1877 Yale

3–⁠0–⁠1.

Yale, 1877
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Yale in 1877, game by game: won vs. Tufts 1–0; won vs. Trinity (CT) 7–0; won at Stevens 13–0; tied vs. Princeton 0–0+13Won 1–0 vs. Tufts+1TuftsWon 7–0 vs. Trinity (CT)+7Trinity (CT)Won 13–0 at Stevens+13StevensTied 0–0 vs. Princeton0Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Nov 3vsTuftsW 1–⁠090%
Nov 21vsTrinity (CT)W 7–⁠090%
Nov 24atStevensW 13–⁠077%
Dec 8vsPrincetonT 0–⁠055%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Princeton 0–⁠0.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Photographs from 1877

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Record
3–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
21–⁠0
Coach
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Elo
1535 +15 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Eugene V. Baker