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1885 Yale

7–⁠1.

Yale, 1885
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Yale in 1885, game by game: won at Stevens 55–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 18–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 71–0; won at MIT 51–0; won vs. Crescent A.C. 52–0; won at Pennsylvania 53–5; lost vs. Princeton 5–6; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 61–0+71−1Won 55–0 at Stevens+55StevensWon 18–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+18Wesleyan (CT)Won 71–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+71Wesleyan (CT)Won 51–0 at MIT+51MITWon 52–0 vs. Crescent A.C.+52Crescent A.C.Won 53–5 at Pennsylvania+48PennsylvaniaLost 5–6 vs. Princeton-1PrincetonWon 61–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+61Wesleyan (CT)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 10atStevensW 55–⁠084%
Oct 14vsWesleyan (CT)W 18–⁠090%
Oct 28vsWesleyan (CT)W 71–⁠091%
Oct 31atMITW 51–⁠092%
Nov 3vsCrescent A.C.W 52–⁠096%
Nov 14atPennsylvaniaW 53–⁠567%
Nov 21vsPrincetonL 5–⁠654%
Nov 26vsWesleyan (CT)W 61–⁠090%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wesleyan (CT) 61–⁠0.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1885.

Record
7–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
366–⁠11
Coach
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Elo
1697 +54 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Frank G. Peters