FOOTBALL | Bear hunting 11.06.09
The Bulldogs return to the Yale Bowl Saturday after three straight road games. The Elis host Brown in a must-win game to stay in the Ivy League race.
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FOOTBALL: Fourth-Quarter explosion 11.02.09
NEW YORK — Money was everywhere Saturday afternoon at Robert K. Kraft Field. Cornerback Adam Money ’11 made a touchdown-saving tackle and forced a Columbia fumble late in the fourth quarter — two plays that made Yale’s improbable 23–22 comeback victory over Columbia possible.
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Bulldogs rally to beat Columbia 10.31.09
NEW YORK — Yale football eked out a 23-22 win against the Lions, taking the lead with 0:58 to go. R.J. Rico live-blogged from the game.
FOOTBALL: Into the Lions’ den 10.30.09
The Yale football team is in the exact same position it was in last year. The question, then, is whether the Bulldogs (3–3, 1–2 Ivy) can respond with a three-game winning streak — as they did last year — starting with tomorrow’s game at Columbia (2–4, 1–2 Ivy).
FOOTBALL: Keys to the Game 10.30.09
SCORE FIRST, SCORE FAST Yale should try to prevent Columbia from scoring in the first quarter. The Lions have not scored in the second half in three out of their last four losses, which suggests they are not a great comeback team. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs cannot afford to start slowly like they have in previous games this season. In last week’s game against the Quakers,...
FOOTBALL: Bulldog offense shut down again 10.26.09
PHILADELPHIA — Defense may win ball games, but when the two toughest defenses in the Ivy League faced each other Saturday, the Bulldogs found they needed some semblance of an offense too.
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Football falls 9-0 10.24.09
Penn dealt the Bulldogs their first shut-out since last year's Harvard-Yale Game. R.J. Rico live-blogged from Philadelphia.
FOOTBALL: Back on the road 10.23.09
And now the real test begins. Last year, Yale and Penn — the Ivy League’s two toughest defenses — faced off in what, sure enough, was a defensive struggle. The Bulldogs were held to 15 rushing yards, while the Quakers never reached the endzone.
FOOTBALL: Keys to the Game 10.23.09
Saturday’s game will feature a showdown between the top two defenses in the Ivy League. Penn ranks second in the Football Championship Subdivision in total defense and tops the Ivy League in total defense, rushing defense, pass defense, sacks and tackles for loss.
FOOTBALL | A new beginning for the Bulldogs 8.28.09
After getting picked to win the Ivy League title before each of the last two seasons, the Yale football team will begin the Tom Williams era with lower expectations. Following the graduation of more than 30 seniors in May, the media has picked the Bulldogs to finish fourth in the conference.
New football coach: ‘We’re going to beat Harvard’ 1.12.09
In the wood-paneled Varsity Room at Ray Tompkins House on Wednesday, a few yards away from a case displaying the jewels of Yale athletic championships of yore, Tom Williams strode to the lectern, surveyed the crowd and flashed a smile.
RAY TOMPKINS HOUSE MEMO | Early favorite stays in Florida 1.12.09
Decades from now, if Tom Williams is looked upon as among Yale’s legendary coaches, the University will know exactly whom to thank: former Mississippi State football coach Sylvester Croom. Croom resigned as head coach on Nov. 29 after a difficult 4-8 season. Little did Croom know that he had set in motion a coaching carousel that would ultimately result in Tom Williams’...
