1882 Yale

8–⁠0.

Yale, 1882
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Yale in 1882, game by game: won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 9–0; won vs. Rutgers 9–0; won at Rutgers 5–0; won vs. MIT 6–0; won at Amherst 9–0; won vs. Columbia 11–0; won at Harvard 1–0; won vs. Princeton 2–1+11Won 9–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+9Wesleyan (CT)Won 9–0 vs. Rutgers+9RutgersWon 5–0 at Rutgers+5RutgersWon 6–0 vs. MIT+6MITWon 9–0 at Amherst+9AmherstWon 11–0 vs. Columbia+11ColumbiaWon 1–0 at Harvard+1HarvardWon 2–1 vs. Princeton+1Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsWesleyan (CT)W 9–⁠091%
Oct 21vsRutgersW 9–⁠071%
Oct 28atRutgersW 5–⁠060%
Nov 4vsMITW 6–⁠093%
Nov 8atAmherstW 9–⁠087%
Nov 18vsColumbiaW 11–⁠075%
Nov 25atHarvardW 1–⁠048%
Dec 1vsPrincetonW 2–⁠155%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Princeton 2–⁠1.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Record
8–⁠0
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
52–⁠1
Coach
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Elo
1613 +63 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Ray Tompkins