Yale Bulldogs - A Story of Triumph (NCAA 2006)

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A STORY OF TRIUMPH

Hello all and welcome to my attempt at bringing the Yale Bulldogs to Division 1 football in hopes of a National Championship. I've recently dug out my old Playstation 2 and started playing the old games and instantly fell back in love with the series. And so naturally what followed is I wanted to start a dynasty. I've always ran with teams in the Power 5 conferences and I've never truly taken a program from worst to first. So what better way for my first time than to try it with a D2 team.

Since 2006 did not feature custom conferences I decided I would go ahead and put Yale in the Big Ten, which is ultimately where I wanted them. I swapped out the Bulldogs for Purdue. I also brought along Harvard and replaced them with Indiana so I could play them at the end of the regular season. I'm going to do my best to leave Harvard alone, but if I feel they are on the verge of being demoted I will assist them - whether by playing their games, recruiting, whatever. I also let a few other D2 teams make the jump to D2. All moves outlined below:

Big Ten
- Yale for Indiana
- Harvard for Purdue

Big East
- James Madison for UCONN

Mountain West
- Montana for New Mexico

Sun Belt
- App State for UL Monroe
- Ga. Southern for FIU
- Grambling for Troy
- Samford for UL Lafayette

WAC
- Youngstown State for Idaho
- Eastern Washington for San Jose State

Once again, all of you guys are awesome who participate in this crazy hobby of ours. I frequently as well as infrequently visit these boards, but every time I stop by here it's always a really nice, encouraging and positive community.

Game - NCAA 2006
System - PS2
Sliders - Playmakers Level 3 AA College Gameday
Quarters - 6 minutes

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YALE 2005 SEASON PREVIEW

OFFENSE

Quarterbacks
- Napoleon Schroeder (78) - Sr, 6’5”, 230 lbs
- Mark Bowman (70) - So, 6’2”, 210 lbs
- Dan Williams (52) - RSr, 6’2”, 185 lbs

Running Backs
- Antonio Franklin (76) - RJr, 5’10”, 209 lbs
- Jamaal Noa (72) - Jr, 5’9”, 195 lbs
- Geremy Justice (48) - Jr, 5’11”, 190 lbs

Fullbacks
- Michael Davis (68) - Jr, 5’9”, 209 lbs
- Jim Medlock (59) - So, 5’10”, 210 lbs

Wide Receivers
- Matt Palmer (62) - Jr, 6’4”, 195 lbs
- Maurice Walker (59) - Sr, 6’1”, 195 lbs
- A. J. Mayhew (56) - Sr, 6’3”, 206 lbs
- Ricardo Carrington (52) - Jr, 6’4”, 190 lbs
- Brandon Lawson (48) - RJr, 6’0”, 180 lbs
- Ken Smith (48) - Jr, 6’1”, 200 lbs

Tight Ends
- Matt Allen (84) - Sr, 6’2” 240 lbs
- Michael Slaughter (52) - So, 6”2”, 235 lbs
- Isaac Nichols (44) - Jr, 6’3”, 245 lbs

Tackles
- Will Ross (59) - Jr, 6’3”, 280 lbs
- Deon Harris (52) - Sr, 6’4”, 270 lbs
- Robert Horton (40) - So, 6’4”, 255 lbs
- Hank Sims (40) - Sr, 6’3”, 285 lbs

Guards
- Shaun Sowell (59) - Jr, 6’4”, 305 lbs
- Nick Moore (48) - Jr, 6’2”, 275 lbs
- Michael Chase (48) - Jr, 6’2” 285 lbs
- Mike Gaither (40) - RSo, 6’4”, 255 lbs

Centers
- John Powdrell (52) - Sr, 6’5”, 300 lbs
- George Harris (40) - Sr, 6’4”, 265 lbs

DEFENSE

Defensive Ends
- Victor Dean (44) - Jr, 6’4”, 211 lbs
- Cornelius Freeman (44) - Sr, 6’4”, 230 lbs
- Tony Thomas (40) - So, 6’5”, 230 215 lbs
- Michael Alexander (40) - Jr, 6’3”, 220 lbs

Defensive Tackles
- Scott Lewis (56) - So, 6’3”, 240 lbs
- Michael Murphy (44) - Sr, 6’2”, 260 lbs
- Trey Haynes (40) - So, 6’2”, 260 lbs
- Edwin Smith (40) - So, 6’3”, 235 lbs
- Brad Greer (40) - Sr, 6’3”, 285 lbs

Outside Linebackers
- Joey Green (74) - Jr, 6’3”, 230 lbs
- Anthony Young (56) - Jr, 6’1”, 215 lbs
- Adam Johnson (52) - Sr, 6’1”, 228 lbs
- Khalid Moore (40) - Sr, 6’3”, 225 lbs

Middle Linebackers
- Gordon Greco (74) - Jr, 6’3”, 230 lbs
- Caleb Toth (65) - So, 6’2”, 240 lbs

Cornerbacks
- Jordon Southall (65) - Sr, 6’4”, 197 lbs
- Jonathan Smith (59) - Jr, 5’9”, 175 lbs
- William Smith (52) - Sr, 5’10”, 175 lbs
- John Herron (48) - So, 6’1”, 180 lbs
- Brian Jones (40) - So, 6’3”, 192 lbs

Free Safeties
- Kevin Washington (74) - Sr, 5’1”, 180 lbs
- Frank Moore (52) - Jr, 6’3”, 218 lbs

Strong Safeties
- Jack Smith (56) - Sr, 6’2”, 215 lbs
- John McPhee (44) - Jr, 6’2”, 190 lbs

SPECIAL TEAMS

Kickers
- Charles Lee (68) - So, 6’4”, 220 lbs

Punters
- Anthony Whitaker (40) - So, 6’2”, 215 lbs

SCHEDULE

Week 1 - BYE
Week 2 - BYE
Week 3 - vs Grambling State
Week 4 - @ Cincinnati
Week 5 - @ Minnesota
Week 6 - vs Notre Dame
Week 7 - vs #3 Iowa
Week 8 - vs Northwestern
Week 9 - @ Wisconsin
Week 10 - @ Penn State
Week 11 - vs Michigan State
Week 12 - vs Illinois
Week 13 - @ Harvard
Week 14 - BYE
Week 15 - BYE

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WEEK 1 RECAP

Top Storylines and Games
- There was only one game played on college football's opening weekend:

Temple (0-1) - 21
#18 Arizona State (1-0) - 55

WEEK 2 RECAP

Top Storylines and Games
- #11 Miami topples #5 Florida State in annual rivalry game
- Nine ranked teams upset including three Big Ten teams, #2 Tennessee, and #4 Oklahoma

Northern Ill. (1-0) - 21
#7 Michigan (0-1) - 11

#17 Boise State (0-1) - 17
#14 Georgia (1-0) - 31

TCU (1-0) - 37
#4 Oklahoma (0-1) - 34

Notre Dame (1-0) - 48
#22 Pittsburgh (0-1) - 45

Miami University (1-0) - 28
#12 Ohio State (0-1) - 21

#24 Ga. Tech (0-1) - 17
#19 Auburn (1-0) - 18

#8 Louisville (0-1) - 14
Kentucky (1-0) - 21

UAB (1-0) - 35
#2 Tennessee (0-1) - 28

#25 Texas A&M (0-1) - 20
Clemson (1-0) - 31

#10 Va. Tech (0-1) - 21
NC State (1-0) - 34

#11 Miami (1-0) - 38
#5 Florida State (0-1) - 14

Week 3 Polls
1. USC (39) 1-0
2. Iowa (21) 1-0
3. Texas (1) 1-0
4. Miami 1-0
5. LSU 1-0
6. Florida 1-0
7. Georgia 1-0
8. Florida State 0-1
9. Alabama 1-0
10. Tennessee 0-1
11. Boston College 1-0
12. Arizona State 1-0
13. Oklahoma 0-1
14. Auburn 1-0
15. Texas Tech 0-0
16. Michigan 0-1
17. Virginia 1-0
18. Virginia Tech 0-1
19. UTEP 1-0
20. Ohio State 0-1
21. UCLA 1-0
22. Louisville 0-1
23. Boise State 0-1
24. Cal 1-0
25. NC State 1-0

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Grambling State Tigers 1-0 @ Yale Bulldogs 0-0
9/10/2005, 12:30 PM

The Yale Bulldogs picked up their first win as a member of college football's Division 1 section after beating Grambling State 23-10. Yale's defense led the way, only giving up a total of 134 offensive yards to the Tigers. The Bulldogs held Grambling State to 3-10 on third downs and controlled the game.

The offense did their part in capitalizing on their opportunities when they needed to. Senior QB Napoleon Schroeder had a fine day going 11-16 for 137 yards. He threw for one touchdown and zero interceptions, and the Bulldogs managed to rush the ball 29 times for 144 yards.

All in all it was a good win for Yale and probably much needed as the schedule will get much more difficult from here on out.

Yale Bulldogs
First Downs - 12
Total Off - 281
Rushing - 144
Passing - 137
Sacks - 2
3rd Down - 3-10 (30%)
Redzone - 5 trips - 2 TD - 3 FG
Turnovers - 0
Penalties - 3 - 35 yards
T.O.P. - 14:05

N. Schroeder - 11-16, 137 yards, 1 touchdown

A. Franklin - 15 att, 73 yards
J. Noa - 7 att, 60 yards

M. Allen - 5 rec, 60 yards, 1 touchdown
A. Franklin - 2 rec, 15 yards
M. Walker - 1 rec, 43 yards

J. Green - 6 tackles, 1 TFL
G. Greco - 4 tackles, 1 TFL
J. Smith - 4 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack

C. Lee - 3/4 FG, long of 38

A. Whitaker - 2 punts, 31.5 avg, long of 37

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WEEK 3 RECAP

Top Storylines and Games
- #3 Texas defeats #20 Ohio State in battle of blue bloods
- #12 Arizona State shocks #5 LSU in Death Valley

#2 Iowa (2-0) - 28 OT
Iowa State (1-1) - 25

Notre Dame (1-1) - 24
#16 Michigan (1-1) - 31

#3 Texas (2-0) - 17
#20 Ohio State (0-2) - 12

#12 Arizona State (2-0) - 28
#5 LSu (1-1) - 25

Week 4 Poll
1. USC (32) 2-0
2. Texas (23) 2-0
3. Iowa (2) 2-0
4. Miami (1) 1-0
5. Florida (2) 2-0
6. Georgia (1) 2-0
7. Alabama 2-0
8. Florida State 1-1
9. Arizona State 2-0
10. Boston College 2-0
11. Tennessee 0-1
12. LSU 1-1
13. Auburn 2-0
14. Oklahoma 1-1
15. Texas Tech 1-0
16. Virginia 1-0
17. Michigan 1-1
18. Virginia Tech 1-1
19. UTEP 1-0
20. UCLA 2-0
21. Cal 2-0
22. Boise State 1-1
23. Louisville 0-1
24. NC State 1-0
25. Ohio State 0-2