The 2015 Yale Bulldogs football team represented

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in the

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. This season marked the Bulldogs's 143rd overall season and the team played its home games at

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. They were led by fourth year head coach

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. They were a member of the

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. 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

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. 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,

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, who declared his eligibility for the

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, and Deon Randall.

Spring game

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

Schedule

Game summaries

@ Colgate Raiders

Vs. Cornell Big Red

@ Lehigh Mountain Hawks

@ Dartmouth Big Green

@ Maine Black Bears

@ Penn Quakers

Vs. Columbia Lions

Vs. Brown Bears

@ Princeton Tigers

Vs. Harvard Crimson

Awards

Preseason All-Ivy Team

First-Team Offense *OL, Luke Longinotti First-Team Defense *DB, Foyesade Oluokun Second-Team Offense *QB, Morgan Roberts *WR,

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*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

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