| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | Yale Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ivy League |
| Short Conf: | Ivy |
| Record: | 3–7 |
| Conf Record: | 3–4 |
| Head Coach: | Tony Reno |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Coach: | Joe Conlin |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Steve Vashel |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Yale Bowl |
The 2016 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This season marked the Bulldogs's 144th overall season and the team played its home games at Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut. They were led by fifth-year head coach Tony Reno. They were a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 3–7 overall and 3–4 in Ivy League play to tie for fourth place. Yale averaged 8,795 fans per game.