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1896 Yale

13–⁠1, coached by Sam Thorne.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1896, game by game: won at Trinity (CT) 6–0; won vs. Amherst 12–0; won vs. Brown 18–0; won vs. Orange A.C. 12–0; won vs. Williams 22–0; won vs. Dartmouth 42–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 16–0; won vs. Carlisle 12–6; won vs. Elizabeth A.C. 12–6; won at Army 16–2; won vs. Boston A.C. 10–0; won at Brown 18–6; won vs. New Jersey A.C. 16–0; lost at Princeton 6–24+42−18Won 6–0 at Trinity (CT)+6Trinity (CT)Won 12–0 vs. Amherst+12AmherstWon 18–0 vs. Brown+18BrownWon 12–0 vs. Orange A.C.+12Orange A.C.Won 22–0 vs. Williams+22WilliamsWon 42–0 vs. Dartmouth+42DartmouthWon 16–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+16Wesleyan (CT)Won 12–6 vs. Carlisle+6CarlisleWon 12–6 vs. Elizabeth A.C.+6Elizabeth A.C.Won 16–2 at Army+14ArmyWon 10–0 vs. Boston A.C.+10Boston A.C.Won 18–6 at Brown+12BrownWon 16–0 vs. New Jersey A.C.+16New Jersey A.C.Lost 6–24 at Princeton-18Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atTrinity (CT)W 6–⁠090%
Sep 30vsAmherstW 12–⁠094%
Oct 7vsBrownW 18–⁠080%
Oct 10vsOrange A.C.W 12–⁠095%
Oct 14vsWilliamsW 22–⁠092%
Oct 17vsDartmouthW 42–⁠082%
Oct 21vsWesleyan (CT)W 16–⁠095%
Oct 24vsCarlisleW 12–⁠695%
Oct 28vsElizabeth A.C.W 12–⁠696%
Oct 31atArmyW 16–⁠271%
Nov 3vsBoston A.C.W 10–⁠095%
Nov 7atBrownW 18–⁠676%
Nov 14vsNew Jersey A.C.W 16–⁠097%
Nov 21atPrincetonL 6–⁠2444%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Princeton 24–⁠6.

In program history: The 21st-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 1896.

2 consensus All-AmericansFred T. Murphy, OT; Clarence Fincke, QB

Record
13–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
218–⁠44
Coach
Sam Thorne
Elo
1714 +44 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Fred T. Murphy