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1901 Yale

11–⁠1–⁠1, coached by George S. Stillman.

Yale, 1901
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Yale in 1901, game by game: won vs. Trinity (CT) 23–0; won vs. Amherst 6–0; won vs. Tufts 29–5; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 24–0; won at Navy 24–0; won vs. Bowdoin 45–0; won vs. Penn State 22–0; won vs. Bates 21–0; won vs. Columbia 10–5; tied at Army 5–5; won vs. Orange A.C. 30–0; won vs. Princeton 12–0; lost at Harvard 0–22+45−22Won 23–0 vs. Trinity (CT)+23Trinity (CT)Won 6–0 vs. Amherst+6AmherstWon 29–5 vs. Tufts+24TuftsWon 24–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+24Wesleyan (CT)Won 24–0 at Navy+24NavyWon 45–0 vs. Bowdoin+45BowdoinWon 22–0 vs. Penn State+22Penn StateWon 21–0 vs. Bates+21BatesWon 10–5 vs. Columbia+5ColumbiaTied 5–5 at Army0ArmyWon 30–0 vs. Orange A.C.+30Orange A.C.Won 12–0 vs. Princeton+12PrincetonLost 0–22 at Harvard-22Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsTrinity (CT)W 23–⁠088%
Oct 2vsAmherstW 6–⁠088%
Oct 5vsTuftsW 29–⁠586%
Oct 9vsWesleyan (CT)W 24–⁠081%
Oct 12atNavyW 24–⁠070%
Oct 16vsBowdoinW 45–⁠090%
Oct 19vsPenn StateW 22–⁠089%
Oct 22vsBatesW 21–⁠097%
Oct 26vsColumbiaW 10–⁠583%
Nov 2atArmyT 5–⁠573%
Nov 9vsOrange A.C.W 30–⁠097%
Nov 16vsPrincetonW 12–⁠068%
Nov 23atHarvardL 0–⁠2240%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 22–⁠0.

In program history: The 18th-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 1901.

Consensus All-AmericanHenry Holt, C

Record
11–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
251–⁠37
Coach
George S. Stillman
Elo
1745 +55 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
16.0 No. 4 of 45 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
John de Saulles