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1898 Yale

9–⁠2, coached by Frank Butterworth.

Schedule and results

Yale in 1898, game by game: won at Trinity (CT) 18–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 5–0; won vs. Amherst 34–0; won vs. Williams 23–0; won at Newton A.C. 6–0; won vs. Brown 22–6; won vs. Carlisle 18–5; won at Army 10–0; won vs. Chicago A.C. 10–0; lost at Princeton 0–6; lost vs. Harvard 0–17+34−17Won 18–0 at Trinity (CT)+18Trinity (CT)Won 5–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+5Wesleyan (CT)Won 34–0 vs. Amherst+34AmherstWon 23–0 vs. Williams+23WilliamsWon 6–0 at Newton A.C.+6Newton A.C.Won 22–6 vs. Brown+16BrownWon 18–5 vs. Carlisle+13CarlisleWon 10–0 at Army+10ArmyWon 10–0 vs. Chicago A.C.+10Chicago A.C.Lost 0–6 at Princeton-6PrincetonLost 0–17 vs. Harvard-17Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atTrinity (CT)W 18–⁠078%
Oct 1vsWesleyan (CT)W 5–⁠086%
Oct 5vsAmherstW 34–⁠089%
Oct 8vsWilliamsW 23–⁠091%
Oct 15atNewton A.C.W 6–⁠092%
Oct 19vsBrownW 22–⁠676%
Oct 22vsCarlisleW 18–⁠581%
Oct 29atArmyW 10–⁠064%
Nov 5vsChicago A.C.W 10–⁠095%
Nov 12atPrincetonL 0–⁠637%
Nov 19vsHarvardL 0–⁠1755%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 17–⁠0.

In program history: The 30th-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 1898.

3 consensus All-AmericansBurr Chamberlain, OT; Gordon Brown, OG; Malcolm McBride, RB

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
146–⁠34
Coach
Frank Butterworth
Elo
1654 +24 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
14.1 No. 6 of 31 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Burr Chamberlain