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Yale QB Dante Reno has huge day after legendary coaching dad’s death: ‘This one’s for you’

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Gamba-Ellis, T. (2026, October 4). Yale QB Dante Reno has huge day after legendary coaching dad’s death: ‘This one’s for you’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/03/sports/yale-qb-dante-reno-has-huge-game-one-day-after-legendary-coaching-dad-died/

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Yale quarterback Dante Reno played one of his best games after the death of his father, Tony Reno, a legendary Yale coach who passed away at age 52 following complications from an illness. In their game against Merrimack, Dante threw for four touchdowns and 298 yards as Yale won 41-24. After the victory, he dedicated the win to his late father on social media and spoke about his dad’s influence on him and the team. Tony Reno coached at Yale for 14 seasons, leading them to five Ivy League championships before stepping down earlier this year.

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Dante Reno, quarterback for Yale University's football team, had an exceptional performance in the Bulldogs' 41-24 victory against Merrimack College just one day after the death of his father, former Yale head coach Tony Reno, who passed away at age 52. Dante threw for four touchdowns and 298 yards during the game. Afterward, he dedicated the win to his late father on social media, writing, "This one’s for you pops." Tony Reno had coached at Yale for 14 seasons, leading them to five Ivy League championships and establishing the program as a conference powerhouse. He stepped down from his coaching position ahead of the 2026 season due to health complications, leaving behind an 83-49 record, making him the second-winningest coach in Yale's history.

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Yale’s first football game following former head coach Tony Reno’s tragic death could not have gone any better. uncertain

game → follow → death

Just one day after Yale announced Reno died at 52, Yale defeated Merrimack 41-24, with his son and current Bulldogs quarterback Dante Reno, having one of the best games of his collegiate career. asserted

son → announce → career

Dante Reno threw for four touchdowns and 298 yards on Saturday, leading Yale to its second win of the season. asserted

Reno → throw → season

“This one’s for you pops,” he wrote on X following the game. asserted

he → ’ → game

After the win, Dante told reporters that his father would have wanted him to take the field. asserted

him → tell → field

“I know him, and I know my dad, and he would want nothing less than for me to go out there and play,” Reno said after the game. asserted

Reno → know → game

The elder Reno coached at Yale for 14 seasons, leading the Bulldogs to five Ivy League championships and helping establish them as a conference powerhouse. asserted

Reno → coach → powerhouse

In his final season last year, Yale was the first automatic FCS playoff qualifier from the Ivy League and earned their first-ever postseason victory with a comeback win over Youngstown State. asserted

Yale → earn → State

He stepped down as head coach ahead of the 2026 season due to complications from his illness, and ended his tenure at Yale with an 83-49 record, the second-winningest coach in the program’s history. asserted

He → step → history

“Tony Reno devoted his life to serving others and approached every day with humility, compassion, and purpose. asserted

Reno → devote → humility

He believed deeply in the power of mentorship and invested wholeheartedly in the success and well-being of his players, colleagues, and friends,” athletic director Vicky Chun said in a statement. asserted

Chun → believe → statement

“While his accomplishments on the football field were remarkable, it is the relationships he built and the lives he changed that will define his enduring legacy. asserted

that → build → legacy

Dante Reno, who transferred to Yale in 2025 to play under his father after starting his NCAA career with South Carolina, previously said his dad is the reason he plays football. asserted

he → transfer → football

“He’s everything,” Dante said of his dad, according to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. uncertain

Dante → ’ → Telegram

“The whole reason I play football is because of him.” asserted

I → play → him

Yale QB Dante Reno has huge day after legendary coaching dad’s death: ‘This one’s for you’

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