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Yale Bulldogs

NCAAF · Ivy

Team information

Abbr: YALE
Sport: Football
League: NCAAF
Conference: Ivy
Founded: 1872
Mascot: Handsome Dan
Fan nickname: Bulldog Nation
City nickname: Yale
Home market: New Haven, CT, USA
Championships: 27
Followers: 0

The Yale Bulldogs football program represents Yale University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA). Yale's football program is one of the oldest in the world, having begun competing in the sport in 1872. The Bulldogs have a legacy that includes 27 national championships, two of the first three Heisman Trophy winners (Larry Kelley in 1936 and Clint Frank in 1937), 100 consensus All-Americans, 28 College Football Hall of Fame inducte

Mascot: Handsome Dan

Championship years

1872
1874
1876
1877
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1886
1887
1888
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1897
1900
1901
1902
1905
1906
1907
1909
1927

Home venue

Yale Bowl · New Haven

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Franchise stats

All-time record: 0 W · 0 L · 0 T
Playoff appearances: 0

Venue timeline

751

Signature songs

Bulldog Fight Song

Bulldog, bulldog, bow wow wow! Eli Yale, Eli Yale! Bulldog, bulldog, bow wow wow! Our team will never fail.

Signature chants

Boola Boola!

(Traditional) Boola boola, boola boola, boola boola, boola, boola Oh when we sing poor Eli's face may get as red as rose Boola boola, boola boola, boola boola, boola, boola Oh Eli Eli may get up and go Boola boola, boola boola, boola boola, boola, boola Oh when we sing poor Eli's face may get as red as rose

Former names

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