2024 Yale Bulldogs football team

2024 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Ostrowsky (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorSean McGowan (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJay Anderson (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumYale Bowl
2024 Ivy League football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Dartmouth +   5 2     8 2  
No. 25 Harvard +   5 2     8 2  
Columbia +   5 2     7 3  
Yale   4 3     7 3  
Cornell   3 4     4 6  
Penn   2 5     4 6  
Brown   2 5     3 7  
Princeton   2 5     3 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Preseason

Ivy League media poll

The Ivy League preseason poll was released on August 5, 2024. The Bulldogs were predicted to finish first in the conference.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 p.m.at Holy Cross*ESPN+W 38–3115,117
September 282:00 p.m.at CornellESPN+L 23–4712,444
October 512:00 p.m.Central Connecticut*ESPN+W 23–225,123
October 1212:00 p.m.Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
ESPN+L 43–44 OT4,983
October 1912:00 p.m.Lehigh*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
ESPN+W 38–234,307
October 257:00 p.m.at PennESPNUW 31–107,917
November 17:00 p.m.at ColumbiaESPNUL 10–133,560
November 912:00 p.m.Brown
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
ESPN+W 56–344,742
November 1612:00 p.m.Princeton
ESPN+W 42–287,594
November 2312:00 p.m.at No. 17 HarvardESPNUW 34–2927,105

Roster

2024 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 5 Cuttler Adams Fr
OL 72 Bennett Anderson Fr
OL 66 Bennie Anderson Sr
WR 81 Thomas Bacon Jr. Fr
TE 88 Ryan Belk Sr
OL 75 Michael Bennett Jr
OL 58 Leo Bluhm Jr
WR 8 Nico Brown Jr
OL 71 Kevin Cassidy Fr
OL 70 Cameron Charron Jr
WR 20 Chase Collyer So
RB 28 Wilhelm Daal Jr
RB 21 Nathan Denney Sr
OL 73 Teo Falk Sr
WR 23 Joey Felton Sr
QB 6 Bradyn Fleharty Fr
TE 80 Luke Foster Sr
OL 55 Dylan Garrity So
OL 74 Connor Halverson Sr
WR 14 Camden Hickox Fr
QB 3 Marshall Howe Jr
OL 78 Charlie Humphreys Fr
QB 9 Grant Jordan Sr
WR 83 Brice June So
OL 77 Jack Karhu Sr
WR 16 Garon Kemp So
OL 69 Quinton Lewis So
WR 12 Kyle Maltarich Fr
TE 50/87 Ben Mann Sr
QB 15 Brogan McCaughey Jr
WR 13 Donovan McKoy So
TE 42 Spencer Mermans So
OL 79 Jack Molloy Sr
OL 57 Joseph Nash Jr
WR 2 Chase Nenad Sr
RB 31 Adam Pandolfi Fr
WR 10 David Pantelis Sr
RB 0 Tre Peterson Sr
RB 7 Josh Pitsenberger Jr
RB, WR 4 Cameron Price Jr
TE 82 Nolan Recker Jr
TE 85 Colton Sanders Fr
WR 18 Jaxton Santiago Fr
OL 50 Declan Savage Jr
OL 62 Aaron Session Jr
WR 1 Mason Shipp Sr
OL 61 Connor Smith Sr
TE 90 Graham Smith So
WR 27 Kelvin Smith Sr
OL 54 Jackson St. Aubyn So
WR 11 Aidan Stephens Jr
WR 19 Devyn Suggs Sr
OL 60 Sean Sullivan Sr
TE 17 Robby Tattersall So
TE 84 Scott Truninger Jr
TE 22 Brady Wagner Fr
OL 64 Andrew Weisz Sr
WR 86 Davis Wong Fr
TE 44 Ry Yates Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 16 Damian Anderson Sr
DL 99 Cooper Austin So
LB 24 Inumidun Ayo-Durojaiye Sr
DB 27 Brandon Banks Fr
DB 14 Charles Barkley-Smith Fr
DB 19 Kade Barnes Sr
LB 34 Joseph Barry So
DB 48 Brandon Benn Sr
LB 7 Jacob Biggs Sr
DL 37 Jackson Boone Fr
LB 13 Nathaniel Campbell Sr
DL 33 James Cave So
DB 0 Osize Daniyan So
DB 25 Dylan Darville So
DB 32 Billy Eastep Fr
DL 51 Ejiroghene Egodogbare Jr
DL 54 Babawale Fadeyibi So
DB 18 Da'Quan Gonzales Jr
DB 20 Joseph Gonzales Sr
DB 8 Phoenix Grant So
DL 2 Alvin Gulley Jr. Sr
DB 3 Sean Guyton Sr
DB 35 Zack Haaland Sr
DB 21 Ty Ingram-Eiser Fr
DL 45 Zairion Jackson-Bass So
DL 93 Mack Johnson Fr
DL 94 Kevin Jourdain Sr
DB 4 Abu Kamara So
DB 29 John Kemp So
LB 22 Jason Lee Sr
LB 46 Joe McCord Fr
DL 9 Tamatoa McDonough Sr
DL 92 Sam McGivern Fr
DL 30 Jack Michalik Sr
DL 40 Raleigh Oxendine Sr
DL 91 Trent Page Fr
LB 44 Eddie Palumbo Fr
LB 12 Steven Partin Fr
LB 36 Wyatt Raymond Sr
DB 28 Dillon Rickenbacker Fr
DL 56 Xavier Rivers Fr
DB 1 Archie Russ III Sr
DB 5 Jacob Saffold Sr
DB 15 JP Schmidt Fr
DL 43 Micaiah Shaber Jr
LB 52 Dean Shaffer Sr
DB 6 Joshua Tarver Jr
DL 96 Jaylin Tate So
DB 10 Breylan Thompson Fr
DL 49 Mitchell Tyler Sr
DL 97 Lota Ugokwe Fr
DB 23 Ruben Valenzuela Jr
LB 31 Walker Warncke Sr
DB 17 Brandon Webster So
DB 11 Chris White Fr
LB 41 Melik Williams Jr
DL 98 Dylan Yang Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K, P 26 Nick Conforti Jr
K, P 39 Shamus Florio Sr
LS 55 Joey Fortner So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Sean McGowan – Head coach of defense/linebackers
  • Chris OstrowskyOffensive 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 KnightWide 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
  • 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: November 9, 2024

Game summaries

at Holy Cross

Game One – Yale Bulldogs (0–0) vs Holy Cross Crusaders (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 14 3 71438
Crusaders 7 10 01431

at Fitton FieldWorcester, MA

  • Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Rainy • Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: NE 11 mph
  • Game attendance: 15,117
  • Referee: Todd Boyd
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • (09:04) YALE - Brogan McCaughey 3 yd run (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 14 plays, 81 yards, 05:49; 7-0 Yale)
  • 08:51 HC - Maxwell Warren 74 yd pass from Joe Pesansky (Daniel Porto kick), (Drive 1 play, 74 yards, 00:09; 7-7 Tied)
  • (05:59) YALE - Wilhelm Daal 2 yd run (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 6 plays, 75 yards, 02:52; 14-7 Yale)
Second quarter
  • (11:13) HC - Jayden Clerveaux 1 yd run (Daniel Porto kick), (Drive 9 plays, 52 yards, 04:30; 14-14 Tied)
  • (06:40) YALE - Nick Conforti 40 yd field goal, (Drive 13 plays, 46 yards, 04:28; 17-14 Yale)
  • (00:00) HC - Daniel Porto 45 yd field goal, (Drive 5 plays, 43 yards, 00:43; 17-17 Tied)
Third quarter
  • (07:32) YALE - David Pantelis 24 yd pass from Brogan McCaughey (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 10 plays, 78 yards, 04:28; 24-17 Yale)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:49) HC - Jayden Clerveaux 6 yd run (Daniel Porto kick), (Drive 13 plays, 65 yards, 07:37; 24-24 Tied)
  • (06:32) YALE - Nathan Denney 5 yd run (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 3 plays, 21 yards, 01:29; 31-24 Yale)
  • (03:35) HC - Jayden Clerveaux 1 yd run (Daniel Porto kick), (Drive 8 plays, 61 yards, 02:50; 31-31 Tied)
  • (00:12) YALE - Nathan Denney 3 yd run (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 9 plays, 64 yards, 03:18; 38-31 Yale)
Statistics YALE HC
First downs 23 22
Total yards 394 426
Rushing yards 143 147
Passing yards 251 279
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20-34-0 12-27-0
Time of possession 31:45 28:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Yale Passing Brogan McCaughey 18/32, 217 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Nathan Denney 29 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD
Receiving David Pantelis 6 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD
Holy Cross Passing Joe Pesansky 12/26, 279 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Jayden Clerveaux 17 carries, 51 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Max Mosey 5 receptions, 129 yards

at Cornell

Game Two – Yale Bulldogs (1–0) vs Cornell Big Red (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 7 9023
Big Red 13 14 61447

at Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, NY

  • Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW 7 mph
  • Game attendance: 12,444
  • Referee: Alex Parrella
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:29) COR - Brendan Lee 34 yd pass from Jameson Wang (Alan Zhao kick), (Drive 5 plays, 75 yards, 01:25; 7-0 Cornell)
  • (08:40) YALE - Ry Yates 8 yd pass from Brogan McCaughey (Nick Conforti kick), ( Drive 6 plays, 75 yards, 02:49; 7-7 Tied)
  • (06:21) COR - Alan Zhao 24 yd field goal, (Drive 5 plays, 18 yards, 01:08; 10-7 Cornell)
  • (03:08) COR - Alan Zhao 34 yd field goal, (Drive 7 plays, 3 yards, 02:57; 13-7 Cornell)
Second quarter
  • (12:53) YALE - Josh Pitsenberger 9 yd run (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 11 plays, 75 yards, 05:15; 14-13 Yale)
  • (11:16) COR - Brendan Lee 39 yd pass from Jameson Wang (Alan Zhao kick), (Drive 5 plays, 75 yards, 01:37; 20-14 Cornell)
  • (04:44) COR - Ean Pope 37 yd run (Alan Zhao kick), (Drive 8 plays, 82 yards, 03:45; 27-14 Cornell)
Third quarter
  • (09:17) YALE - Nick Conforti 24 yd field goal, (Drive 5 plays, 10 yards, 02:24; 27-17 Cornell)
  • (08:01) COR - Ryder Kurtz 68 yd pass from Jameson Wang (Alan Zhao PAT failed), (Drive 3 plays, 75 yards, 01:16; 33-17 Cornell)
  • (04:29) YALE - Josh Pitsenberger 1 yd run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed), (Drive 7 plays, 41 yards, 03:24; 33-23 Cornell)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:35) COR - Jameson Wang 1 yd run (Alan Zhao kick), *Drive 14 plays, 77 yards, 05:49; 40-23 Cornell)
  • (01:11) COR - Samuel Musungu 12 yd pass from Jameson Wang (Alan Zhao kick), (Drive 9 plays, 38 yards, 05:40; 47-23 Cornell)
Statistics YALE COR
First downs 16 22
Total yards 302 475
Rushing yards 120 197
Passing yards 182 278
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16-27-1 18-29-0
Time of possession 29:51 30:09
Team Category Player Statistics
Yale Passing Brogan McCaughey 14/21, 173 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Josh Pitsenberger 17 carries, 70 yards, 2 TD
Receiving David Pantelis 5 receptions, 86 yards
Cornell Passing Jameson Wang 18/29, 278 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Ean Pope 11 carries, 72 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Brendan Lee 5 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD

Central Connecticut

Game Three – Central Connecticut Blue Devils (2–2) at Yale Bulldogs (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils 3 7 6622
Bulldogs 10 7 0623

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

  • Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: N 9 mph
  • Game attendance: 5,123
  • Referee: Alexander Rudolph
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Justin Gallanty (play-by-play) and Jack Siedlecki (analyst)
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:30) YALE - Nick Conforti 36 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:30; Yale 3-0)
  • (5:25) CCSU - Jack Barnum 32 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 5:05; Tied 3-3)
  • (1:29) YALE - Grant Jordan 4 Yd Run (Nick Conforti Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:51; Yale 10-3)
Second quarter
  • (13:02) CCSU - Jamir Robertson 49 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Jack Barnum Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:21; Tied 10-10)
  • (2:14) YALE - Joshua Pitsenberger 64 Yd Run (Nick Conforti Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 3:28; Yale 17-10)
Third quarter
  • (3:59) CCSU - Jack Barnum 38 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:39; Yale 17-13)
  • (0:21) CCSU - Jack Barnum 42 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:01; Yale 17-16)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:25) CCSU - Isaac Boston 19 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:20; Central Connecticut 22-17)
  • (8:15) YALE - Luke Foster 19 Yd pass from Grant Jordan (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) (Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:09; Yale 23-22)
Statistics CCSU YALE
First downs 24 18
Total yards 458 339
Rushing yards 170 193
Passing yards 288 146
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–31–0 16–31–2
Time of possession 34:31 25:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Central Connecticut Passing Brady Olson 17/30, 288 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Elijah Howard 25 carries, 108 yards
Receiving Elijah Howard 5 receptions, 68 yards
Yale Passing Grant Jordan 16/31, 146 yards, TD
Rushing Josh Pitsenberger 19 carries, 127 yards, TD
Receiving David Pantelis 4 receptions, 45 yards

Dartmouth

Game Four – Dartmouth Big Green (3–0) at Yale Bulldogs (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Big Green 0 7 921744
Bulldogs 2 21 77643

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

  • Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NW 13 mph
  • Game attendance: 4,983
  • Referee: Eric Lewis
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • (02:56) YALE - Safety, (2-0 Yale)
Second quarter
  • (14:52) YALE - Joey Felton 71 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 3 plays, 76 yards, 00:17; 9-0 Yale)
  • (10:18) DART - Chris Corbo 32 yd pass from Grayson Saunier (Owen Zalc kick), (Drive 9 plays, 74 yards, 04:29; 9-7 Yale)
  • (09:10) YALE - David Pantelis 62 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 3 plays, 75 yards, 01:08; 16-7 Yale)
  • (01:44) YALE - Grant Jordan 1 yd run (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 5 plays, 49 yards, 02:15; 23-7 Yale)
Third quarter
  • (07:33) YALE - David Pantelis 17 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 8 plays, 50 yards, 02:57; 30-7 Yale)
  • (05:51) DART - Grayson Saunier 1 yd run (Two-Point Conversion Failed), (Drive 4 plays, 75 yards, 01:36; 30-13 Yale)
  • (02:31) DART - Owen Zalc 48 yd field goal 6 plays, (Drive 15 yards, 02:03; 30-16 Yale)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:02) YALE - David Pantelis 10 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 5 plays, 29 yards, 02:20; 37-16 Yale)
  • (07:30) DART - Paxton Scott 7 yd pass from Grayson Saunier (Owen Zalc kick), (Drive 11 plays, 75 yards, 03:32; 37-23 Yale)
  • (06:34) DART - Daniel Haughton 7 yd pass from Grayson Saunier (Owen Zalc kick), (Drive 4 plays, 43 yards, 00:56; 37-30 Yale)
  • (01:22) DART - Grayson Saunier 32 yd run (Owen Zalc kick), (Drive 8 plays, 71 yards, 01:58; 37-37 Tied)
Overtime
  • (00:00) DART - Q Jones 2 yd run (Owen Zalc kick), (Drive 4 plays, 25 yards; 44-37 Dartmouth)
  • (00:00) YALE - Chase Nenad 10 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Two-Point Conversion Failed), (Drive 6 plays, 25 yards; 44-43 Dartmouth)
Statistics DART YALE
First downs 24 28
Total yards 445 532
Rushing yards 157 120
Passing yards 288 412
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22-42-0 32-47-0
Time of possession 27:26 32:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Dartmouth Passing Grayson Saunier 20/34, 276 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Q Jones 18 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Paxton Scott 6 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD
Yale Passing Grant Jordan 32/47, 412 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Josh Pitsenberger 21 carries, 71 yards
Receiving David Pantelis 8 receptions, 117 yards, 3 TD

Lehigh (Yank Townsend Trophy)

Game Five – Lehigh Mountain Hawks (3–2) at Yale Bulldogs (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mountain Hawks 3 7 7623
Bulldogs 14 14 10038

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

  • Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: NE 6 mph
  • Game attendance: 4,107
  • Referee: Jeremy DeAngulo
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:27) LEH - Nick Garrido 36 Yard Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays 43 yards, 3:24 Lehigh 3-0)
  • (3:46) YALE - Joey Felton 20 Yard pass from Grand Jordan, Nick Conforti Kick (Yale 7-3)
  • (0:41) YALE - Da'Quan Gonzales 53 Yard interception return, Nick Conforti Kick (Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 3:00 Yale 14-3)
Second quarter
  • (14:13) LEH - Luke Yoder 38 Yard run, Nick Garrido Kick (Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:15 Yale 14-10)
  • (3:07) YALE - Grant Jordan 10 Yard run, Nick Conforti Kick (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:10 Yale 21-10)
  • (3:07) YALE - Joshua Pitsenberger 10Yard run, Nick Conforti Kick (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 2:08 Yale 28-10)
Third quarter
  • (8:19) YALE - Nick Conforti 40 Yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 2:39 Yale 31-10)
  • (2:56) LEH - Jaden Green 9 Yard run, Nick Garrido Kick (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:20 Yale 31-17)
  • (0:57) YALE - Tre Peterson 57 Yard run, Nick Conforti Kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:59 Yale 38-17)
Fourth quarter
  • (1:52) LEH - Hayden Johnson 7 Yard run, Nick Garrido PAT failed (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:20 Yale 38-23)
Statistics LEH YALE
First downs 20 20
Total yards 372 365
Rushing yards 250 258
Passing yards 122 107
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14-29-3 15-26-1
Time of possession 31:56 28:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Lehigh Passing Hayden Johnson 8/16, 74 Yards, 1 INT
Rushing Luke Yoder 15 carries, 143 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Geoffrey Jamiel 7 receptions, 54 yards
Yale Passing Grant Jordan 15/26, 107 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Tre Peterson 12 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Mason Shipp 6 receptions, 55 yards

at Penn

Game Six – Yale Bulldogs (3–2) vs Penn Quakers (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 14 7 7331
Quakers 0 10 0010

at Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA

  • Date: Friday October 25, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 7,917
  • Referee: Paul Overton
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • (09:52) YALE - David Pantelis 3 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 11 plays, 75 yards, 05:08; 7-0 Yale)
  • (07:11) YALE - Chase Nenad 19 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 5 plays, 82 yards, 02:03; 14-0 Yale)
Second quarter
  • (13:34) PENN - Sam Smith 25 yd field goal, (Drive 9 plays, 37 yards, 04:19; 14-3 Yale)
  • (02:51) YALE - Joey Felton 20 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 6 plays, 60 yards, 02:15; 21-3 Yale)
  • (00:43) PENN - Liam O'Brien 5 yd run (Sam Smith kick), (Drive 5 plays, 71 yards, 02:01; 21-10 Yale)
Third quarter
  • (06:35) YALE - Luke Foster 1 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 9 plays, 77 yards, 05:02; 28-10 Yale)
Fourth quarter
  • (08:42) YALE - Nick Conforti 22 yd field goal, (Drive 13 plays, 95 yards, 06:18; 31-10 Yale)
Statistics YALE PENN
First downs 24 12
Total yards 497 199
Rushing yards 208 108
Passing yards 289 91
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24-30-1 8-20-1
Time of possession 34:49 25:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Yale Passing Grant Jordan 24/30, 289 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Josh Pitsenberger 14 carries, 83 yards
Receiving David Pantelis 8 receptions, 123 yards, 1 TD
Penn Passing Liam O'Brien 8/13, 91 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Liam O'Brien 13 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Malachi Hosley 1 reception, 24 yards

at Columbia

Game Seven – Yale Bulldogs (4–2) vs Columbia Lions (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 7 3010
Lions 0 3 01013

at Wien StadiumNew York, NY

  • Date: Friday November 1, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: W 16 mph
  • Game attendance: 3,560
  • Referee: Jeff Pumphrey
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • No Scoring
Second quarter
  • (10:46) COL - Hugo Merry 22 yd field goal, (Drive 10 plays, 61 yards, 04:19; 3-0 Columbia)
  • (00:56) YALE - Nathan Denney 24 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 12 plays, 79 yards, 05:11; 7-3 Yale)
Third quarter
  • (00:26) YALE - Nick Conforti 38 yd field goal 9 plays, (Drive 49 yards, 04:07; 10-3 Yale)
Fourth quarter
  • (09:55) COL - Hugo Merry 43 yd field goal, (Drive 12 plays, 50 yards, 05:31; 10-6 Yale)
  • (04:39) COL - Bryson Canty 44 yd pass from Cole Freeman (Hugo Merry kick), (Drive 8 plays, 96 yards, 03:50; 13-10 Columbia)
Statistics YALE COLU
First downs 17 19
Total yards 293 332
Rushing yards 142 176
Passing yards 151 156
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18-27-1 12-20-0
Time of possession 32:18 27:42
Team Category Player Statistics
Yale Passing Grant Jordan 18/27, 151 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Josh Pitsenberger 10 carries, 52 yards
Receiving David Pantelis 6 receptions, 52 yards
Columbia Passing Cole Freeman 12/20, 156 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Cole Freeman 14 carries, 82 yards
Receiving Bryson Canty 5 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD

Brown

Game Eight – Brown Bears (3–4) at Yale Bulldogs (4–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 10 9834
Bulldogs 21 14 71456

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

  • Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 4,742
  • Referee: Tom Zetts
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • YALE – David Pantelis 9-yard pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), 10:29. Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:59.
  • BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 6:16. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:13.
  • YALE – David Pantelis 25-yard pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), 0:44. Bulldogs 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 5:23.
  • YALE – David Pantelis 29-yard pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), 0:29. Bulldogs 21–7. Drive: 1 play, 29 yards, 0:05.

Second quarter

  • YALE – Grant Jordan 2-yard run (Nick Conforti kick), 13:25. Bulldogs 28–7. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 1:36.
  • BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 8:20. Bulldogs 28–14. Drive: 15 plays, 84 yards, 4:59.
  • YALE – Ryan Belk 14-yard pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), 5:24. Bulldogs 35–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:56.
  • BRWN – Christopher Maron 22-yard field goal, 0:25. Bulldogs 35–17. Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 4:53.

Third quarter

  • BRWN – Christopher Maron 34-yard field goal, 9:05. Bulldogs 35–20. Drive: 13 plays, 42 yards, 4:30.
  • YALE – Mason Shipp 23-yard pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), 5:45. Bulldogs 42–20. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:20.
  • BRWN – Mark Mahoney 33-yard pass from Jake Wilcox (pass failed), 2:29. Bulldogs 42–26. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:16.

Fourth quarter

  • YALE – Mason Shipp 3-yard pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), 13:10. Bulldogs 49–26. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:19.
  • BRWN – Stockton Owen 15-yard run (James Murphy pass to Solomon Miller), 1:55. Bulldogs 49–34. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:16.
  • YALE – Tre Peterson 44-yard run (Nick Conforti kick), 1:47. Bulldogs 56–34. Drive: 1 play, 44 yards, 0:07.
Statistics BRWN YALE
First downs 33 21
Total yards 459 510
Rushing yards 116 138
Passing yards 343 372
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 30:27 29:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Brown Passing Jake Wilcox 32/48, 273 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Matt Childs 16 rushes, 64 yards
Receiving Mark Mahoney 10 receptions, 115 yards, TD
Yale Passing Grant Jordan 29/40, 372 yards, 6 TD
Rushing Tre Peterson 7 rushes, 66 yards, TD
Receiving David Pantelis 12 receptions, 195 yards, 3 TD

Princeton (rivalry)

Game Nine – Princeton Tigers (2–6) at Yale Bulldogs (5–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 7 14 7028
Bulldogs 7 14 14742

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

  • Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: NW 12 mph
  • Game attendance: 7,594
  • Referee: Todd Boyd
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
  • (07:52) PRI - Ethan Clark 3 yd run (Sam Massick kick), (Drive 7 plays, 47 yards, 03:12; 7-0 Princeton)
  • (03:17) YALE - Josh Pitsenberger 1 yd run (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 9 plays, 75 yards, 04:35; 7-7 Tied)
Second quarter
  • (06:40) YALE - Josh Pitsenberger 5 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 13 plays, 89 yards, 06:49; 14-7 Yale)
  • (04:54) PRI - Ethan Clark 1 yd run (Sam Massick kick), (Drive 5 plays, 75 yards, 01:46; 14-14 Tied)
  • (01:50) YALE - Ejiroghene Egodogbare 8 yd fumble recovery (Conforti,Nick kick), (21-14 Yale)
  • (00:22) PRI - AJ Barber 14 yd pass from Blaine Hipa (Sam Massick kick), (Drive 9 plays, 75 yards, 01:28; 21-21 Tied)
Third quarter
  • (13:16) PRI - John Volker 37 yd run (Sam Massick kick), (Drive 6 plays, 64 yards, 01:40; 28-21 Princeton)
  • (07:32) YALE - Josh Pitsenberger 4 yd run (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 11 plays, 75 yards, 05:44; 28-28 Tied)
  • (03:08) YALE - Grant Jordan 2 yd run (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 3 plays, 13 yards, 01:04; 35-28 Yale)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:40) YALE - Chase Nenad 31 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 8 plays, 90 yards, 04:19; 42-28 Yale)
Statistics PRIN YALE
First downs 22 24
Total yards 406 421
Rushing yards 139 281
Passing yards 267 140
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23-39-1 13-16-0
Time of possession 28:16 31:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Princeton Passing Blaine Hipa 23/39, 267 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Ethan Clark 12 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD
Receiving AJ Barber 7 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD
Yale Passing Grant Jordan 13/16, 140 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Josh Pitsenberger 25 carries, 159 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Chase Nenad 3 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD

at No. 17 Harvard (rivalry)

Game Ten – Yale Bulldogs (6–3) at No. 17 Harvard Crimson (8–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 14 101034
No. 17 Crimson 0 7 02229

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA

  • Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 45 °F (7 °C) • Wind: NW 14 mph
  • Game attendance: 27,105
  • Referee: Jeff Pumphrey
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • No Scoring
Second quarter
  • (12:38) YALE - Chase Nenad 13 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 8 plays, 75 yards, 03:54; 7-0 Yale)
  • (06:24) HAR - Cooper Barkate 44 yd pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), (Drive 2 plays, 44 yards, 00:33; 7-7 Tied)
  • (04:00) YALE - Josh Pitsenberger 11 yd run (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 5 plays, 76 yards, 02:19; 14-7 Yale)
Third quarter
  • (13:47) YALE - Abu Kamara 35 yd interception (Nick Conforti kick), (21-7 Yale)
  • (00:57) YALE - Nick Conforti 30 yd field goal, (Drive 13 plays, 69 yards, 06:57; 24-7 Yale)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:52) HAR - Scott Woods II 28 yd pass from Jaden Craig (Jaden Craig pass), (Drive 4 plays, 71 yards, 00:57; 24-15 Yale
  • (12:41) YALE - Josh Pitsenberger 39 yd pass from Grant Jordan (Nick Conforti kick), (Drive 6 plays, 71 yards, 02:04; 31-15 Yale)
  • (08:58) HAR - Cooper Barkate 5 yd pass from Jaden Craig (Scott Woods II pass), (Drive 8 plays, 75 yards, 03:43; 31-23 Yale)
  • (02:07) YALE - Nick Conforti 36 yd field goal, (Drive 6 plays, 20 yards, 02:28; 34-23 Yale)
  • (00:18) HAR - Xaviah Bascon 5 yd run (Two point play failed), (Drive 11 plays, 75 yards, 01:49; 34-29 Yale)
Statistics YALE HARV
First downs 22 19
Total yards 503 349
Rushing yards 216 57
Passing yards 287 292
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17-31-0 21-45-1
Time of possession 37:36 22:24
Team Category Player Statistics
Yale Passing Grant Jordan 17/31, 287 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Josh Pitsenberger 25 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD
Receiving David Pantelis 7 receptions, 148 yards
Harvard Passing Jaden Craig 21/45, 292 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Shane McLaughlin 6 carries, 35 yards
Receiving Cooper Barkate 8 receptions, 169 yards, 2 TD

References

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