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1886 Yale

9–⁠0–⁠1.

Yale, 1886
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Yale in 1886, game by game: won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 75–0; won at Wesleyan (CT) 62–0; won vs. MIT 96–0; won at Stevens 54–0; won at Williams 76–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 136–0; won at Crescent A.C. 84–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 75–0; won at Harvard 29–4; tied at Princeton 0–0+136Won 75–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+75Wesleyan (CT)Won 62–0 at Wesleyan (CT)+62Wesleyan (CT)Won 96–0 vs. MIT+96MITWon 54–0 at Stevens+54StevensWon 76–0 at Williams+76WilliamsWon 136–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+136Wesleyan (CT)Won 84–0 at Crescent A.C.+84Crescent A.C.Won 75–0 vs. Pennsylvania+75PennsylvaniaWon 29–4 at Harvard+25HarvardTied 0–0 at Princeton0Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6vsWesleyan (CT)W 75–⁠090%
Oct 9atWesleyan (CT)W 62–⁠084%
Oct 16vsMITW 96–⁠096%
Oct 20atStevensW 54–⁠088%
Oct 23atWilliamsW 76–⁠088%
Oct 30vsWesleyan (CT)W 136–⁠092%
Nov 2atCrescent A.C.W 84–⁠092%
Nov 13vsPennsylvaniaW 75–⁠080%
Nov 20atHarvardW 29–⁠456%
Nov 25atPrincetonT 0–⁠039%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Princeton 0–⁠0.

In program history: The 19th-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 1886.

Record
9–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
687–⁠4
Coach
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Elo
1729 +97 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Robert Corwin