Cornell, 18 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Effrat, Louis (October 27, 1957). "Alert Yale Trims Colgate, 20 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Lee, Bill (November 3, 1957). "Dartmouth Ties Yale in Final Seconds". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 10, 1957). "Penn Beats Yale, 33-20; Rally Upsets Elis". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 17, 1957). "Yale Beats Princeton, 20-13; Eli Passes Click". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 24, 1957). "Yale Routs Harvard, 54-0; Eli Passes Click". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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