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2015 Yale Bulldogs football team

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Conference
  
Ivy League

Head coach
  
Tony Reno (4th year)

2015 record
  
6–4 (3–4 Ivy)

Offensive coordinator
  
Joe Conlin (4th year)


Defensive coordinator
  
Rick Flanders (4th year)

Home stadium
  
Yale Bowl (Capacity: 61,446)

The 2015 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This season marked the Bulldogs's 143rd overall season and the team played its home games at Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut. They were led by fourth year head coach Tony Reno. They were a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 6–4, 3–4 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

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Previous season and offseason

The 2014 Yale Bulldogs finished the regular season 8-2, 5-2 Ivy, with their two losses to Dartmouth and Harvard. The Bulldogs came one win shy of winning a share of the Ivy League Championship. The team had the #1 Total Offense in the FCS (571.5 YPG) and the #1 3rd Down Conversion Percentage (0.517 Pct) at the end of the 2014 season.

Departures

Notable departures from the 2014 squad included seniors, Tyler Varga, who declared his eligibility for the 2015 NFL Draft, and Deon Randall.

Spring game

Yale held their annual Blue-White Spring Game on April 18th, 2015.

Awards

  • Offensive Big Award: Beau Iverson, OT, So
  • Defensive Big Award: Marty Moesta, DE, So.
  • Offensive Big Skill Award: Stephen Buric, TE, Jr.
  • Defensive Big Skill Award: Austin Carter, LB, Jr.
  • Offensive Skill Award: Chris Williams-Lopez, WR, Fr.
  • Defensive Skill Award: Dale Harris, CB, So.
  • Offensive Strength & Conditioning MVP: Candler Rich, RB, So.
  • Defensive Strength & Conditioning MVP: Victor Egu, LB, So.
  • Offensive Strength & Conditioning MIP: Logan Scott, QB, Jr.
  • Defensive Strength & Conditioning MIP: Will Bryan, DB, Fr.
  • One Team Award: Roger Kilgore III, Safety, Jr. & Robert Clemons III, WR, So.
  • Every Play Every Day Award: Austin Reuland, RB, Jr.

    • Schedule

  • Source: Schedule

    • Preseason All-Ivy Team

    First-Team Offense

  • OL, Luke Longinotti

    • First-Team Defense

  • DB, Foyesade Oluokun

    • Second-Team Offense

  • QB, Morgan Roberts
  • WR, Bo Hines
  • OL, Khalid Cannon

    • Second-Team Defense

  • DL, Copache Tyler
  • DB, Cole Champion

    • Third-Team Offense

  • RB, Candler Rich
  • WR, Robert Clemons
  • TE, Leo Haenni
  • OL, Mason Friedline
  • KR, Jamal Locke

    • Third-Team Defense

  • DL, Earl Chism
  • DB, Dale Harris

    • References

    2015 Yale Bulldogs football team Wikipedia
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