Carmen Cozza
Carmen Cozza went 179–119–5 as a head coach, 1965–1996, at Yale. Share
15 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1982–96 at Yale (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 179–119–5 career
- Seasons
- 32
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 2002 inducted
- Best season
- 1968 8–0–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Yale | 3–6 | 5th | |||
| 1966 | Yale | 4–5 | 5th | |||
| 1967 | Yale | 8–1 | 1st | |||
| 1968 | Yale | 8–0–1 | 1st | |||
| 1969 | Yale | 7–2 | T–1st | |||
| 1970 | Yale | 7–2 | T–2nd | |||
| 1971 | Yale | 4–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1972 | Yale | 7–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1973 | Yale | 6–3 | T–2nd | |||
| 1974 | Yale | 8–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1975 | Yale | 7–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1976 | Yale | 8–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1977 | Yale | 7–2 | 1st | |||
| 1978 | Yale | 5–2–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1979 | Yale | 8–1 | 1st | |||
| 1980 | Yale | 8–2 | 1st | |||
| 1981 | Yale | 9–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1982 | Yale * | 4–6 | T–4th | |||
| 1983 | Yale * | 1–9 | 8th | |||
| 1984 | Yale * | 6–3 | T–2nd | |||
| 1985 | Yale * | 4–4–1 | 5th | |||
| 1986 | Yale * | 3–7 | T–6th | |||
| 1987 | Yale * | 7–3 | T–2nd | |||
| 1988 | Yale * | 3–6–1 | 5th | |||
| 1989 | Yale * | 8–2 | T–1st | |||
| 1990 | Yale * | 6–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1991 | Yale * | 6–4 | T–4th | |||
| 1992 | Yale * | 4–6 | T–6th | |||
| 1993 | Yale * | 3–7 | T–6th | |||
| 1994 | Yale * | 5–5 | T–4th | |||
| 1995 | Yale * | 3–7 | T–6th | |||
| 1996 | Yale * | 2–8 | 8th |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
Players he coached
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 34 | 23–10–1 | 69% |
| Conference games | 119 | 88–28–3 | 75% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 50 | 29–18–3 | 61% |
| At home | 98 | 76–21–1 | 78% |
| On the road | 57 | 38–17–2 | 68% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 133 | 104–27–2 | 79% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 22 | 10–11–1 | 48% |
His own 155 games on file, 1965–1981, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Restic 1971–1981 | 7–4 | Harvard | 11 | |
| Bob Blackman 1965–1981 | 6–5 | Dartmouth, Cornell | 11 | |
| Frank Navarro 1968–1981 | 8–2 | Columbia, Princeton | 10 | |
| Jack Musick 1966–1974 | 6–3 | Cornell | 9 | |
| John Anderson 1973–1981 | 6–3 | Brown | 9 | |
| Neil Wheelwright 1968–1975 | 7–1 | Colgate | 8 | |
| Jake Crouthamel 1971–1977 | 4–3 | Dartmouth | 7 | |
| Len Jardine 1967–1972 | 6–0 | Brown | 6 | |
| Bill Campbell 1974–1979 | 5–0–1 | Columbia | 6 | |
| John Yovicsin 1965–1970 | 2–3–1 | Harvard | 6 |
Carmen Cozza’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 17 | 15–1–1 |
| UConnseries | 17 | 14–3 |
| Princetonseries | 17 | 14–3 |
| Columbiaseries | 17 | 14–2–1 |
| Brownseries | 17 | 14–3 |
| Cornellseries | 17 | 13–4 |
| Harvardseries | 17 | 9–7–1 |
| Dartmouthseries | 17 | 9–8 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956–62 | Miami (OH) | Assistant coach | |
| 1963–64 | Yale | Assistant coach | |
| 1965–96 | Yale | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- John PontMiami (OH), Yale
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bill MalloryMiami (OH), Colorado, Northern Illinois, Indiana
- Bill NarduzziYoungstown State
- Don BrownPlymouth State, Northeastern, Massachusetts
- Bob ShoopColumbia
- Chris NugaiFitchburg State
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Pont | Miami (OH) | 1956–62 | Assistant coach | |
| John Pont | Yale | 1963–64 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Mallory | Yale, 1965: assistant coach | Miami (OH), Colorado, Northern Illinois, Indiana | |
| Bill Narduzzi | Yale, 1965–68: ends coach; 1969–71: defensive coordinator | Youngstown State | |
| Don Brown | Yale, 1987–88: defensive backs coach; 1989–92: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | Plymouth State, Northeastern, Massachusetts | |
| Bob Shoop | Yale, 1989: graduate assistant; 1994–96: defensive coordinator | Columbia | |
| Chris Nugai | Yale, 1995: offensive assistant | Fitchburg State |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Dick Hopkins | Yale, 1993: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.