NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Team 150 has its leader.
 
One day after capturing the outright Ivy League championship with a victory at Harvard, the Yale football team kept with tradition and announced the captain of the 2023 Bulldogs. Defensive back Wande Owens of Cooksville, Md., was elected following a team vote.
 
"I am honored and humbled to be elected captain," Owens told the large audience when it was announced at the team banquet. "It's a new page and a new mission. We have an incredible opportunity to come back and do the same thing again."
 
Owens appeared in all 10 games this fall and tied for the team lead with 63 tackles. He also added one sack and six tackles for loss. In 2021, Owens was a second team All-Ivy selection after placing third on the team with 26 solo tackles. He also had eight pass breakups and two interceptions.
 
He inherits the captaincy from offensive lineman Nick Gargiulo.
 
"Wande is going to do an amazing job," said Tony Reno, The Joel E. Smilow '54 Head Coach of the Bulldogs. "He's had a great example in Nick and this year's senior class, who really raised the standard of leadership at Yale. Wande understands how important it is to have incorporative leadership, and he will do an outstanding job."