# 2024 Yale Bulldogs football team

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.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Yale | 114 (6) |
| 2 | Harvard | 108 (7) |
| 3 | Penn | 88 (2) |
| T4 | Princeton | 80 (1) |
| T4 | Dartmouth | 80 |
| 6 | Brown | 56 |
| 7 | Cornell | 26 |
| 8 | Columbia | 24 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross* | Fitton FieldWorcester, MA | ESPN+ | W 38–31 | 15,117 |
| September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Cornell | Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, NY | ESPN+ | L 23–47 | 12,444 |
| October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut* | Yale BowlNew Haven, CT | ESPN+ | W 23–22 | 5,123 |
| October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Dartmouth | Yale BowlNew Haven, CT | ESPN+ | L 43–44 $^{OT}$ | 4,983 |
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Lehigh* | Yale BowlNew Haven, CT | ESPN+ | W 38–23 | 4,307 |
| October 25 | 7:00 p.m. | at Penn | Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPNU | W 31–10 | 7,917 |
| November 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Columbia | Wien StadiumNew York, NY | ESPNU | L 10–13 | 3,560 |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Brown | Yale BowlNew Haven, CT | ESPN+ | W 56–34 | 4,742 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Princeton | Yale BowlNew Haven, CT (rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 42–28 | 7,594 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Harvard | Harvard StadiumAllston, MA (rivalry) | ESPNU | W 34–29 | 27,105 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern timeSource: |||||||

## Game summaries
### at Holy Cross

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA
* Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Yale | Passing |
| Yale | Rushing |
| Yale | Receiving |
| Holy Cross | Passing |
| Holy Cross | Rushing |
| Holy Cross | Receiving |

### at Cornell

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Red | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
* Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Yale | Passing |
| Yale | Rushing |
| Yale | Receiving |
| Cornell | Passing |
| Cornell | Rushing |
| Cornell | Receiving |

### Central Connecticut

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT
* Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 5,123
* Referee: Alexander Rudolph
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Justin Gallanty (play-by-play) and Jack Siedlecki (analyst)
| 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 |
| Central Connecticut | Rushing | Elijah Howard | 25 carries, 108 yards |
| Central Connecticut | Receiving | Elijah Howard | 5 receptions, 68 yards |
| Yale | Passing | Grant Jordan | 16/31, 146 yards, TD |
| Yale | Rushing | Joshua Pitsenberger | 19 carries, 127 yards, TD |
| Yale | Receiving | David Pantelis | 4 receptions, 45 yards |

### Dartmouth

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Big Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT
* Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Dartmouth | Passing |
| Dartmouth | Rushing |
| Dartmouth | Receiving |
| Yale | Passing |
| Yale | Rushing |
| Yale | Receiving |

### Lehigh (Yank Townsend Trophy)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT
* Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Lehigh | Passing |
| Lehigh | Rushing |
| Lehigh | Receiving |
| Yale | Passing |
| Yale | Rushing |
| Yale | Receiving |

### at Penn

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA
* Date: Friday October 25, 2024
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Yale | Passing |
| Yale | Rushing |
| Yale | Receiving |
| Penn | Passing |
| Penn | Rushing |
| Penn | Receiving |

### at Columbia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Wien Stadium • New York, NY
* Date: Friday November 1, 2024
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Yale | Passing |
| Yale | Rushing |
| Yale | Receiving |
| Columbia | Passing |
| Columbia | Rushing |
| Columbia | Receiving |

### Brown

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT
* Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Brown | Passing |
| Brown | Rushing |
| Brown | Receiving |
| Yale | Passing |
| Yale | Rushing |
| Yale | Receiving |

### Princeton (rivalry)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT
* Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Princeton | Passing |
| Princeton | Rushing |
| Princeton | Receiving |
| Yale | Passing |
| Yale | Rushing |
| Yale | Receiving |

### at No. 17 Harvard (rivalry)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 17 Crimson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA
* Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Yale | Passing |
| Yale | Rushing |
| Yale | Receiving |
| Harvard | Passing |
| Harvard | Rushing |
| Harvard | Receiving |