1958 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 1958 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1958 college football season. The Bulldogs were led by seventh-year head coach Jordan Olivar, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished the season with a 2–7 record.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Connecticut*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 8–6	22,158	^[3]
October 4	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 29–35	17,600	^[4]
October 11	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 0–13	17,000	^[5]
October 18	Cornell	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–12	28,816	^[6]
October 25	Colgate*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 14–7	20,328	^[7]
November 1	Dartmouth	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 14–22	42,240	^[8]
November 8	Penn	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 6–30	20,952	^[9]
November 15	Princeton	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	L 14–50	47,680	^[10]
November 22	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (The Game)	L 0–28	40,200	^[11]
*Non-conference game

^ "1958 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
^ "Yale Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
^ Briordy, William J. (September 28, 1958). "Yale Turns Back Connecticut, 8-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Briordy, William J. (October 5, 1958). "Bruins Trip Yale with Rally, 35-29". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 12, 1958). "Lions Score, 13-0; Columbia's 10-Game Losing Streak Ends with Yale's Upset". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Danzig, Allison (October 19, 1958). "Cornell Halts Yale in Ivy Duel, 12 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ McGowen, Roscoe (October 26, 1958). "Yale Eleven Turns Back Colgate in Rain with Touchdown in Fourth Period". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 2, 1958). "Indians Triumph over Yale, 22-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Keyes, Frank (November 9, 1958). "Pennsylvania Pummels Yale 30-6". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
^ Danzig, Allison (November 16, 1958). "Princeton Beats Yale, 50-14; Tigers Gain Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 23, 1958). "Harvard Routs Yale; Elis Downed, 28-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

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