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1889 Yale

16–⁠1, coached by Walter Camp. The season’s Wikipedia article records 15–⁠1, over 16 games to the 17 on file here.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1889, game by game: won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 38–0; won vs. Williams 36–0; won at Wesleyan (CT) 63–5; won vs. Cornell 56–6; won vs. Amherst 42–0; won at Trinity (CT) 64–0; won at Columbia 62–0; won at Pennsylvania 20–10; won vs. Stevens 30–0; won at Crescent A.C. 5–0; won at Cornell 70–0; won at Amherst 32–0; won at Williams 70–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 52–0; won at Crescent A.C. 18–0; won vs. Harvard 6–0; lost at Princeton 0–10+70−10Won 38–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+38Wesleyan (CT)Won 36–0 vs. Williams+36WilliamsWon 63–5 at Wesleyan (CT)+58Wesleyan (CT)Won 56–6 vs. Cornell+50CornellWon 42–0 vs. Amherst+42AmherstWon 64–0 at Trinity (CT)+64Trinity (CT)Won 62–0 at Columbia+62ColumbiaWon 20–10 at Pennsylvania+10PennsylvaniaWon 30–0 vs. Stevens+30StevensWon 5–0 at Crescent A.C.+5Crescent A.C.Won 70–0 at Cornell+70CornellWon 32–0 at Amherst+32AmherstWon 70–0 at Williams+70WilliamsWon 52–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+52Wesleyan (CT)Won 18–0 at Crescent A.C.+18Crescent A.C.Won 6–0 vs. Harvard+6HarvardLost 0–10 at Princeton-10Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsWesleyan (CT)W 38–⁠094%
Oct 2vsWilliamsW 36–⁠092%
Oct 9atWesleyan (CT)W 63–⁠590%
Oct 15vsCornellW 56–⁠677%
Oct 19vsAmherstW 42–⁠097%
Oct 24atTrinity (CT)W 64–⁠089%
Oct 26atColumbiaW 62–⁠087%
Oct 30atPennsylvaniaW 20–⁠1072%
Oct 31vsStevensW 30–⁠097%
Nov 5atCrescent A.C.W 5–⁠092%
Nov 9atCornellW 70–⁠071%
Nov 12atAmherstW 32–⁠096%
Nov 13atWilliamsW 70–⁠092%
Nov 16vsWesleyan (CT)W 52–⁠095%
Nov 20atCrescent A.C.W 18–⁠094%
Nov 23vsHarvardW 6–⁠075%
Nov 28atPrincetonL 0–⁠1048%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Princeton 10–⁠0.

In program history: The 12th-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 1889.

Record
16–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
664–⁠31
Coach
Walter Camp
Elo
1760 +91 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Charles O. Gill