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1895 Yale

13–⁠0–⁠2, coached by John A. Hartwell.

Yale, 1895
Photo: Photo by Pach Bros, NY, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Yale in 1895, game by game: won at Trinity (CT) 8–0; won vs. Brown 4–0; won at Union (NY) 26–0; won vs. Amherst 36–0; won vs. Crescent A.C. 8–2; won vs. Dartmouth 26–0; won vs. Orange A.C. 24–12; won vs. Williams 54–0; tied vs. Boston A.C. 0–0; won vs. Dartmouth 32–0; won at Army 28–8; won vs. Carlisle 18–0; tied at Brown 6–6; won vs. Orange A.C. 26–0; won vs. Princeton 20–10+54Won 8–0 at Trinity (CT)+8Trinity (CT)Won 4–0 vs. Brown+4BrownWon 26–0 at Union (NY)+26Union (NY)Won 36–0 vs. Amherst+36AmherstWon 8–2 vs. Crescent A.C.+6Crescent A.C.Won 26–0 vs. Dartmouth+26DartmouthWon 24–12 vs. Orange A.C.+12Orange A.C.Won 54–0 vs. Williams+54WilliamsTied 0–0 vs. Boston A.C.0Boston A.C.Won 32–0 vs. Dartmouth+32DartmouthWon 28–8 at Army+20ArmyWon 18–0 vs. Carlisle+18CarlisleTied 6–6 at Brown0BrownWon 26–0 vs. Orange A.C.+26Orange A.C.Won 20–10 vs. Princeton+10Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atTrinity (CT)W 8–⁠093%
Oct 2vsBrownW 4–⁠079%
Oct 5atUnion (NY)W 26–⁠091%
Oct 9vsAmherstW 36–⁠094%
Oct 12vsCrescent A.C.W 8–⁠297%
Oct 16vsDartmouthW 26–⁠083%
Oct 19vsOrange A.C.W 24–⁠1296%
Oct 23vsWilliamsW 54–⁠089%
Oct 26vsBoston A.C.T 0–⁠095%
Oct 30vsDartmouthW 32–⁠085%
Nov 2atArmyW 28–⁠874%
Nov 6vsCarlisleW 18–⁠097%
Nov 9atBrownT 6–⁠677%
Nov 16vsOrange A.C.W 26–⁠096%
Nov 23vsPrincetonW 20–⁠1065%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Princeton 20–⁠10.

In program history: The 14th-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 1895.

2 consensus All-AmericansFred T. Murphy, OT; Sam Thorne, RB

Record
13–⁠0–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
316–⁠38
Coach
John A. Hartwell
Elo
1755 +67 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
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Captain
Sam Thorne