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1884 Yale

8–⁠0–⁠1.

Yale, 1884
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Yale in 1884, game by game: won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 31–0; won vs. Stevens 96–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 63–0; won at Rutgers 76–10; won at Dartmouth 113–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 46–0; won vs. Yale Alumni 18–0; won vs. Harvard 52–0; tied vs. Princeton 0–0+113Won 31–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+31Wesleyan (CT)Won 96–0 vs. Stevens+96StevensWon 63–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+63Wesleyan (CT)Won 76–10 at Rutgers+66RutgersWon 113–0 at Dartmouth+113DartmouthWon 46–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+46Wesleyan (CT)Won 18–0 vs. Yale Alumni+18Yale AlumniWon 52–0 vs. Harvard+52HarvardTied 0–0 vs. Princeton0Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsWesleyan (CT)W 31–⁠092%
Oct 11vsStevensW 96–⁠090%
Oct 18vsWesleyan (CT)W 63–⁠093%
Oct 22atRutgersW 76–⁠1075%
Oct 25atDartmouthW 113–⁠067%
Nov 5vsWesleyan (CT)W 46–⁠092%
Nov 19vsYale AlumniW 18–⁠096%
Nov 22vsHarvardW 52–⁠079%
Nov 27vsPrincetonT 0–⁠058%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Princeton 0–⁠0.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Record
8–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
495–⁠10
Coach
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Elo
1715 +88 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Eugene Lamb Richards