The 2025 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by Tony Reno in his thirteenth season as head coach.
On December 18, 2024, the Ivy League announced that it would begin participating in the NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs starting with the 2025 season. The Bulldogs received the conference's auto-bid after defeating rival Harvard in the final regular season game to finish as conference co-champions.
On February 17, 2026, Reno announced he would be stepping down as the Bulldogs' head coach due to health concerns. On February 23, Lehigh head coach Kevin Cahill, who served as the Bulldogs' offensive coordinator from 2018 to 2022, was named Reno's successor.
Preseason Preseason poll On August 4, the Ivy League released its preseason prediction poll. The Bulldogs were predicted to finish third in the conference.
Schedule
Rankings
Roster
Game summaries
Holy Cross
Statistics HC YALE First downs 19 18 Total yards 281 318 Rushing yards 88 152 Passing yards 193 166 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 29:15 30:45 Team Category Player StatisticsHoly Cross Passing Cal Swanson 15/30, 193 yards, TD Rushing Nyeoti Punni 6 carries, 36 yards Receiving Joseph Williams 1 reception, 64 yardsYale Passing Dante Reno 13/18, 166 yards, TD Rushing Josh Pitsenberger 26 carries, 127 yards, 3 TD Receiving Nico Brown 5 receptions, 119 yards, TD
Cornell
Statistics COR YALE First downs 25 12 Total yards 400 297 Rushing yards 133 158 Passing yards 267 139 Turnovers 5 3 Time of possession 35:52 24:08 Team Category Player StatisticsCornell Passing Devin Page 24/51, 2 TD, 4 INT Rushing Robert Tucker III 15 carries, 53 yards Receiving Ryder Kurtz 5 receptions, 91 yards, TDYale Passing Dante Reno 14/23, 139 yards, TD, INT Rushing Josh Pitsenberger 28 carries, 142 yards, 3 TD Receiving Mason Shipp 7 receptions, 85 yards
at No. 9 Lehigh (Yank Townsend Trophy)
Statistics YALE LEH First downs 22 22 Total yards 350 399 Rushing yards 103 225 Passing yards 247 174 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 28:38 31:22 Team Category Player StatisticsYale Passing Dante Reno 25/38, 247 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Josh Pitsenberger 18 carries, 63 yards Receiving Nico Brown 7 receptions, 85 yards, 2 TDLehigh Passing Hayden Johnson 8/15, 174 yards, 2 TD Rushing Luke Yoder 17 carries, 108 yards, TD Receiving Mason Humphrey 2 receptions, 86 yards, TD
at Dartmouth
Statistics YALE DART First downs 22 25 Total yards 352 367 Rushing yards 156 209 Passing yards 196 158 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 30:04 29:56 Team Category Player StatisticsYale Passing Dante Reno 19/32, 196 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Josh Pitsenberger 34 carries, 138 yards Receiving Nico Brown 8 receptions, 113 yards, TDDartmouth Passing Grayson Saunier 15/22, 158 yards Rushing Grayson Saunier 14 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD Receiving Grayson O'Bara 5 receptions, 69 yards
Stonehill
Statistics STO YALE First downs 12 27 Total yards 152 481 Rushing yards 35 191 Passing yards 117 290 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 26:22 33:38 Team Category Player StatisticsStonehill Passing Jack O'Connell 13/28, 109 yards Rushing Deven Sisler 3 carries, 23 yards Receiving Derek Varley 2 receptions, 28 yardsYale Passing Dante Reno 16/24, 267 yards, TD Rushing Josh Pitsenberger 13 carries, 69 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jaxton Santiago 5 receptions, 150 yards, TD
Penn
Statistics PENN YALE First downs 24 21 Total yards 312 413 Rushing yards 92 202 Passing yards 220 211 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 36:44 23:16 Team Category Player StatisticsPenn Passing Liam O'Brien 21/39, 220 yards, TD Rushing Donte West 11 carries, 47 yards Receiving Jared Richardson 6 receptions, 85 yards, TDYale Passing Dante Reno 16/22, 211 yards, 3 TD Rushing Josh Pitsenberger 22 carries, 145 yards, TD Receiving Nico Brown 8 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD
Columbia
Statistics COLU YALE First downs 15 21 Total yards 270 432 Rushing yards 62 253 Passing yards 208 179 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 29:09 30:51 Team Category Player StatisticsColumbia Passing Chase Goodwin 15/30, 208 yards, TD Rushing Michael Walters 11 carries, 52 yards Receiving Lucas Bullock 3 receptions, 78 yardsYale Passing Dante Reno 16/25, 179 yards, 2 TD Rushing Josh Pitsenberger 25 carries, 132 yards Receiving Jaxton Santiago 5 receptions, 92 yards, TD
at Brown
Statistics YALE BRWN First downs 21 21 Total yards 463 385 Rushing yards 255 19 Passing yards 208 366 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 31:51 28:09 Team Category Player StatisticsYale Passing Dante Reno 20/28, 208 yards, 2 TD Rushing Josh Pitsenberger 27 carries, 173 yards, 2 TD Receiving Nico Brown 6 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TDBrown Passing James Murphy 26/42, 366 yards, TD, INT Rushing Matt Childs 16 carries, 41 yards, TD Receiving Trevor Foley 6 receptions, 145 yards
at Princeton (rivalry)
Statistics YALE PRIN First downs 12 18 Total yards 273 313 Rushing yards 119 136 Passing yards 154 177 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 25:36 34:24 Team Category Player StatisticsYale Passing Dante Reno 11/16, 154 yards, 2 INT Rushing Josh Pitsenberger 24 carries, 106 yards, TD Receiving Nico Brown 5 receptions, 102 yardsPrinceton Passing Kai Colón 11/23, 177 yards, INT Rushing Ethan Clark 24 carries, 90 yards, TD Receiving Josh Robinson 7 receptions, 113 yards
No. 8 Harvard
Statistics HARV YALE First downs 27 23 Total yards 412 445 Rushing yards 94 172 Passing yards 318 273 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 26:18 33:42 Team Category Player StatisticsHarvard Passing Jaden Craig 23/43, 266 yards, 3 TD Rushing Xaviah Bascon 9 rushes, 53 yards Receiving Ryan Tattersall 5 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TDYale Passing Dante Reno 15/19, 273 yards, 3 TD Rushing Josh Pitsenberger 38 rushes, 143 yards, 3 TD Receiving Nico Brown 8 receptions, 189 yards, TD
at No. 14 Youngstown State (NCAA Division I Playoffs – First round)
Statistics YALE YSU First downs 26 21 Total yards 453 491 Rushing yards 193 174 Passing yards 260 317 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 34:02 25:58 Team Category Player StatisticsYale Passing Dante Reno 21/38, 260 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Josh Pitsenberger 32 rushes, 209 yards, 3 TD Receiving Lucius Anderson 8 receptions, 138 yards, TDYoungstown State Passing Beau Brungard 23/35, 317 yards, 3 TD Rushing Beau Brungard 17 rushes, 90 yards, 3 TD Receiving Max Tomczak 6 receptions, 105 yards, 3 TD
at No. 2 Montana State (NCAA Division I Playoffs – Second round)
Statistics YALE MTST First downs 24 20 Plays–yards 75–351 58–341 Rushes–yards 39–153 42–249 Passing yards 198 92 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–36–3 10–16–0 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 33:55 26:05 Team Category Player StatisticsYale Passing Dante Reno 20/35, 198 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Josh Pitsenberger 26 carries, 124 yards, TD Receiving Nico Brown 11 receptions, 107 yards, TDMontana State Passing Justin Lamson 10/16, 92 yards Rushing Adam Jones 18 carries, 107 yards, TD Receiving Adam Jones 2 receptions, 34 yards
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