1998 Yale Bulldogs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1998
| team = Yale Bulldogs
| sport = football
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| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 6–4
| conf_record = 5–2
| head_coach = Jack Siedlecki
| hc_year = 2nd
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| stadium = Yale Bowl
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{{1998 Ivy League football standings}}
The 1998 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Jack Siedlecki, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for second place in the Ivy League with a 5–2 record, 6–4 overall.{{cite web|url=http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/2017-18/files/YEAR_BY_YEAR_RESULTS_-as_of_1-31-2018-.pdf|title=Football By Year|publisher=Yale Bulldogs|access-date=June 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617193221/http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/2017-18/files/YEAR_BY_YEAR_RESULTS_-as_of_1-31-2018-.pdf|archive-date=June 17, 2018|url-status=dead}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Brown
| site_stadium = Brown Stadium
| site_cityst = Providence, RI
| score = 30–28
| attend = 8,375
| source = {{cite news |title=One Last Chance, and Yale Grabs It; Pass to Borden Overcomes Brown |first=Bruce |last=Berlet |date=September 20, 1998 |page=E9 |newspaper=Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59539041/1998-brown-yale/ }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Connecticut
| site_stadium = Yale Bowl
| site_cityst = New Haven, CT
| score = 21–63
| attend = 17,827
| source = {{cite news |title=UConn Floating on Air After Win Over Yale |first=Jim |last=Greenidge |date=September 27, 1998 |page=E19 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59541825/1998-yale-uconn/ }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Colgate
| site_stadium = Yale Bowl
| site_cityst = New Haven, CT
| score = 17–35
| attend = 13,519
| source = {{cite news |title=More Holes Show in Yale; Defense Struggles Against Colgate |first=Greg |last=Garber |date=October 4, 1998 |page=E5 |newspaper=Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59547462/1998-colgate-yale/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Holy Cross
| site_stadium = Yale Bowl
| site_cityst = New Haven, CT
| score = 15–7
| attend = 3,750
| source = {{cite news |title=Yale Defense Tightens Belt |first=Bruce |last=Berlet |date=October 11, 1998 |pages=E9, E10 |newspaper=Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59549179/1998-yale-hc/ }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Dartmouth
| site_stadium = Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Hanover, NH
| score = 19–22
| attend = 12,017
| source = {{cite news |title=Refs, Clock Tick Off Yale |first=Bruce |last=Berlet |date=October 18, 1998 |pages=E7, E9 |newspaper=Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59550013/1998-dartmouth-yale/ }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| opponent = Columbia
| site_stadium = Yale Bowl
| site_cityst = New Haven, CT
| score = 37–14
| attend = 14,537
| source = {{cite news |title=Bartholomew Runs, and Yale Clicks |first=Bruce |last=Berlet |date=October 25, 1998 |pages=E10, E12 |newspaper=Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59556346/1998-columbia-yale/ }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Penn
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 21–34
| attend = 20,875
| source = {{cite news |title=Penn's Defense Rebounds, Leads Way in Win Over Yale |first=Joe |last=Juliano |date=November 1, 1998 |page=C10 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59557301/1998-penn-yale/ }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| opponent = Cornell
| site_stadium = Yale Bowl
| site_cityst = New Haven, CT
| score = 28–21
| attend = 12,595
| source = {{cite news |title=Yale Moves Into Tie for Second |first=Bruce |last=Berlet |date=November 8, 1998 |pages=E8, E9 |newspaper=Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59559130/1998-cornell-yale/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| opponent = Princeton
| site_stadium = Yale Bowl
| site_cityst = New Haven, CT
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 31–28
| attend = 18,210
| source = {{cite news |title=Yale Sees Opening to Beat Princeton |first=Bruce |last=Berlet |date=November 15, 1998 |page=E10 |newspaper=Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59560644/1998-princeton-yale/ }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Harvard
| site_stadium = Harvard Stadium
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| gamename = The Game
| score = 9–7
| attend = 27,787
| source = {{cite news |title=Yale Has Late Kick for Win |first=Joe |last=Concannon |date=November 22, 1998 |page=C1 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59561113/1998-harvard-yale/ }}
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