Yale Bulldogs (NCAA Football 07)

[superjames1992]

Quote: Originally Posted by Careless Whisper

As a fellow old-game NCAAer myself, I'm pretty sure the FCS rosters are updated to the NCAA 06 game so it's not as big of a year gap - guys like Hofstra's Marques Colston, Grambling's Bruce Eugene, and Furman's Ingle Martin are impact players, if I remember correctly. Excited to see where you take the Bulldogs!

Ah, got ya! I knew they weren’t quite accurate as of NCAA 07, but I wasn’t sure how far out of date they were. Good to know!

Your Carnegie Mellon dynasty piqued my interest, too! Fortunately, my Yale team is not quite as bad! I toyed around creating a team using the “cupcake” archetype before deciding on this, but I don’t know how I could’ve kept teams under 100 with the complete lack of speed those generated rosters had! And never mind passing (QB couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn, literally) or blocking, or anything really!

Quote: Originally Posted by Deuce2223

You know I will be following..

Hey Deuce! I need to catch up on your dynasty now that I’m back in this forum! I also updated my CH 2K8 dynasty for the first time in months the other day, too, haha!

[superjames1992]

Buffalo Blanks Yale in Bulldogs' FBS Debut

BUFFALO, NY - The Buffalo Bulls (1-0) gave the Yale Bulldogs (0-1) a rude awaking in their FBS debut as the Bulls blanked the visiting team 45-0 in both teams' season-openers.

The Bulls got off to a slow start, but eventually pulled out to a 17-0 halftime lead, and extended their lead to 38-0 by the end of the third quarter en route to a 45-0 win.

Sophomore quarterback Jake Burrell threw for 287 yards, five touchdowns, and two interceptions to lead the Bulls. Ryan Smith (10 Rec, 87 Yds, 3 TD), Dominique Tompkins (4 Rec, 107 Yds, 2 TD), and Anthony Mills (1 Rec, 9 Yds, TD) caught touchdowns on the day. Albert Austin also had a solid game running the football for the Bulls with 77 rushing yards on 13 carries.

Yale struggled mightily to move the football and only attained a single first down all game until their final drive late in the fourth quarter against Buffalo's backups. The Bulldogs earned four of their five first downs on their final drive of the game, but they failed on a 4th and 1 attempt from inside the Buffalo five-yard line with under 30 seconds left and the Bulls secured the coveted shutout.

Even with the final drive factored in, the Bulldogs amassed just 123 yards of offense, including -4 yards on the ground (granted, this was skewed by three sacks). The passing game was little better as the Yale offensive line struggled to block in the passing game, as well. Senior signal caller Jeff McNamara threw for 127 yards on the day, but most of his yards came against Buffalo's second unit.

"Needless to say, we've got a lot to work on," explained Yale head coach Lee Williamson, who was coaching his first collegiate game today. "There weren't a lot of positives to take for us out there today. We struggled in basically every facet of the game."

The road doesn't get any easier here for Yale. Next week, they will host No. 10 Louisville, followed by a road game at Minnesota the following week.

Buffalo 45, Yale 0

Yale - 00 / 00 / 00 / 00
Buff - 03 / 14 / 21 / 07

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter:
(2:34) Buff: 45 yard field goal by Finnerty (3-0 Buff)

2nd Quarter:
(6:28) Buff: 8 yard pass from Burrell to Smith (10-0 Buff)
(3:23) Buff: 10 yard pass from Burrell to Smith (17-0 Buff)

3rd Quarter:
(5:27) Buff: 38 yard pass from Burrell to Tompkins (24-0 Buff)
(0:54) Buff: 11 yard pass from Burrell to Smith (31-0 Buff)
(0:08) Buff: 51 yard pass from Burrell to Tompkins (38-0 Buff)

4th Quarter:
(3:35) Buff: 9 yard pass from McClover to Mills (45-0 Buff)

Team Statistics (Yale / Buffalo)
First Downs: 5 / 23
Total Offense: 123 / 476
Rushes-Yards: 19-(-4) / 25-139
Comp-Att-TD: 13-26-0 / 27-42-6
Passing Yards: 127 / 337
Sacked: 3 / 0
Turnovers: 2 / 3
Total Yards: 287 / 566
Penalties-Yards: 1-5 / 1-10
T.O.P.: 12:02 / 15:58

Individual Statistics
Yale Bulldogs

J. McNamara: 13/26, 127 Yds
T. Moore: 11 Car, 12 Yds, 3 Rec, 14 Yds
C. Cross: 2 Rec, 39 Yds
T. Brewer: 2 Rec, 28 Yds
T. Duckett: 2 Rec, 28 Yds

D. Williamson: 9 Tkl, TFL, FR
S. McFadden: 6 Tkl, FF
T. Hodges: 6 Tkl
C. Roberts: 5 Tkl, TFL, Int
J. Ruud: 2 Tkl, Int

J. Burrell: 0/0 FG, N/A Long, 0/0 PAT, 10 Punts, 383 Yds, 38.3 Avg, 0 Inside 20

Buffalo Bulls

J. Burrell: 23/37, 287 Yds, 5 TD, 2 Int, 1 Car, 15 Yds
D. McClover: 4/5, 50 Yds, TD
A. Austin: 13 Car, 77 Yds
J. Walker: 8 Car, 31 Yds
D. Tompkins: 4 Rec, 107 Yds, 2 TD
R. Smith: 10 Rec, 87 Yds, 3 TD
K. Keller: 2 Rec, 34 Yds
A. Mills: 1 Rec, 9 Yds, TD

M. Wilson: 5 Tkl, 2 TFL, 2 Sck
B. Wood: 3 Tkl, 2 TFL
L. Bates: 3 Tkl, 2 TFL
A. Moss: 3 Tkl, FF
R. Smith: Tkl, FF, FR
R. Washington: FR

J. Finnerty: 1/1 FG, Long 45, 6/6 PAT
R. Brown: 3 Punts, 136 Yds, 45.3 Avg, 0 Inside 20

[superjames1992]

Week 1 Overview

Top 25
1. Texas (40) (1-0)
2. LSU (21) (1-0)
3. Florida (1-0)
4. Auburn (1-0)
5. Oklahoma (1-0)
6. West Virginia (1-0)
7. Louisville (1-0)
8. Miami (1-0)
9. Notre Dame (0-1)
10. Penn State (1-0)
11. Ohio State (0-1)
12. Michigan (1-0)
13. USC (0-1)
14. Tennessee (1-0)
15. Georgia (1-0)
16. Iowa (1-0)
17. Florida State (0-1)
18. Arizona State (1-0)
19. Nebraska (1-0)
20. Virginia Tech (1-0)
21. Texas Tech (1-0)
22. California (0-1)
23. Georgia Tech (1-0)
24. Clemson (1-0)
25. Alabama (1-0)

Others Receiving Votes: Arkansas, Oregon, South Carolina, TCU, Boston College, UCLA

Dropped Out: None

Heisman Watch
1. Brady Quinn - QB - Notre Dame
2. Adrian Peterson - HB - Oklahoma
3. Troy Smith - QB - Ohio State
4. Chris Leak - QB - Florida
5. Jemalle Cornelius - WR - Florida

NCAA Players of the Week
Offense: Quinton Powers - HB - Troy
Vs. Alabama Stata (W 49-0)
33 Car, 291 Yds, 3 TD, 10 Rec Yds, Rec TD

Defense: Anthony Ford - CB - Colorado State
Vs. Weber State (W 41-17)
9 Tkl, 3 TFL, Sck, 3 Int, TD

[superjames1992]

Yale Scores First Points of Season, but No. 7 Cardinals Roll 45-3

NEW HAVEN, CT - No. 7 Louisville (2-0) took care of business this evening at the Yale Bowl, defeating first-year FBS member Yale 45-3 in front of the Bulldogs' home crowd.

Yale (0-1) did have something to celebrate tonight as they got their first points of the year, a 31-yard field goal by sophomore place kicker Jason Burrell in the third quarter to cut Louisville's lead to 31-3 at the time. The Bulldogs also undoubtedly played much better than in last week's 45-0 blanking by Buffalo considering the increased level of competition the No. 7 team in the country brought.

Still, it was never close from beginning to end. The Cardinals led 14-0 after the first quarter and 24-0 at halftime. The Bulldogs never seriously threatened.

Standout running back Michael Bush showed why he's a Heisman candidate with a 165-yard, two touchdown performance for the Cardinals. Quarterback Brian Brohm also had an efficient day, completing 10/15 passes for 175 yards and three touchdowns. Patrick Nash led the Cardinals in receiving with four catches for 88 yards and a touchdown.

Senior tight end Lance Pressley had a nice game today for Yale as he showed why he's one of the best players on the team. The 6'2" product hauled down eight catches and racked up 93 yards. The passing game was much more efficient for Yale today as senior quarterback Jeff McNamara passed for 168 yards and a pick. However, the Bulldogs still couldn't get much done on the ground. Running back Thomas Moore managed just 16 rushing yards on nine attempts, and overall the Bulldogs rushed for -11 yards when accounting for lost sack yardage. Recall the Bulldogs rushed for -4 yards last week against Buffalo.

"We have to be able to run the football to maintain possession of the football, but right now we just aren't blocking up front," said Yale head coach Lee Williamson. "That surely has to change. It's understandable against a team with the defensive talent of Louisville, but we also couldn't manage to run the ball at all last week. We have to do better. We don't have the weapons in the passing game to be one-dimensional."

Next, Yale travels to Minneapolis, MN to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers next Saturday.

#7 Louisville 45, Yale 3

Louis - 14 / 10 / 14 / 07
Yale - 00 / 00 / 03 / 00

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter:
(5:15) Louis: 54 yard pass from Brohm to Butler (7-0 Louis)
(1:01) Louis: 10 yard pass from Brohm to O'Connor (14-0 Louis)

2nd Quarter:
(2:01) Louis: 4 yard run by Bush (21-0 Louis)
(0:00) Louis: 25 yard field goal by Hines (24-0 Louis)

3rd Quarter:
(6:14) Louis: 35 yard pass from Brohm to Nash (31-0 Louis)
(2:53) Yale: 31 yard field goal by Burrell (31-3 Louis)
(0:21) Louis: 12 yard run by Bush (38-3 Louis)

4th Quarter:
(4:24) Louis: 7 yard pass from Franklin to Peterson (45-3 Louis)

Team Statistics (Louis / Yale)
First Downs: 24 / 11
Total Offense: 427 / 157
Rushes-Yards: 33-222 / 16-(-11)
Comp-Att-TD: 13-18-4 / 17-28-0
Passing Yards: 205 / 168
Sacked: 0 / 3
Turnovers: 0 / 2
Total Yards: 489 / 259
Penalties-Yards: 2-10 / 3-35
T.O.P.: 14:44 / 13:16

Individual Statistics
Louisville Cardinals
B. Brohm: 10/15, 175 Yds, 3 TD, 3 Car, 13 Yds
C. Franklin: 3/3, 30 Yds, TD
M. Bush: 21 Car, 165 Yds, 2 TD
K. Johnson: 6 Car, 35 Yds
P. Nash: 4 Rec, 88 Yds, TD
V. Butler: 3 Rec, 77 Yds, TD
J. O'Connor: 3 Rec, 20 Yds, TD
J. Peterson: 1 Rec, 7 Yds, TD

K. Benson: 5 Tkl, TFL, FF
B. Curtis: 4 Tkl, TFL
T. Joseph: 4 Tkl
P. Holland: 3 Tkl, TFL, Sck, FF
J. Peterson: FR

S. Hines: 1/1 FG, Long 25, 6/6 PAT
D. Stegall: 1 Punt, 31 Yds, 31.0 Avg, 0 Inside 20

Yale Bulldogs

J. McNamara: 17/28, 168 Yds, Int
T. Moore: 9 Car, 18 Yds, 4 Rec, 22 Yds
L. Pressley: 8 Rec, 93 Yds
C. Cross: 2 Rec, 24 Yds

K. Hawthorne: 7 Tkl
C. Roberts: 6 Tkl
S. McFadden: 5 Tkl
S. Whitaker: 5 Tkl
J. Malone: 4 Tkl

J. Burrell: 1/1 FG, Long 31, 0/0 PAT, 5 Punts, 165 Yds, 33.0 Avg, 1 Inside 20

[superjames1992]

Week 2 Overview

Top 25
1. LSU (40) (2-0)
2. Florida (21) (2-0)
3. Auburn (2-0)
4. Oklahoma (2-0)
5. West Virginia (2-0)
6. Louisville (2-0)
7. Penn State (2-0)
8. Miami (2-0)
9. Ohio State (1-1)
10. Texas (1-1)
11. Michigan (2-0)
12. Tennessee (2-0)
13. Georgia (2-0)
14. USC (0-1)
15. Iowa (2-0)
16. Notre Dame (0-2)
17. Arizona State (2-0)
18. Florida State (1-1)
19. Nebraska (2-0)
20. Virginia Tech (2-0)
21. Texas Tech (2-0)
22. Georgia Tech (2-0)
23. California (1-1)
24. Alabama (2-0)
25. Arkansas (2-0)

Others Receiving Votes: Oregon, Boston College, TCU, UCLA, Colorado, Clemson

Dropped Out: #24 Clemson

Heisman Watch
1. Brady Quinn - QB - Notre Dame
2. Adrian Peterson - HB - Oklahoma
3. Ryan Moore - WR - Miami
4. Troy Smith - QB - Ohio State
5. Jemalle Cornelius - WR - Florida

NCAA Players of the Week
Offense: Kenny Irons - HB - Auburn
At Mississippi State (W 49-28)
27 Car, 213 Yds, 5 TD, 12 Rec Yds

Defense: Lenny Sisk - LOLB - Kent State
At Army (W 34-17)
5 Tkl, 2 TFL, Sck, Int, 2 FF, TD

[johnstone1987]

Rough start, lots to work on. Good luck though!

[Deuce2223]

In all the threads I have read and all the years of Dynasty reporting, I don't think I can say I have ever seen a team actually have negative rushing yards in back to back games. It's going to be a long season....

[Careless Whisper]

Points are a positive, especially against a ranked foe! This is going to be quite the rebuild though, even more so when you consider the recruiting guidelines and academic standards you put in place.