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1891 Yale

13–⁠0, coached by Walter Camp.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1891, game by game: won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 28–0; won at Crescent A.C. 26–0; won at Trinity (CT) 36–0; won vs. Williams 46–0; won vs. Springfield 28–0; won vs. Orange A.C. 36–0; won vs. Lehigh 38–0; won at Crescent A.C. 70–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 76–0; won vs. Amherst 27–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 48–0; won vs. Harvard 10–0; won vs. Princeton 19–0+76Won 28–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+28Wesleyan (CT)Won 26–0 at Crescent A.C.+26Crescent A.C.Won 36–0 at Trinity (CT)+36Trinity (CT)Won 46–0 vs. Williams+46WilliamsWon 28–0 vs. Springfield+28SpringfieldWon 36–0 vs. Orange A.C.+36Orange A.C.Won 38–0 vs. Lehigh+38LehighWon 70–0 at Crescent A.C.+70Crescent A.C.Won 76–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+76Wesleyan (CT)Won 27–0 vs. Amherst+27AmherstWon 48–0 vs. Pennsylvania+48PennsylvaniaWon 10–0 vs. Harvard+10HarvardWon 19–0 vs. Princeton+19Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsWesleyan (CT)W 28–⁠092%
Oct 3atCrescent A.C.W 26–⁠091%
Oct 7atTrinity (CT)W 36–⁠088%
Oct 10vsWilliamsW 46–⁠089%
Oct 14vsSpringfieldW 28–⁠095%
Oct 24vsOrange A.C.W 36–⁠096%
Oct 31vsLehighW 38–⁠087%
Nov 3atCrescent A.C.W 70–⁠089%
Nov 7vsWesleyan (CT)W 76–⁠095%
Nov 11vsAmherstW 27–⁠093%
Nov 14vsPennsylvaniaW 48–⁠074%
Nov 21vsHarvardW 10–⁠063%
Nov 26vsPrincetonW 19–⁠059%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Princeton 19–⁠0.

In program history: The 5th-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 1891.

5 consensus All-AmericansFrank Hinkey, E; John A. Hartwell, E; Wallace Winter, OT; Pudge Heffelfinger, OG; Lee McClung, RB

Record
13–⁠0
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
488–⁠0
Coach
Walter Camp
Elo
1785 +114 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Lee McClung