1885 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 1885 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1885 college football season. The Bulldogs finished with a 7–1 record. The team recorded six shutouts and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 366 to 11. Its only loss was against rival Princeton by a 6–5 score.[1]

1885 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
1885 record7–1
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumYale Field
1885 college football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Princeton   –    9 –0 –0
Michigan   –    3 –0 –0
Colorado College   –    1 –0 –0
Yale   –    7 –1 –0
Cincinnati   –    1 –0 –1
Penn   –    8 –5 –0
Lafayette   –    3 –2 –1
Massachusetts   –    3 –2 –1
Johns Hopkins   –    2 –2 –0
Richmond   –    1 –1 –0
Wesleyan   –    3 –4 –0
Navy   –    1 –2 –0
Lehigh   –    1 –5 –1
Rutgers   –    0 –1 –0
Fordham   –    0 –3 –0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10at StevensHoboken, NJW 55–0
October 14vs. WesleyanBoston, MAW 18–0
October 28WesleyanW 71–0
October 31at MITBoston, MAW 51–0
November 3Crescent Athletic Club
  • Yale Field
  • New Haven, CT
W 52–0[2]
November 14at PennPhiladelphia, PAW 53–5
November 21Princeton
L 5–6
November 26vs. WesleyanNew York, NYW 61–0

[1]

References

  1. "1885 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  2. "Yale Wins the Game". The New York Times. November 4, 1885. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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