FOOTBALL | In home opener, so close yet so far
A team’s first loss is always tough. The way it happened for the Bulldogs, however, made it all the worse.
Trailing 14-6 with 1:35 left in the fourth quarter after posting only two field goals on the day, the Elis marched down the field to score a touchdown as time expired. With the crowd at the Yale Bowl on its feet, overtime was within reach. But quarterback Patrick Witt’s ’12 pass on the two-point conversion attempt was batted down by the Cornell defense, and Yale lost, 14-12.
Throughout the game, Yale (1-1, 0-1 Ivy) failed to take advantage of a strong performance by its...
Gosh, and to lose on "TOM WILLIAMS DAY" too.
As a frustrated Yale football fan who watched Siedlecki's horrible play-calling, I was excited to have a west coast coach to implement a fast-paced, pass-heavy "west coast offense." However, what we got was an uncreative gameplan that all-too-closely resembled Siedlecki's. Which is a shame.
Go Big Red!!