YALE BULLDOGS FOOTBALL
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Located in New Haven since its founding in 1701, Yale University fields a 100-player football roster competing in the Ivy League within NCAA Division I-FCS. Coach Tony Reno directs the program at a school with 15,490 students, one of the eight members of the Ivy League that competes under the NCAA's historic cost-of-attendance scholarship model rather than merit-based aid. Yale's football program operates within the constraints of that competitive landscape, where institutional academic standards and financial aid structures differ markedly from other FCS conferences.
Ivy League football at Yale emphasizes both competitive play and the educational mission central to the conference's identity. The Bulldogs play their home games at their dedicated stadium, sharing the athletic facilities that serve one of the nation's oldest universities. As a Division I-FCS program, Yale competes against seven other Ivy institutions—Princeton, Harvard, Cornell, Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Brown, and Columbia—in a 10-game conference schedule that determines NCAA playoff positioning. The league has produced 27 NCAA FCS playoff berths since the postseason began, with Yale participating in multiple championship runs throughout its football history spanning more than 150 years.
KEY FACTS
| School | Yale University |
| Sport | Football |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Division | D1-FCS |
| Location | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Venue | Home Venue |
| Head Coach | Tony Reno |
ROSTER (2025-26)
| # | Name | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cuttler Adams | RB |
| 77 | AD Adelabu | OT |
| 72 | Bennett Anderson | OL |
| 12 | Lucius Anderson | WR |
| 59 | Zavier Avera | OL |
| 81 | Thomas Bacon Jr. | WR |
| 75 | Michael Bennett | OL |
| 58 | Leo Bluhm | OL |
| 8 | Nico Brown | WR |
| 71 | Kevin Cassidy | OL |
| 70 | Cameron Charron | OL |
| 88 | Hutch Chipman | TE |
| 20 | Chase Collyer | WR |
| 74 | Sam Connelly | OL |
| 28 | Wilhelm Daal | RB |
| 6 | Hugo Djeumeni Kemeni | RB |
| 55 | Dylan Garrity | OL |
| 19 | Charlie Hewitt | QB |
| 14 | Camden Hickox | WR |
| 76 | Thomas Hoey | OL |
| 3 | Marshall Howe | QB |
| 78 | Charlie Humphreys | OL |
| 87 | Reid Jones | WR |
| 21 | Brice June | WR |
| 16 | Garon Kemp | WR |
| 79 | Tru Kendrick | OT |
| 69 | Quinton Lewis | OL |
| 10 | Kyle Maltarich | WR |
| 15 | Brogan McCaughey | QB |
| 73 | Grayson McGown | OT |
| 13 | Donovan McKoy | WR |
| 44 | Spencer Mermans | TE |
| 57 | Joseph Nash | OL |
| 31 | Adam Pandolfi | RB |
| 7 | Josh Pitsenberger | RB |
| 4 | Cameron Price | RB |
| 53 | John Prokapus | OL |
| 62 | Jimmy Randazzo | OL |
| 82 | Nolan Recker | TE |
| 2 | Dante Reno | QB |
| 85 | Colton Sanders | TE |
| 18 | Jaxton Santiago | WR |
| 50 | Declan Savage | OL |
| 1 | Mason Shipp | WR |
| 9 | Graham Smith | TE |
| 27 | Kelvin Smith | WR |
| 25 | Clayton Sobecki | WR |
| 54 | Jackson St. Aubyn | OL |
| 11 | Aidan Stephens | WR |
| 17 | Robby Tattersall | TE |
| 84 | Scott Truninger | TE |
| 22 | Brady Wagner | TE |
| 99 | Cooper Austin | DL |
| 24 | Inumidun Ayo-Durojaiye | LB |
| 9 | Brandon Banks | DB |
| 14 | Charles Barkley-Smith | DB |
| 34 | Joseph Barry | LB |
| 37 | Jackson Boone | DL |
| 17 | Brady Carson | S |
| 33 | James Cave | DL |
| 23 | Xavier Coleman | DE |
| 0 | Osize Daniyan | DB |
| 5 | Billy Eastep | DB |
| 51 | Ejiroghene Egodogbare | DL |
| 95 | Erik Ekens | DT |
| 54 | Babawale Fadeyibi | DL |
| 18 | DaQuan Gonzales | DB |
| 8 | Phoenix Grant | DB |
| 16 | PJ Hartsfield | DB |
| 47 | Jevidi Hutton | DE |
| 21 | Ty Ingram-Eiser | DB |
| 1 | Zairion Jackson-Bass | DL |
| 93 | Mack Johnson | DL |
| 4 | Abu Kamara | DB |
| 29 | John Kemp | DB |
| 10 | Alex Kraus | LB |
| 2 | Ezekiel Larry | DL |
| 46 | Joe McCord | LB |
| 92 | Sam McGivern | DL |
| 30 | Jack Michalik | DL |
| 27 | Cameron Nelson | S |
| 3 | Chenna Onwuasoanya | DB |
| 44 | Eddie Palumbo | LB |
| 12 | Steven Partin | LB |
| 13 | Lucas Price | LB |
| 28 | Dillon Rickenbacker | DB |
| 56 | Xavier Rivers | DL |
| 90 | Max Ruedebusch | DE |
| 15 | JP Schmidt | DB |
| 50 | Jesse Schutzman | LB |
| 43 | Micaiah Shaber | DL |
| 6 | Joshua Tarver | DB |
| 96 | Jaylin Tate | DL |
| 97 | Lota Ugokwe | DL |
| 7 | Brandon Webster | DB |
| 26 | Nick Conforti | PK |
| 52 | Colby Connell | LS |
| 55 | Joey Fortner | LS |
| 38 | Reese Keeney | PK |
| 36 | Noah Piper | PK |
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Connecticut Football ProgramsFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- What conference does Yale Football compete in?
- Yale Bulldogs Football competes in the The Ivy League conference at the NCAA D1-FCS level.
- Where does Yale play football home games?
- Yale Football plays home games at Home Venue in New Haven, CT.
- Who is the head coach of Yale Football?
- The head coach of Yale Bulldogs Football is Tony Reno.
- When was Yale Football program established?
- The establishment date for Yale Football is not currently available.