2023 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 2023 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 11th-year head coach Tony Reno and played home games at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut.

2023 Yale Bulldogs football
Ivy League co-champion
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Ostrowsky (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSean McGowan (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJay Anderson (1st season)
Home stadiumYale Bowl
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Harvard +   5 2     8 2  
Yale +   5 2     7 3  
Dartmouth +   5 2     6 4  
Princeton   4 3     5 5  
Brown   3 4     5 5  
Penn   3 4     6 4  
Cornell   2 5     3 7  
Columbia   1 6     3 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from STATS Poll

A total of nine Yale players won all-Ivy League selections, with Yale leading the League in representation on the all-Ivy first team. On offense, linemen Kiran Amegadjie and Jonathan Mendoza, quarterback Nathan Grooms, and receiver Mason Tipton (who was a unanimous selection) won first-team honors. Defensive lineman Clay Patterson, linebacker Joseph Vaughn, and defensive back Wande Owens earned defensive first-team selections. Running back Joshua Pitsenberger and tight end Jackson Hawes won second-team offensive honors. Offensive lineman Michael Bennett, defensive lineman Alvin Gulley, linebacker Hamilton Moore, and defensive back Sean Guyton received honorable mentions.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1612:00 p.m.No. 6 Holy Cross*ESPN+L 24–494,968
September 2312:00 p.m.Cornell
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
ESPN+L 21–234,037
September 3012:00 p.m.Morgan State*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
ESPN+W 45–37,960
October 71:30 p.m.at DartmouthESPN+W 31–242,880
October 1412:00 p.m.Sacred Heart*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
ESPN+W 31–33,739
October 2112:00 p.m.Penn
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
ESPN+L 17–273,817
October 2812:00 p.m.Columbia
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
ESPN+W 35–75,422
November 412:30 p.m.at BrownESPN+W 36–174,805
November 1112:00 p.m.at PrincetonESPNUW 36–28 2OT7,157
November 1812:00 p.m.No. 23 Harvard
ESPNUW 23–1851,127

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Roster

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2023 Yale Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 24 Spencer Alston Sr
OL 72 Kiran Amegadjie Sr
OL 66 Bennie Anderson Sr
OL 59 Zavier Avera Fr
TE 88 Ryan Belk Jr
OL 75 Michael Bennett So
OL 58 Leo Bluhm So
WR 8 Nico Brown So
OL 70 Cameron Charron So
RB 28 Wilhelm Daal So
RB 21 Nathan Denney Jr
WR 14 Garon Duncan Fr
OL 63 Jonathon Durand Sr
RB 4 Josh Eboboko Sr
OL 73 Teo Falk Sr
WR 23 Joey Felton Sr
QB 13 Ben Finkel Jr
TE 80 Luke Foster Jr
OL 55 Dylan Garrity Fr
QB 12 Nolan Grooms Sr
OL 74 Connor Halverson Jr
TE 87 Jackson Hawes Sr
RB 38 Du'Shaunte Holloway Sr
QB 3 Marshall Howe So
QB 9 Grant Jordan Jr
WR 83 Brice June Fr
OL 77 Jack Karhu Jr
RB 27 Jason Lee Sr
OL 69 Quinton Lewis Fr
WR 16 Ryan Lindley Sr
WR 81 Aidan Maloney Sr
TE 50 Ben Mann Jr
OL 53 Ryan McCann Sr
QB 15 Brogan McCaughey So
WR 84 Donovan McKoy Fr
OL 76 Jonathan Mendoza Sr
OL 57 Joseph Nash So
WR 2 Chase Nenad Sr
WR 10 David Pantelis Jr
RB 0 Tre Peterson Sr
RB 7 Joshua Pitsenberger So
WR 25 Cameron Price So
OL 50 Declan Savage Jr
OL 62 Aaron Session Jr
WR 30 Mason Shipp Jr
OL 61 Connor Smith Jr
TE 90 Graham Smith Fr
TE 27 Kelvin Smith Jr
OL 54 Jackson St. Aubyn Fr
WR 17 Aidan Stephens So
WR 19 Devyn Suggs Sr
OL 60 Sean Sullivan Jr
TE 82 Robby Tattersall Fr
WR 11 CJ Thompson Sr
WR 1 Mason Tipton Sr
TE 89 Scott Truninger So
QB 6 Austin Tutas Jr
QB 5 Aidan Warner Fr
OL 64 Andrew Weisz Jr
OL 65 Lukas Witt Fr
TE 44 Ry Yates Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 16 Damian Anderson Jr
DL 99 Cooper Austin Fr
LB 24 Inumidun Ayo-Durojaiye Jr
LB 46 Jermaine Baker Sr
DB 19 Kade Barnes Sr
LB 34 Joseph Barry Fr
DB 48 Brandon Benn Sr
LB 7 Jacob Biggs Jr
LB 13 Nathaniel Campbell Sr
DL 37 James Cave Fr
LB 56 Michael Connor Jr
DB 12 Osize Daniyan Fr
DB 21 Dylan Darville Fr
DL 91 Zion Dayne Sr
DB 8 Tyler Dilenno Sr
DL 51 Ejiroghene Egodogbare So
DL 93 Babawale Fadeyibi Fr
DB 18 Da'Quan Gonzales So
DB 20 Joseph Gonzales Jr
DB 32 Phoenix Grant Fr
DL 2 Alvin Gulley, Jr. Jr
DB 3 Sean Guyton Jr
DB 35 Zack Haaland Jr
DB 11 Dathan Hickey Sr
DL 45 Zairion Jackson-Bass Fr
DL 94 Kevin Jourdain Jr
DB 22 Abu Kamara Fr
DB 29 John Kemp Fr
DL 33 Ezekiel Larry So
DL 14 Marcus Mauney Sr
DL 9 Tamatoa McDonough Jr
DL 42 Spencer Mermans Fr
DL 30 Jack Michalik Jr
DL 95 Isaac Mitchell Sr
LB 15 Hamilton Moore Sr
DB 4 Wande Owens Sr
DL 40 Raleigh Oxendine Jr
DL 97 Clay Patterson Sr
DL 36 Wyatt Raymond Jr
DB 1 Archie Russ III Sr
DB 5 Jacob Saffold Sr
LB 47 Jesse Schutzman Fr
DL 43 Micaiah Shaber So
LB 52 Dean Shaffer Jr
DB 6 Joshua Tarver So
DL 96 Jaylin Tate Fr
LB 42 Andre Thomas So
DL 49 Mitchell Tyler Sr
DB 23 Ruben Valenzuela So
LB 10 Joseph Vaughn Sr
LB 31 Walker Warncke Jr
DB 17 Brandon Webster Fr
LB 41 Melik Williams So
DL 98 Dylan Yang So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P, K 45 Jack Bosman Sr
K, P 26 Nick Conforti So
K, P 39 Shamus Florio Jr
LS 55 Joey Fortner Fr
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
  • Anthony Belanger – Director of sports performance & student-athlete innovation
  • 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: September 16, 2023

NFL draft

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The 2024 NFL draft was held at Campus Martius Park in Detroit, Michigan, on April 25–27, 2024. Additionally, Mason Tipton was signed as an undrafted free agent.

Bulldogs who were picked in the 2024 NFL Draft:

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
3 75 Kiran Amegadjie OL Chicago Bears

References

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  1. ^ "Ivy League Announces Football All-Ivy, Rookie of the Year & Coach of the Year". Ivy League Athletics. November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Yale Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  3. ^ Herder, Sam. "Yale Football 2023 Schedule". Hero Sports. Retrieved March 23, 2023.