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1888 Yale

13–⁠0, coached by Walter Camp.

Yale, 1888
Photo: Yale University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Yale in 1888, game by game: won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 76–0; won vs. Rutgers 65–0; won at Pennsylvania 34–0; won at Wesleyan (CT) 46–0; won at Amherst 39–0; won at Williams 30–0; won vs. MIT 68–0; won vs. Stevens 69–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 54–0; won at Crescent A.C. 28–0; won vs. Amherst 70–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 105–0; won vs. Princeton 10–0+105Won 76–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+76Wesleyan (CT)Won 65–0 vs. Rutgers+65RutgersWon 34–0 at Pennsylvania+34PennsylvaniaWon 46–0 at Wesleyan (CT)+46Wesleyan (CT)Won 39–0 at Amherst+39AmherstWon 30–0 at Williams+30WilliamsWon 68–0 vs. MIT+68MITWon 69–0 vs. Stevens+69StevensWon 54–0 vs. Pennsylvania+54PennsylvaniaWon 28–0 at Crescent A.C.+28Crescent A.C.Won 70–0 vs. Amherst+70AmherstWon 105–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+105Wesleyan (CT)Won 10–0 vs. Princeton+10Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsWesleyan (CT)W 76–⁠093%
Oct 6vsRutgersW 65–⁠088%
Oct 13atPennsylvaniaW 34–⁠077%
Oct 16atWesleyan (CT)W 46–⁠088%
Oct 19atAmherstW 39–⁠096%
Oct 20atWilliamsW 30–⁠089%
Oct 24vsMITW 68–⁠094%
Oct 27vsStevensW 69–⁠098%
Nov 3vsPennsylvaniaW 54–⁠087%
Nov 6atCrescent A.C.W 28–⁠094%
Nov 10vsAmherstW 70–⁠098%
Nov 17vsWesleyan (CT)W 105–⁠095%
Nov 24vsPrincetonW 10–⁠060%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Princeton 10–⁠0.

In program history: The 15th-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 1888.

Record
13–⁠0
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
694–⁠0
Coach
Walter Camp
Elo
1754 +88 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
William Herbert Corbin