The 2018 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The season marked the Bulldogs's 146th overall season. The team played its home games at Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut and were led by seventh-year head coach Tony Reno. They were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 5–5 overall and 3–4 in Ivy League play to place in three-way tie for fourth. Yale averaged 7,657 fans per game.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross* | | | L 28–31 OT | 7,397 |
September 22 | 3:00 p.m. | at Cornell | | | W 30–24 | 12,801 |
September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 16 Maine* | | ESPN+ | W 35–14 | 7,889 |
| 6:00 p.m. | Dartmouth | | ESPNU | L 18–41 | 10,176 |
October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Mercer* | | ESPN+ | W 35–28 | 2,861 |
| 7:00 p.m. | at Penn | | ESPNU | W 23–10 | 10,126 |
October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at Columbia | | ESPN+ | L 10–17 | 2,555 |
November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Brown | | ESPN+ | W 46–16 | 4,478 |
November 10 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 13 Princeton | | ESPN+ | L 43–59 | 12,882 |
November 17 | Noon | vs. Harvard | | ESPN2 | L 27–45 | 34,675 |
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Game summaries
At Holy Cross
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|
|
|
| |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
21
|
7
|
0
|
0 | 0 |
28 |
Crusaders
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
14 | 3 |
31 |
At Cornell
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Bulldogs
|
14
|
3
|
6
|
7 |
30 |
Big Red
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
10 |
24 |
Maine
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|
|
|
|
Total |
No. 16 Black Bears
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
14 |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
35 |
Dartmouth
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Big Green
|
13
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
41 |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
8 |
18 |
Mercer
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Bears
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
Bulldogs
|
14
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
35 |
At Penn
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Bulldogs
|
15
|
6
|
2
|
0 |
23 |
Quakers
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
At Columbia
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
Lions
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
17 |
Brown
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Bears
|
0
|
3
|
6
|
7 |
16 |
Bulldogs
|
14
|
6
|
13
|
13 |
46 |
Princeton
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
No. 13 Tigers
|
21
|
21
|
10
|
7 |
59 |
Bulldogs
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0
|
14
|
14
|
15 |
43 |
Vs. Harvard
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Bulldogs
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7
|
7
|
10
|
3 |
27 |
Crimson
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7
|
14
|
7
|
17 |
45 |
Roster
2018 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
RB
|
1
|
Trenton Charles
|
Fr
|
WR
|
4
|
Darrion Carrington
|
So
|
RB
|
5
|
Alan Lamar
|
Jr
|
QB
|
6
|
Kurt Rawlings
|
Jr
|
WR
|
7
|
Melvin Rouse II
|
So
|
QB
|
8
|
Patrick Conte
|
So
|
RB
|
9
|
Michael Purvey Jr.
|
So
|
WR
|
11
|
Caden Herring
|
Jr
|
WR
|
12
|
Jamal Locke
|
Sr
|
WR
|
13
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Keith CJ McCord II
|
Sr
|
WR
|
14
|
Reed Klubnik
|
Jr
|
QB
|
15
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Nick Henkel
|
Fr
|
QB
|
16
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Griffin O'Connor
|
Fr
|
WR
|
17
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Seun Omonije
|
Fr
|
QB
|
19
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Jimmy Check
|
So
|
WR
|
20
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Jack Biestek
|
Fr
|
RB
|
21
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Kamsi Nwangwu
|
Sr
|
RB
|
22
|
Elliott McElwain
|
Fr
|
WR
|
23
|
Noah Aaron
|
Fr
|
RB
|
24
|
Spencer Alston
|
Fr
|
RB
|
29
|
Daniel Debner
|
Sr
|
RB
|
33
|
Zane Dudek
|
So
|
RB
|
35
|
Kyle Ellerson
|
Sr
|
TE
|
44
|
Sasha Hoban
|
So
|
OL
|
55
|
Jacob Hinish
|
So
|
OL
|
57
|
Cubby Schuller
|
Fr
|
OL
|
65
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Josh De St. Jean
|
Fr
|
OL
|
66
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Nick Gargiulo
|
Fr
|
OL
|
67
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Jacob Van de Grift
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Sr
|
OL
|
68
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Grant Neagli
|
So
|
OL
|
70
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Rees LeMay
|
Sr
|
OL
|
71
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Tyler Jost
|
So
|
OL
|
72
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Dieter Eiselen
|
Jr
|
OL
|
73
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Lucas Tribble
|
Jr
|
OL
|
74
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Sterling Strother
|
Jr
|
OL
|
75
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Cameron Warfield
|
So
|
OL
|
76
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Jack Lee
|
Sr
|
OL
|
77
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Jett Sexton
|
Jr
|
OL
|
78
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Steven Cepalia
|
Jr
|
OL
|
79
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Conor Smith
|
Fr
|
TE
|
80
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J. J. Howland
|
So
|
WR
|
81
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Kyle Marcinick
|
Sr
|
WR
|
82
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Jaylan Sandifer
|
Fr
|
WR
|
83
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Garrett White
|
Jr
|
TE
|
84
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Garry Raymond
|
Fr
|
TE
|
85
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Quinn Dawson
|
Jr
|
TE
|
86
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John Lager
|
Sr
|
WR
|
88
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JP Shohfi
|
Jr
|
TE
|
89
|
D. Major Roman
|
So
|
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DB
|
1
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Malcolm Dixon
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Jr
|
DB
|
2
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Marquise Peggs
|
Sr
|
DB
|
3
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Brian Abraham
|
Fr
|
DB
|
4
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Jaylan Granberry
|
Fr
|
DB
|
5
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Miles Oldacre
|
Fr
|
DB
|
6
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Jaelin Alburg
|
Jr
|
LB
|
8
|
Brendan MacPhee
|
Jr
|
DE
|
9
|
Osorachukwu Ifesinachukwu
|
Fr
|
LB
|
10
|
Tré Moore
|
Sr
|
LB
|
13
|
Jack Westafer
|
Jr
|
LB
|
15
|
Jordan Carey
|
So
|
DE
|
16
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Reid Nickerson
|
Fr
|
DB
|
17
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Kennedy Kosmalski
|
Fr
|
LB
|
18
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Ryan Burke
|
Jr
|
DB
|
20
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Tosan Agbeyegbe
|
Jr
|
DB
|
21
|
Deonte Henson
|
So
|
DB
|
23
|
Isaiah Dunham
|
Fr
|
DL
|
24
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Joshua Keeler
|
Jr
|
LB
|
25
|
Micah Awodiran
|
So
|
DB
|
26
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Rodney Thomas II
|
So
|
LB
|
27
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Jarett Balter
|
Sr
|
DE
|
28
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Christian Sampleton
|
So
|
LB
|
30
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Noah Pope
|
Fr
|
DB
|
31
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Kyle Ellis
|
Fr
|
DB
|
32
|
Henry Segel
|
Jr
|
DE
|
34
|
Brett Gerber
|
Fr
|
LB
|
35
|
Alexander Abelite
|
Jr
|
DE
|
36
|
J. Hunter Roman
|
Sr
|
DB
|
37
|
Dathan Hickey
|
Fr
|
LB
|
40
|
Blake Hill
|
So
|
LB
|
41
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A. J. Ryan
|
So
|
LB
|
42
|
Quintin Herbert
|
Sr
|
LB
|
43
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John Dean
|
So
|
DB
|
44
|
Scott Patton
|
Sr
|
LB
|
47
|
Shane Frommer
|
Fr
|
DT
|
50
|
Spencer Matthaei
|
Jr
|
DL
|
52
|
Michael Chime
|
So
|
LB
|
53
|
Christopher Maxwell
|
Sr
|
DL
|
54
|
Julian Fraser
|
Jr
|
DL
|
56
|
Daniel James
|
Sr
|
DE
|
87
|
Devin Moore
|
Jr
|
DL
|
90
|
Adam Raine
|
Fr
|
DL
|
91
|
Nicholas Crowle
|
Sr
|
DE
|
92
|
Charles Callender
|
Jr
|
DE
|
94
|
Sean Kissel
|
Jr
|
DL
|
96
|
Sebastian Bruno
|
Fr
|
LB
|
97
|
Henry Large
|
Fr
|
DL
|
99
|
Tate Goodyear
|
Fr
|
|
Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
K, P
|
12
|
Ajay Culhane
|
Fr
|
LS
|
42
|
Nick Tibbetts
|
Fr
|
K, P
|
49
|
Sam Tuckerman
|
Jr
|
LS
|
51
|
Ryan Oak
|
Sr
|
LS
|
59
|
Hunter Simino
|
Sr
|
K, P
|
81
|
Alex Galland
|
Sr
|
PK
|
97
|
Blake Horn
|
Sr
|
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster
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