2015 Yale Bulldogs football team
2015 Yale Bulldogs football | |
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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 6–4 (3–4 Ivy) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Joe Conlin (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Rick Flanders (4th season) |
Home stadium | Yale Bowl |
Seasons |
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No. 20 Harvard + | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Dartmouth + | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn + | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This season marked the Bulldogs's 143rd overall season and the team played its home games at Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut. They were led by fourth year head coach Tony Reno. They were a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 6–4 overall and 3–4 in Ivy League play to tie for fourth place. Yale averaged 20,614 fans per game.
Previous season and offseason
The 2014 Yale Bulldogs finished the regular season 8–2, 5–2 Ivy, with their two losses to Dartmouth and Harvard. The Bulldogs came one win shy of winning a share of the Ivy League Championship. The team had the #1 Total Offense in the FCS (571.5 YPG) and the #1 3rd Down Conversion Percentage (0.517 Pct) at the end of the 2014 season.[1]
Departures
Notable departures from the 2014 squad included seniors, Tyler Varga, who declared his eligibility for the 2015 NFL draft, and Deon Randall.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Deon Randall | 2 | Wide receiver | 5'8" | 195 | Senior | San Diego, CA | Graduated |
Charles Cook | 22 | Outside linebacker | 6'3" | 220 | Senior | Dallas, TX | Graduated |
L.J. Hunt | 22 | Tail back | 5'11" | 210 | Senior | Stratford, CT | Graduated |
Kahill Keyes | 24 | Tail back | 5'11" | 213 | Senior | Petaluma, CA | Graduated |
Grant Wallace | 29 | Wide receiver | 5'11" | 195 | Senior | St. Louis, MO | Graduated |
Tyler Varga | 30 | Tail back | 5'11" | 224 | Senior | Kitchener, ON | Declared for the 2015 NFL Draft |
Nick LaTesta | 33 | Wide receiver | 5'8" | 174 | Senior | Wood Ridge, NJ | Graduated |
Everett Johnson | 36 | Tail back | 5'9" | 199 | Senior | Union, NJ | Graduated |
Kyle Cazzetta | 37 | Kicker | 5'11" | 210 | Senior | Slate Hill, NY | Graduated |
William Vaughan | 42 | Linebacker | 6'0" | 235 | Senior | South Orange, NJ | Graduated |
Parker Toms | 48 | Punter | 5'11" | 201 | Senior | San Carlos, CA | Graduated |
Jeff Schmittgens | 53 | Defensive end | 6'3" | 241 | Senior | Naperville, IL | Graduated |
Tyler Manu | 55 | Defensive end | 6'1" | 235 | Senior | Meridian, ID | Graduated |
Ryan Stanney | 59 | Linebacker | 6'0" | 212 | Senior | Oviedo, FL | Graduated |
William Chism | 67 | Offensive lineman | 6'3" | 302 | Senior | Ridgeland, MS | Graduated |
Stephen Shoemaker | 69 | Offensive lineman | 6'0" | 264 | Senior | Bronxville, NY | Graduated |
Ben Carbery | 70 | Offensive lineman | 6'5" | 300 | Senior | Oak Park, IL | Graduated |
John Duion | 76 | Offensive lineman | 6'3" | 276 | Senior | Santa Barbara, CA | Graduated |
Adam Conklin | 86 | Defensive end | 6'3" | 248 | Senior | Dover, MA | Graduated |
Davis Frank | 98 | Defensive tackle | 6'3" | 265 | Senior | Clinton, TN | Graduated |
Spring game
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Yale held their annual Blue-White Spring Game on April 18, 2015.
Awards
- Offensive Big Award: Beau Iverson, OT, So
- Defensive Big Award: Marty Moesta, DE, So.
- Offensive Big Skill Award: Stephen Buric, TE, Jr.
- Defensive Big Skill Award: Austin Carter, LB, Jr.
- Offensive Skill Award: Chris Williams-Lopez, WR, Fr.
- Defensive Skill Award: Dale Harris, CB, So.
- Offensive Strength & Conditioning MVP: Candler Rich, RB, So.
- Defensive Strength & Conditioning MVP: Victor Egu, LB, So.
- Offensive Strength & Conditioning MIP: Logan Scott, QB, Jr.
- Defensive Strength & Conditioning MIP: Will Bryan, DB, Fr.
- One Team Award: Roger Kilgore III, Safety, Jr. & Robert Clemons III, WR, So.
- Every Play Every Day Award: Austin Reuland, RB, Jr.
Personnel
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Consecutive season at Yale in current position | |
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Tony Reno | Head coach | 4th | |
Joe Conlin | Offensive coordinator, Offensive line | 4th | |
Steve Vashel | Defensive coordinator, Secondary | 4th | |
Sean McGowan | co-Defensive coordinator, Linebackers | 1st | |
Kevin Cahill | Quarterbacks | 4th | |
Art Asselta | Wide receivers | 2nd | |
Paul Rice '10 | Special Teams, Outside Linebackers | 3rd | |
Jordan Stevens | Defensive line | 1st | |
Chandler Henley '06 | Assistant head coach, Tight Ends | 1st | |
Derrick Lett | Assistant head coach, Running Backs | 1st | |
Reference:2015 Quick Facts |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colgate* |
| TWCS | W 29–28 | 7,343 |
September 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Cornell | ILDN | W 33–26 | 15,926 | |
October 3 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lehigh* | SECTV2 | W 27–12 | 5,472 | |
October 10 | 1:30 p.m. | at Dartmouth |
| FCS | L 3–35 | 11,086 |
October 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at Maine* |
| WVII/WPME/FCS | W 21–10 | 7,351 |
October 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Penn | NBCSN | L 20–34 | 5,849 | |
October 31 | 12:30 p.m. | Columbia |
| FCS | L 7–17 | 7,259 |
November 7 | 12:30 p.m. | Brown |
| FCS | W 41–14 | 6,878 |
November 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Princeton | W 35–28 | 11,623 | ||
November 21 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 19 Harvard |
| NBCSN | L 19–38 | 52,126 |
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Game summaries
@ Colgate Raiders
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Yale | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
Colgate | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY
- Date: September 19, 2015
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 80, Mostly Sunny, Wind SSW 13 mph
- Game attendance: 7,343
- Referee: Karlton Derrick
- TV: TWCS
- Sources: Box Score
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Vs. Cornell Big Red
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cornell | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Yale | 0 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 33 |
at Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT
- Date: September 26, 2015
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 66, Partly Sunny, Wind ENE 8 mph
- Game attendance: 15,926
- Referee: Matt Overton
- TV: ILDN
- Sources: Box Score
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@ Lehigh Mountain Hawks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Yale | 10 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
Lehigh | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
at Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, PA
- Date: October 3, 2015
- Game time: 12:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 48, Rain & Wind, Wind ENE 12 mph
- Game attendance: 5,472
- Referee: Mike Sechrist
- TV: SECTV2
- Sources: Box Score
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@ Dartmouth Big Green
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Yale | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Dartmouth | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH
- Date: October 10, 2015
- Game time: 1:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 54, Sunny, Slight wind
- Game attendance: 11,086
- Referee: Jeff Gray
- TV: FCS
- Sources: Box Score
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@ Maine Black Bears
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Yale | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
Maine | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME
- Date: October 17, 2015
- Game time: 3:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 50s, Overcast and cool, Calm Wind
- Game attendance: 7,351
- Referee: Charles Jebran
- TV: FCS
- Sources: Box Score
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@ Penn Quakers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Yale | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Penn | 0 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA
- Date: October 23, 2015
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 57, Clear, Wind NNE 9 mph
- Game attendance: 5,849
- Referee: Kelvin Hudson
- TV: NBCSN
- Sources: Box Score
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Vs. Columbia Lions
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Columbia | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Yale | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT
- Date: October 31, 2015
- Game time: 12:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 50, Sunny/Cool, Wind SE 6 mph
- Game attendance: 7,259
- Referee: Hank Johns
- TV: FCS
- Sources: Box Score
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Vs. Brown Bears
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Brown | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Yale | 14 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 41 |
at Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT
- Date: November 7, 2015
- Game time: 12:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 62, Overcast, Wind NW 7 mph
- Game attendance: 6,878
- Referee: Jeff Pumphrey
- TV: FCS
- Sources: Box Score
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@ Princeton Tigers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Yale | 7 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 35 |
Princeton | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium • Princeton, NJ
- Date: November 14, 2015
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 49, Clear/windy, Wind NW 17 mph
- Game attendance: 11,623
- Referee: Warren Gillis
- Sources: Box Score
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Vs. Harvard Crimson
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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#19 Harvard | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
Yale | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
at Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT
- Date: November 21, 2015
- Game time: 2:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 41, Clear Skies/cool, Light wind
- Game attendance: 52,126
- Referee: Charles Jebran
- TV: NBCSN
- Sources: Box Score
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Awards
Preseason All-Ivy Team
First-Team Offense
- OL, Luke Longinotti
First-Team Defense
- DB, Foyesade Oluokun
Second-Team Offense
- QB, Morgan Roberts
- WR, Bo Hines
- OL, Khalid Cannon
Second-Team Defense
- DL, Copache Tyler
- DB, Cole Champion
Third-Team Offense
- RB, Candler Rich
- WR, Robert Clemons
- TE, Leo Haenni
- OL, Mason Friedline
- KR, Jamal Locke
Third-Team Defense
- DL, Earl Chism
- DB, Dale Harris
References
- ^ "Yale Elis, Bulldogs (8-2)". Stats.NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved August 6, 2015.