Yale 28, Holy Cross 10 – Bulldogs open season with impressive win over Crusaders

September 20, 2025

By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEW HAVEN — Yale waited, but patience paid off on Saturday. The Bulldogs opened the 2025 season with a 28-10 win over the visiting Holy Cross Crusaders inside the Yale Bowl. After leading just 7-0 at halftime and allowing a Holy Cross field goal in the second half’s opening drive, The Bulldogs exploded for 21 second-half points to earn a dominant home victory. Yale running……

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Ivy League Media Day recap: Yale

August 11, 2025

The Ivy League held its annual virtual Media Day on Monday with each school getting two representatives and head coach for roughly 15 minutes each. Here’s everything Tony Reno, Joshua Pitsenberger and Abu Kamara had to say: Reno opening statement “I’m really excited for this team and what they’ve done. Obviously, with our captain Joshua Pitsenberger and Abu Kamara, two guys who have been incredible leaders from, really from the…

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New England well-represented with 10 preseason FCS Stats Perform All-Americans

July 15, 2025

As the start of college training camps creeps closer and closer, lists and rankings are starting to trickle out ahead of the 2025 season. On Tuesday, FCS Stats Perform – secondary to the AFCA rankings and polls, but noteworthy nonetheless – released its preseason All-American teams. New England schools are well-represented with defending CAA champs URI and the local Ivy League schools making the biggest splash. First team offense: Marquis…

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Yale 34, Havard 29 — Bulldogs play spoiler, beat Crimson in “The Game”

November 23, 2024

By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff CAMBRIDGE — There’s nothing like beating your rival to end the season. For the Yale Bulldogs (7-3), their 34-29 victory over the Harvard Crimson (9-2) wasn’t just an opportunity to win their third straight game over their oldest foes, it was a chance to ruin the Crimson’s shot at clinching the Ivy League title outright for the first time since 2014. Instead, a relentless Bulldogs……

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Yale 56, Brown 34 – Jordan, Bulldogs take a bite out of the Bears

November 9, 2024

By Evan Rodriguez NEFJ Contributor NEW HAVEN, CT – Following Yale football’s narrow three-point loss to Columbia last week, the urgency was real for the group to bounce back in a big way at the Yale Bowl in front of their home fans. That feeling was symbolized on the scoreboard on Saturday afternoon with a 56-34 blowout over Brown. The Bulldogs improved to 5-3 overall (2-3 in the Ivy League)…

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Yale 23, Central Connecticut State 22 – Bulldogs sniff out win vs. Blue Devils

October 5, 2024

By Andrew Guindon NEFJ Correspondent NEW HAVEN – Yale defeated Central Connecticut 23-22 in a nail-biting victory that came down to the final minute inn a battle of the Nutmeg state on Saturday. The Bulldogs were able to hold off a final-minute Blue Devil offensive push. Yale defensive back Da’Quan Gonzales was able to deflect Central Connecticut quarterback Brady Olson’s pass to prevent a conversion on fourth down. Prior to……

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Yale 38, Holy Cross 31 — Bulldogs edge Crusaders

September 21, 2024

By Dante Iafrate NEFJ Correspondent WORCESTER — In a gritty, rain-soaked contest, Yale edged out Holy Cross 38-31 in a game down to the final seconds. It was a contest defined by resilience, as both teams dealt with injuries, momentum swings, and challenging weather conditions. For Yale, it came down to a gutsy drive in the closing moments, capped by Nathan Denney’s second rushing touchdown with just 12 seconds left…….

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3 things that stood out during Yale’s Ivy League Media Day appearance

August 13, 2024

Yale has been on a roll in Ivy League football. The Bulldogs have won a share of the last two titles, and three of the last four completed seasons. This is a team that will contend again, and coach Tony Reno, linebacker Dean Shaffer, and tight end Ry Yates spoke at the Ivy League Media Day. Reno on the state of the program “We’re really fortunate at Yale. I think……

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