1971-72 Yale Bulldogs — schedule and results

The 1971-72 Yale Bulldogs went 7-17 (5-9 in the Ivy) under head coach Joseph Vancisin. Simple Rating System: -9.18.

Game-by-game results (23 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1971-12-01vs Fordham RamsL 82–119Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1971-12-04at UConn HuskiesL 64–66UConn/Hugh S. Greer Fieldhouse
1971-12-08at Brown BearsL 68–72Marvel Gym
1971-12-11vs Holy Cross CrusadersL 90–94Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1971-12-15vs Brown BearsW 73–70Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1971-12-17at Utah UtesL 75–87Special Events Center
1971-12-18neutral oklahoma cityL 99–100
1971-12-21at Wake Forest Demon DeaconsW 85–75Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
1971-12-27at Saint Louis BillikensL 70–95Kiel Auditorium
1971-12-29at SMU MustangsL 80–81Moody Coliseum
1972-01-01at Xavier MusketeersL 69–75Schmidt Fieldhouse
1972-01-07vs Cornell Big RedW 92–82Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1972-01-08vs Columbia LionsW 71–61Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1972-02-04at Columbia LionsL 69–85University Gymnasium
1972-02-05at Cornell Big RedW 91–87Barton Hall
1972-02-11vs Harvard CrimsonL 74–92Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1972-02-12vs Dartmouth Big GreenW 101–91Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1972-02-18at Princeton TigersL 60–73Jadwin Gymnasium
1972-02-19at Pennsylvania QuakersL 62–71The Palestra
1972-02-25at Dartmouth Big GreenL 73–84Alumni Gym
1972-02-26at Harvard CrimsonL 72–88Lavietes Pavilion
1972-03-03vs Pennsylvania QuakersL 65–86Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1972-03-04vs Princeton TigersL 62–76Payne Whitney Gymnasium

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