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1890 Yale

13–⁠1, coached by Walter Camp.

Touchdown, 1890 Yale vs. Princeton game, painting by Frederic Remington
Touchdown, 1890 Yale vs. Princeton game, painting by Frederic RemingtonPhoto: Frederic Remington, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Yale in 1890, game by game: won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 8–0; won at Crescent A.C. 18–6; won at Wesleyan (CT) 34–0; won vs. Lehigh 26–0; won vs. Trinity (CT) 40–0; won vs. Orange A.C. 16–0; won vs. Williams 36–0; won at Amherst 12–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 76–0; won at Crescent A.C. 52–0; won vs. Rutgers 70–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 60–0; lost at Harvard 6–12; won vs. Princeton 32–0+76−6Won 8–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+8Wesleyan (CT)Won 18–6 at Crescent A.C.+12Crescent A.C.Won 34–0 at Wesleyan (CT)+34Wesleyan (CT)Won 26–0 vs. Lehigh+26LehighWon 40–0 vs. Trinity (CT)+40Trinity (CT)Won 16–0 vs. Orange A.C.+16Orange A.C.Won 36–0 vs. Williams+36WilliamsWon 12–0 at Amherst+12AmherstWon 76–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+76Wesleyan (CT)Won 52–0 at Crescent A.C.+52Crescent A.C.Won 70–0 vs. Rutgers+70RutgersWon 60–0 vs. Pennsylvania+60PennsylvaniaLost 6–12 at Harvard-6HarvardWon 32–0 vs. Princeton+32Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsWesleyan (CT)W 8–⁠092%
Oct 4atCrescent A.C.W 18–⁠691%
Oct 8atWesleyan (CT)W 34–⁠086%
Oct 11vsLehighW 26–⁠087%
Oct 15vsTrinity (CT)W 40–⁠095%
Oct 18vsOrange A.C.W 16–⁠095%
Oct 22vsWilliamsW 36–⁠089%
Oct 25atAmherstW 12–⁠093%
Nov 1vsWesleyan (CT)W 76–⁠093%
Nov 4atCrescent A.C.W 52–⁠091%
Nov 8vsRutgersW 70–⁠092%
Nov 15vsPennsylvaniaW 60–⁠077%
Nov 22atHarvardL 6–⁠1250%
Nov 27vsPrincetonW 32–⁠055%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Princeton 32–⁠0.

In program history: The 13th-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 1890.

3 consensus All-AmericansWilliam Rhodes, OT; Pudge Heffelfinger, OG; Lee McClung, RB

Record
13–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
486–⁠18
Coach
Walter Camp
Elo
1757 +84 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
William Rhodes