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1881 Yale

5–⁠0–⁠1.

Yale, 1881
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Yale in 1881, game by game: won at Amherst 2–0; won vs. Michigan 2–0; won vs. Amherst 4–0; won vs. Harvard 1–0; won at Columbia 1–0; tied vs. Princeton 0–0+7Won 2–0 at Amherst+2AmherstWon 2–0 vs. Michigan+2MichiganWon 4–0 vs. Amherst+4AmherstWon 1–0 vs. Harvard+1HarvardWon 1–0 at Columbia+1ColumbiaTied 0–0 vs. Princeton0Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 29atAmherstW 2–⁠084%
Nov 2vsMichiganW 2–⁠066%
Nov 5vsAmherstW 4–⁠091%
Nov 12vsHarvardW 1–⁠063%
Nov 16atColumbiaW 1–⁠058%
Nov 24vsPrincetonT 0–⁠055%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Princeton 0–⁠0.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Record
5–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
10–⁠0
Coach
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Elo
1576 +22 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Franklin M. Eaton