| Year: | 2015 |
| Team: | Yale Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ivy League |
| Short Conf: | Ivy |
| Record: | 6–4 |
| Conf Record: | 3–4 |
| Head Coach: | Tony Reno |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | Joe Conlin |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Rick Flanders |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Yale Bowl |
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.
See main article: 2014 Yale Bulldogs football team. 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]
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sortname | Deon Randall | 2 | Wide receiver | 5'8" | 195 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | Charles Cook | 22 | Outside linebacker | 6'3" | 220 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | L.J. Hunt | 22 | Tail back | 5'11" | 210 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | Kahill Keyes | 24 | Tail back | 5'11" | 213 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | Grant Wallace | 29 | Wide receiver | 5'11" | 195 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | 30 | Tail back | 5'11" | 224 | Senior | Declared for the 2015 NFL Draft | |||
| sortname | Nick LaTesta | 33 | Wide receiver | 5'8" | 174 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | Everett Johnson | 36 | Tail back | 5'9" | 199 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | Kyle Cazzetta | 37 | Kicker | 5'11" | 210 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | William Vaughan | 42 | Linebacker | 6'0" | 235 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | Parker Toms | 48 | Punter | 5'11" | 201 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | Jeff Schmittgens | 53 | Defensive end | 6'3" | 241 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | Tyler Manu | 55 | Defensive end | 6'1" | 235 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | Ryan Stanney | 59 | Linebacker | 6'0" | 212 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | William Chism | 67 | Offensive lineman | 6'3" | 302 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | Stephen Shoemaker | 69 | Offensive lineman | 6'0" | 264 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | Ben Carbery | 70 | Offensive lineman | 6'5" | 300 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | John Duion | 76 | Offensive lineman | 6'3" | 276 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | Adam Conklin | 86 | Defensive end | 6'3" | 248 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | Davis Frank | 98 | Defensive tackle | 6'3" | 265 | Senior | Graduated |
Yale held their annual Blue-White Spring Game on April 18, 2015.
Awards
| Name | Position | Consecutive season at Yale in current position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | ||||
| Joe Conlin | 4th | |||
| Steve Vashel | Defensive coordinator, Secondary | 4th | ||
| Sean McGowan | 1st | |||
| Kevin Cahill | 4th | |||
| Art Asselta | Wide receivers | 2nd | ||
| Paul Rice '10 | Special Teams, Outside Linebackers | 3rd | ||
| Jordan Stevens | 1st | |||
| Chandler Henley '06 | 1st | |||
| Derrick Lett | 1st | |||
| Reference:2015 Quick Facts | ||||
See also: 2015 Colgate Raiders football team.
See also: 2015 Cornell Big Red football team.
See also: 2015 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team.
See also: 2015 Dartmouth Big Green football team.
See also: 2015 Maine Black Bears football team.
See also: 2015 Penn Quakers football team.
See also: 2015 Columbia Lions football team.
See also: 2015 Brown Bears football team.
See also: 2015 Princeton Tigers football team.
See also: 2015 Harvard Crimson football team.
First-Team Offense
First-Team Defense
Second-Team Offense
Second-Team Defense
Third-Team Offense
Third-Team Defense