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1887 Yale

9–⁠0.

Yale, 1887
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Yale in 1887, game by game: won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 38–0; won at Wesleyan (CT) 106–0; won at Williams 74–0; won at Pennsylvania 50–0; won vs. Rutgers 74–0; won at Crescent A.C. 68–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 76–4; won vs. Princeton 12–0; won vs. Harvard 17–8+106Won 38–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+38Wesleyan (CT)Won 106–0 at Wesleyan (CT)+106Wesleyan (CT)Won 74–0 at Williams+74WilliamsWon 50–0 at Pennsylvania+50PennsylvaniaWon 74–0 vs. Rutgers+74RutgersWon 68–0 at Crescent A.C.+68Crescent A.C.Won 76–4 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+72Wesleyan (CT)Won 12–0 vs. Princeton+12PrincetonWon 17–8 vs. Harvard+9Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsWesleyan (CT)W 38–⁠091%
Oct 15atWesleyan (CT)W 106–⁠084%
Oct 22atWilliamsW 74–⁠087%
Oct 29atPennsylvaniaW 50–⁠076%
Nov 5vsRutgersW 74–⁠091%
Nov 8atCrescent A.C.W 68–⁠093%
Nov 12vsWesleyan (CT)W 76–⁠493%
Nov 19vsPrincetonW 12–⁠058%
Nov 24vsHarvardW 17–⁠868%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Harvard 17–⁠8.

In program history: The 16th-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 1887.

Record
9–⁠0
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
515–⁠12
Coach
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Elo
1749 +97 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Harry Beecher