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The Yale Bulldogs are the 16th team in our 2019 schedule preview series and the fourth team from the Ivy League. The Bulldogs finished 17-3 in 2018 and a perfect 7-0 in Ivy League play. After losing to Cornell in the Ivy League Championship, Yale went the distance and won their first ever NCAA national championship against the Duke Blue Devils.
Here’s their entire 2019 schedule:
Yale’s 2019 Schedule
| Date | Road Team | Home Team | Special Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Road Team | Home Team | Special Notes |
| 2/2 | Yale | Syracuse | Scrimmage |
| 2/9 | Merrimack (D2) | Yale | Scrimmage |
| 2/16 | Villanova | Yale | |
| 2/23 | Penn State | Yale | First meeting since 2013 |
| 3/2 | UMass | Yale | |
| 3/10 | Yale | Michigan | In Atlanta, GA |
| 3/16 | Cornell | Yale | Ivy League |
| 3/23 | Yale | Princeton | Ivy League |
| 3/26 | Air Force | Yale | First meeting since 2008 |
| 3/30 | Yale | Penn | Ivy League |
| 4/6 | Dartmouth | Yale | Ivy League |
| 4/13 | Brown | Yale | Ivy League |
| 4/19 | Yale | Albany | |
| 4/23 | Quinnipiac | Yale | First meeting since 2014 |
| 4/27 | Yale | Harvard | Ivy League |
Who’s In?
- Penn State Nittany Lions (2/23)
- Air Force Falcons (3/26)
- Quinnipiac Bobcats (4/23)
Who’s Out?
- Bryant Bulldogs (11-8 W)
- Fairfield Stags (8-3 W)
- Bucknell Bison (9-8 L/OT)
- Marist Red Foxes (14-4 W)
Average Winning Percentage From 2018 Teams
- Overall: .550
- Nonconference: .607
- Ivy League: .483
Circle These Dates
- 2/23 (vs. Penn State): Penn State gets one of their best offensive players back in Grant Ament. They were a bubble team last year and could have used Ament for a possible run to the NCAA Tournament. With him and Gerard Arceri full healthy, it could be one of the marquee nonconference matchups of the early season, especially with Arceri and TD Ierlan at the faceoff X.
- 3/2 (vs. UMass): The two teams played twice last year, but despite the margins in both games, Yale dominated for the majority of the game. The Minutemen made fourth quarter runs in both games but it just wasn’t enough in regards to time. Could UMass complete the upset this time?
- 3/10 (vs. Michigan in Atlanta, GA): Both teams played last year with the Bulldogs getting their first win of the season despite a slow start in the first half. Michigan looks to have a big breakout season in 2019 with the coaching staff and players in place. This game is being played in Atlanta, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the game is held at Fifth-Third Bank Stadium at Kennesaw State University.
- 3/16 (vs. Cornell): Another preview of the Ivy League Championship? Both teams split their two meetings last year, with the Big Red taking home the Ivy League title at Columbia University. In both games, Jeff Teat had really good contests with a pair of six-point performances. He wasn’t face-guarded in either matchup.
- 4/19 (at Albany): Yale dominated the Great Danes in both contests, highlighted by a ridiculous showing in their semifinal matchup in Foxborough. Albany looks a lot different without Connor Fields and JD Colarusso. Tehoka Nanticoke isn’t with the team this fall but Scott Marr has said he’ll be there for the spring. Albany also doesn’t have Ierlan, who transferred to Yale in the summer.
For other schedules and team rosters, check out our Men’s Division I matrix.