2015 Yale Bulldogs football team

2015 Yale Bulldogs football
2015 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–4 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Tony Reno (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Joe Conlin (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Flanders (4th season)
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Ivy League football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 20 Harvard +	6	–	1	9	–	1
No. 23 Dartmouth +	6	–	1	9	–	1
Penn +	6	–	1	7	–	3
Yale	3	–	4	6	–	4
Brown	3	–	4	5	–	5
Princeton	2	–	5	5	–	5
Columbia	1	–	6	2	–	8
Cornell	1	–	6	1	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from STATS Poll

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 overall and 3–4 in Ivy League play to tie for fourth place. Yale averaged 20,614 fans per game.

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.^[1]

Departures

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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Deon Randall	2	Wide receiver	5'8"	195	Senior	San Diego, CA	Graduated
Charles Cook	22	Outside linebacker	6'3"	220	Senior	Dallas, TX	Graduated
L.J. Hunt	22	Tail back	5'11"	210	Senior	Stratford, CT	Graduated
Kahill Keyes	24	Tail back	5'11"	213	Senior	Petaluma, CA	Graduated
Grant Wallace	29	Wide receiver	5'11"	195	Senior	St. Louis, MO	Graduated
Tyler Varga	30	Tail back	5'11"	224	Senior	Kitchener, ON	Declared for the 2015 NFL Draft
Nick LaTesta	33	Wide receiver	5'8"	174	Senior	Wood Ridge, NJ	Graduated
Everett Johnson	36	Tail back	5'9"	199	Senior	Union, NJ	Graduated
Kyle Cazzetta	37	Kicker	5'11"	210	Senior	Slate Hill, NY	Graduated
William Vaughan	42	Linebacker	6'0"	235	Senior	South Orange, NJ	Graduated
Parker Toms	48	Punter	5'11"	201	Senior	San Carlos, CA	Graduated
Jeff Schmittgens	53	Defensive end	6'3"	241	Senior	Naperville, IL	Graduated
Tyler Manu	55	Defensive end	6'1"	235	Senior	Meridian, ID	Graduated
Ryan Stanney	59	Linebacker	6'0"	212	Senior	Oviedo, FL	Graduated
William Chism	67	Offensive lineman	6'3"	302	Senior	Ridgeland, MS	Graduated
Stephen Shoemaker	69	Offensive lineman	6'0"	264	Senior	Bronxville, NY	Graduated
Ben Carbery	70	Offensive lineman	6'5"	300	Senior	Oak Park, IL	Graduated
John Duion	76	Offensive lineman	6'3"	276	Senior	Santa Barbara, CA	Graduated
Adam Conklin	86	Defensive end	6'3"	248	Senior	Dover, MA	Graduated
Davis Frank	98	Defensive tackle	6'3"	265	Senior	Clinton, TN	Graduated

Spring game

2015 Yale Blue-White Game

	1	2	Total
White (Defense)	23	23	46
• Blue (Offense)	24	24	48

Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Game start: 1:00 p.m.

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

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Consecutive season at Yale in current position
Tony Reno	Head coach	4th
Joe Conlin	Offensive coordinator, Offensive line	4th
Steve Vashel	Defensive coordinator, Secondary	4th
Sean McGowan	co-Defensive coordinator, Linebackers	1st
Kevin Cahill	Quarterbacks	4th
Art Asselta	Wide receivers	2nd
Paul Rice '10	Special Teams, Outside Linebackers	3rd
Jordan Stevens	Defensive line	1st
Chandler Henley '06	Assistant head coach, Tight Ends	1st
Derrick Lett	Assistant head coach, Running Backs	1st
Reference:2015 Quick Facts

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate*	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	TWCS	W 29–28	7,343
September 26	1:00 p.m.	Cornell	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ILDN	W 33–26	15,926
October 3	12:30 p.m.	at Lehigh*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	SECTV2	W 27–12	5,472
October 10	1:30 p.m.	at Dartmouth	Memorial Stadium Hanover, NH	FCS	L 3–35	11,086
October 17	3:30 p.m.	at Maine*	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	WVII/WPME/FCS	W 21–10	7,351
October 23	7:00 p.m.	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	NBCSN	L 20–34	5,849
October 31	12:30 p.m.	Columbia	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	FCS	L 7–17	7,259
November 7	12:30 p.m.	Brown	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	FCS	W 41–14	6,878
November 14	1:00 p.m.	at Princeton	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)		W 35–28	11,623
November 21	2:30 p.m.	No. 19 Harvard	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	NBCSN	L 19–38	52,126
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

@ Colgate Raiders

Yale Bulldogs at Colgate Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Yale	7	0	7	15	29
Colgate	7	14	0	7	28

at Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY

Date: September 19, 2015
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 80, Mostly Sunny, Wind SSW 13 mph
Game attendance: 7,343
Referee: Karlton Derrick
TV: TWCS
Sources: Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

YALE – Rich 1–yard run (Holmes kick), 10:03 (YALE 7–0)
COLGATE – Wilkins 2–yard run (Bowman kick), 4:49 (TIED 7–7)

Second Quarter

COLGATE – Melville 20–yard run (Bowman kick), 6:26 (COLGATE 14–7)
COLGATE – Buttermore 55–yard fumble return (Bowman kick), 3:02 (COLGATE 21–7)

Third Quarter

YALE – Siragusa Jr. 4–yard pass from Roberts (Holmes kick), 2:48 (COLGATE 21–14)

Fourth Quarter

COLGATE – Holland 12–yard run (Bowman kick), 10:05 (COLGATE 28–14)
YALE – Clemons III 30–yard pass from Roberts (2–point conversion run by Oplinger), 7:19 (COLGATE 28–22)
YALE – Siragusa Jr. 13–yard pass from Roberts (Holmes kick), 3:39 (YALE 29–28)

Passing

YALE - Roberts, 29 completions, 41 attempts, 293 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception
COLGATE - Melville, 11 completions, 21 attempts, 140 yards

Rushing

YALE - Rich, 22 carries, 78 yards, 1 touchdown
COLGATE - Wilkins, 28 carries, 94 yards, 1 touchdown

Receiving

YALE - Siragusa Jr., 7 catches, 82 yards, 2 touchdown
COLGATE - Quazza, 4 catches, 56 yards

Defense

YALE - Egu, 13 tackles
COLGATE - Diener, 13 tackles

Vs. Cornell Big Red

Cornell Big Red at Yale Bulldogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornell	6	20	0	0	26
Yale	0	13	3	17	33

at Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT

Date: September 26, 2015
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 66, Partly Sunny, Wind ENE 8 mph
Game attendance: 15,926
Referee: Matt Overton
TV: ILDN
Sources: Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

CORNELL – Gallo 7–yard pass from Somborn (Mays kick failed), 9:25 (CORNELL 6–0)

Second Quarter

CORNELL – Hagy 2–yard run (Mays kick blocked), 14:57 (CORNELL 12–0)
YALE – Roberts 7–yard run (Holmes kick), 12:21 (CORNELL 12–7)
CORNELL – Shaw 37–yard pass from Somborn (Mays kick), 9:59 (CORNELL 19–7)
CORNELL – Shaw 13–yard pass from Somborn (Mays kick), 0:47 (CORNELL 26–7)
YALE – Drwal 6–yard pass from Roberts (Holmes kick blocked), 0:32 (CORNELL 26–13)

Third Quarter

YALE – Holmes 26–yard field goal, 11:19 (CORNELL 26–16)

Fourth Quarter

YALE – Holmes 37–yard field goal, 11:09 (CORNELL 26–19)
YALE – Clemons III 8–yard pass from Roberts (Holmes kick is good), 1:12 (TIED 26–26)
YALE – Little 52–yard pass from Roberts (Holmes kick is good), 0:32 (YALE 33–26)

Passing

CORNELL – Somborn, 20 completions, 30 attempts, 238 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception
YALE – Roberts, 25 completions, 47 attempts, 371 yards, 3 touchdowns

Rushing

CORNELL – Hagy, 23 carries, 117 yards, 1 touchdown
YALE – Rich, 9 carries, 44 yards

Receiving

CORNELL – Shaw, 7 catches, 114 yards, 2 touchdown
YALE – Little, 4 catches, 100 yards, 1 touchdown

Defense

CORNELL – Gesualdi, 10 tackles
YALE – Carlson, 10 tackles

@ Lehigh Mountain Hawks

Yale Bulldogs at Lehigh Mountain Hawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Yale	10	3	8	6	27
Lehigh	0	0	7	5	12

at Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, PA

Date: October 3, 2015
Game time: 12:30 p.m.
Game weather: 48, Rain & Wind, Wind ENE 12 mph
Game attendance: 5,472
Referee: Mike Sechrist
TV: SECTV2
Sources: Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

YALE – Salter 2–yard run (Holmes kick), 11:33 (YALE 7–0)
YALE – Holmes 44–yard field goal, 5:50 (YALE 10–0)

Second Quarter

YALE – Holmes 20–yard field goal, 7:24 (YALE 13–0)

Third Quarter

LEHIGH – Shafnisky, Nick 24–yard run (Mish kick), 12:00 (YALE 13–7)
YALE – Team safety, 9:30 (YALE 15–7)
YALE – Salter 42–yard run (2–point conversion rush by Oplinger failed), 3:34 (YALE 21–7)

Fourth Quarter

YALE – Drwal 5–yard pass from Roberts (2–point conversion pass by Scott intercepted), 14:19 (YALE 27–7)
LEHIGH – Ripanti 98–yard extra point return, 14:19 (YALE 27–9)
LEHIGH – Mish 27–yard field goal, 5:51 (YALE 27–12)

Top Passers

YALE – Roberts, 25 completions, 42 attempts, 251 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
LEHIGH – Shafnisky, 26 completions, 47 attempts, 211 yards, 1 interception

Top Rushers

YALE – Salter, 29 carries, 233 yards, 2 touchdowns
LEHIGH – Shafnisky, 20 carries, 79 yards, 1 touchdown

Top Receiving

YALE – Drwal, 5 catches, 57 yards, 1 touchdown
LEHIGH – Pelletier, 10 catches, 104 yards

Defense

YALE – Oplinger, 11 tackles
LEHIGH – Githens, 12 tackles

@ Dartmouth Big Green

Yale Bulldogs at Dartmouth Big Green – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Yale	0	3	0	0	3
Dartmouth	7	14	7	7	35

at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH

Date: October 10, 2015
Game time: 1:30 p.m.
Game weather: 54, Sunny, Slight wind
Game attendance: 11,086
Referee: Jeff Gray
TV: FCS
Sources: Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

DARTMOUTH – Skaff 8–yard pass from Williams (Gakenheimer kick), 0:29 (DARTMOUTH 7–0)

Second Quarter

DARTMOUTH – Grove 4–yard run (Gakenheimer kick), 11:35 (DARTMOUTH 14–0)
DARTMOUTH – Bramble 17–yard pass from Williams (Gakenheimer kick), 6:28 (DARTMOUTH 21–0)
YALE – Holmes 35–yard field goal, 0:03 (DARTMOUTH 21–3)

Third Quarter

DARTMOUTH – Skaff 4–yard pass from Williams (Gakenheimer kick), 7:37 (DARTMOUTH 28–3)

Fourth Quarter

DARTMOUTH – Brown 36–yard pass from Williams (Gakenheimer kick), 2:39 (DARTMOUTH 35–3)

Top Passers

YALE – Roberts, 29 completions, 58 attempts, 229 yards, 3 interceptions
DARTMOUTH – Williams, 29 completions, 53 attempts, 435 yards, 4 touchdowns

Top Rushers

YALE – Salter, 19 carries, 45 yards
DARTMOUTH – Bramble, 8 carries, 85 yards

Top Receiving

YALE – Siragusa Jr., 12 catches, 132 yards
DARTMOUTH – McManus, 6 catches, 116 yards

Defense

YALE – Egu, 9 tackles, 1.5 sacks for 8 yards
DARTMOUTH – Caldwell, 7 tackles, 2 interceptions for 7 yards, 3 breakups

@ Maine Black Bears

Yale Bulldogs at Maine Black Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Yale	0	3	6	12	21
Maine	0	7	3	0	10

at Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME

Date: October 17, 2015
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: 50s, Overcast and cool, Calm Wind
Game attendance: 7,351
Referee: Charles Jebran
TV: FCS
Sources: Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

NO SCORING

Second Quarter

MAINE – Beckford 1–yard run (Decloux kick), 8:22 (MAINE 7–0)
YALE – Holmes 22–yard field goal, 0:09 (MAINE 7–3)

Third Quarter

YALE – Salter 1–yard run (Holmes kick failed), 6:02 (YALE 9–7)
MAINE – Decloux 35–yard field goal, 0:36 (MAINE 10–9)

Fourth Quarter

YALE – Salter 17–yard run (2–point conversion pass by Roberts failed), 13:31 (YALE 15–10)
YALE – Roberts 26–yard run (Holmes kick failed), 4:07 (YALE 21–10)

Top Passers

YALE – Roberts, 14 completions, 33 attempts, 185 yards, 1 interception
MAINE – Collins, 19 completions, 49 attempts, 199 yards, 2 interceptions

Top Rushers

YALE – Salter, 37 carries, 139 yards, 2 touchdowns
MAINE – Beckford, 25 carries, 78 yards, 1 touchdown

Top Receiving

YALE – Siragusa Jr., 4 receptions, 98 yards
MAINE – Dunn, 6 receptions, 72 yards

Defense

YALE – Rymiszewski, 9 tackles, 1 interception for 3 yards
MAINE – Samuels, 15 tackles, 2 tackle–for–losses for 5 yards

@ Penn Quakers

Yale Bulldogs at Penn Quakers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Yale	10	3	7	0	20
Penn	0	20	7	7	34

at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA

Date: October 23, 2015
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: 57, Clear, Wind NNE 9 mph
Game attendance: 5,849
Referee: Kelvin Hudson
TV: NBCSN
Sources: Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

YALE – Holmes 39–yard field goal, 9:08 (YALE 3–0)
YALE – Clemons III 17–yard pass from Roberts (Holmes kick), 5:12 (YALE 10–0)

Second Quarter

PENN – Pearson 63–yard pass from Torgersen (Gammill kick), 13:38 (YALE 10–7)
PENN – Solomon 17–yard pass from Torgersen (2–point conversion rush by Stapleton failed), 12:57 (PENN 13–10)
YALE – Holmes 26–yard field goal, 3:22 (TIED 13–13)
PENN – O'Malley 1–yard pass from Torgersen (Gammill kick), 0:11 (PENN 20–13)

Third Quarter

PENN – Pearson 27–yard pass from Torgersen (Gammill kick), 5:19 (PENN 27–13)
YALE – Reuland 6–yard run (Holmes kick), 0:07 (PENN 27–20)

Fourth Quarter

PENN – Solomon 28–yard run (Gammill kick), 8:13 (PENN 34–20)

Top Passers

YALE – Roberts, 25 completions, 46 attempts, 318 yards, 1 touchdown, 3 interceptions
PENN – Togerson, 25 completions, 35 attempts, 350 yards, 4 touchdowns

Top Rushers

YALE – Reuland, 12 carries, 61 yards, 1 touchdown
PENN – Solomon, 18 carries, 120 yards, 1 touchdown

Top Receiving

YALE – Clemons III, 6 receptions, 99 yards, 1 touchdown
PENN – Pearson, 6 receptions, 133 yards, 2 touchdowns

Defense

YALE – Carlson, 10 tackles
PENN – Philippi, 12 tackles

Vs. Columbia Lions

Columbia Lions at Yale Bulldogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Columbia	0	7	3	7	17
Yale	7	0	0	0	7

at Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT

Date: October 31, 2015
Game time: 12:30 p.m.
Game weather: 50, Sunny/Cool, Wind SE 6 mph
Game attendance: 7,259
Referee: Hank Johns
TV: FCS
Sources: Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

YALE – Alessi 80–yard punt return (Holmes kick), 9:25 (YALE 7–0)

Second Quarter

COLUMBIA – Trumbull 7–yard pass from Mornhinweg (Nizialek kick), 5:30 (TIED 7–7)

Third Quarter

COLUMBIA – Nizialek 40–yard field goal, 9:38 (COLUMBIA 10–7)

Fourth Quarter

COLUMBIA – Nizialek 13–yard run (Nizialek kick),13:28 (COLUMBIA 17–7)

Top Passers

CU – Mornhinweg, 11 completions, 22 attempts, 82 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
YALE – Roberts, 12 completions, 24 attempts, 104 yards, 1 interception

Top Rushers

CU – Molina, 23 carries, 76 yards
YALE – Reuland, 7 carries, 19 yards

Top Receiving

CU – Hollis, 5 receptions, 31 yards
YALE – Clemens III, 4 receptions, 56 yards

Defense

CU – Brady, 8 tackles
YALE – Carlson, 12 tackles

Vs. Brown Bears

Brown Bears at Yale Bulldogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Brown	7	7	0	0	14
Yale	14	3	24	0	41

at Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT

Date: November 7, 2015
Game time: 12:30 p.m.
Game weather: 62, Overcast, Wind NW 7 mph
Game attendance: 6,878
Referee: Jeff Pumphrey
TV: FCS
Sources: Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

YALE – Salter 2–yard run (Holmes kick), 13:40 (YALE 7–0)
BROWN – Doles 21–yard pass from Fuller (Senne kick), 10:13 (TIED 7–7)
YALE – Salter 11–yard run (Holmes kick), 6:44 (YALE 14–7)

Second Quarter

BROWN – Doles 2–yard run (Grant Senne kick), 11:41 (TIED 14–14)
YALE – Holmes 27–yard field goal, 0:01 (YALE 17–14)

Third Quarter

YALE – Holmes 20–yard field goal, 10:24 (YALE 20–14)
YALE – Salter 1–yard run (Holmes kick), 4:24 (YALE 27–14)
YALE – Harris 3–yard run (Holmes kick), 1:13 (YALE 34–14)
YALE – Rymiszewski 24–yard interception return (Holmes kick), 1:02 (YALE 41–14)

Fourth Quarter

NO SCORING

Top Passers

BROWN – Fuller, 16 completions, 32 attempts, 165 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
YALE – Roberts, 28 completions, 41 attempts, 267 yards

Top Rushers

BROWN – Rosenbauer, 10 carries, 36 yards
YALE – Harris, 12 carries, 7 yards, 1 touchdown

Top Receiving

BROWN – Doles, 8 receptions, 102 yards, 1 touchdown
YALE – Williams–Lopez, 13 receptions, 154 yards

Defense

BROWN – Quigley, 9 tackles
YALE – Carlson, 10 tackles

@ Princeton Tigers

Yale Bulldogs at Princeton Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Yale	7	14	3	11	35
Princeton	14	7	7	0	28

at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium • Princeton, NJ

Date: November 14, 2015
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 49, Clear/windy, Wind NW 17 mph
Game attendance: 11,623
Referee: Warren Gillis
Sources: Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

PRINCETON – Osborne 7–yard pass from Kanoff (Bieck kick), 9:15 (PRINCETON 7–0)
PRINCETON – Atwater 4–yard run (Bieck kick), 1:49 (PRINCETON 14–0)
YALE – Harris 71–yard run (Holmes kick), 0:34 (PRINCETON 14–7)

Second Quarter

YALE – Haenni 22–yard pass from Scott (Holmes kick), 9:20 (TIED 14–14)
PRINCETON – Barnes 18–yard pass from Kanoff (Bieck kick), 6:33 (PRINCETON 21–14)
YALE – Roberts 1–yard run (Holmes kick), 1:55 (TIED 21–21)

Third Quarter

YALE – Holmes 35–yard field goal, 3:43 (YALE 24–21)
PRINCETON – Barnes 53–yard pass from Kanoff (Bieck kick), 2:21 (PRINCETON 28–24)

Fourth Quarter

YALE – Holmes 34–yard field goal, 12:58 (PRINCETON 28–27)
YALE – Clemons 19–yard pass from Roberts (2–point conversion pass by Stallings), 4:31 (YALE 35–28)

Top Passers

YALE – Roberts, 20 completions, 29 attempts, 185 yards, 1 touchdown
PRINCETON – Kanoff, 25 completions, 42 attempts, 338 yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions

Top Rushers

YALE – Harris, 30 carries, 177 yards, 1 touchdown
PRINCETON – Atwater, 12 carries, 52 yards, 1 touchdown

Top Receiving

YALE – Williams–Lopez, 10 receptions, 69 yards
PRINCETON – Barnes, 6 receptions, 151 yards, 2 touchdowns

Defense

YALE – Carlson, 10 tackles
PRINCETON – Williams, 15 tackles

Vs. Harvard Crimson

Harvard Crimson at Yale Bulldogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Harvard	7	14	10	7	38
Yale	7	0	0	12	19

at Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT

Date: November 21, 2015
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: 41, Clear Skies/cool, Light wind
Game attendance: 52,126
Referee: Charles Jebran
TV: NBCSN
Sources: Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

YALE – Williams–Lopez 28–yard pass from Roberts (Holmes kick), 11:24 (YALE 7–0)
HARVARD – Shelton–Mosley 53–yard pass from Hosch (Smart kick), 10:31 (TIED 7–7)

Second Quarter

HARVARD – Shelton–Mosley 35–yard pass from Hosch, Scott (Smart kick), 11:24 (HARVARD 14–7)
HARVARD – Braunecker 18–yard pass from Hosch (Smart kick), 2:27 (HARVARD 21–7)

Third Quarter

HARVARD – Braunecker 2–yard pass from Hosch (Smart kick), 8:33 (HARVARD 28–7)
HARVARD – Smart 39–yard field goal, 3:48 (HARVARD 31–7)

Fourth Quarter

YALE – Roberts 1–yard run (2–point conversion pass by Roberts failed), 14:11 (HARVARD 31–13)
HARVARD – Shelton–Mosley 8–yard run (Smart kick), 5:25 (HARVARD 38–13)
YALE – Buric 8–yard pass from Roberts. (2–point conversion pass by Roberts failed), 3:26 (HARVARD 38–19)

Top Passers

HARVARD – Hosch, 23 completions, 37 attempts, 320 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interceptions
YALE – Roberts, 38 completions, 65 attempts, 410 yards, 2 touchdowns

Top Rushers

HARVARD – Hosch, 11 carries, 60 yards
YALE – Harris, 10 carries, 31 yards

Top Receiving

HARVARD – Shelton–Mosley, 5 receptions, 119 yards, 2 touchdowns
YALE – Williams–Lopez, 13 receptions, 169 yards, 1 touchdown

Defense

HARVARD – Lindsey, 11 tackles
YALE – Champion, 12 tackles

Awards

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

^ "Yale Elis, Bulldogs (8-2)". Stats.NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

[1] "Yale Elis, Bulldogs (8-2)". Stats.NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

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