1882 Yale Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1882 Yale Bulldogs football Yale football team 1882.jpg 285 Independent 8–0 None Ray Tompkins Hamilton Park National champion The 1882 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1882 college football season. The team compiled an 8–0 record, shut out seven of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents, 51 to 1.1882 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/yale/1882-schedule.html The team was retroactively named as the national champion by the Billingsley Report, National Championship Foundation, and Parke H. Davis.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf National Poll Rankings National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2015 NCAA Division I Football Records NCAA 107 January 4, 2016 PDF Henry Twombly, the team's quarterback, became a lawyer who participated in the incorporation of General Electric and Otis Elevator Company.H. B. Twombly, Yale Grid Hero, Attorney, Dies Chicago Tribune March 1, 1955 30 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16310219/h_b_twombly_yale_grid_hero/ Newspapers.com Ray Tompkins was the team captain of the 1882 and 1883 teams.Tompkins, Old Yale Grid Star, Dies The Pittsburgh Press July 19, 1918 27 He became the president of the Chemung Canal Trust Company.Elmira Banker Expires Democrat and Chronicle July 1, 1918 2 Halfback Wyllys Terry went on to set a college football record in 1884 with a 115-yard run against Wesleyan.Old Yale Blue Terry, 84, Who Once Ran 115 Yards Against Wesleyan, Succumbs Hartford Courant April 23, 1949 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16310786/old_yale_blue_terry_84_who_once_ran/ Newspapers.com Rusher Louis K. Hull was also captain of the rowing team and was credited with winning more athletic letters than any Yale student.Louis K. Hull Funeral Is Set for Wednesday The Minneapolis Star November 23, 1931 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16310928/louis_k_hull_funeral_is_set_for/ Newspapers.com Back Benjamin Wisner Bacon became a noted theologian and leader of the Yale Divinity School. Schedule October 7 w 1882 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan Hamilton Park New Haven, CT 9–0 Foot Ball at Yale The Times (Philadelphia) October 8, 1882 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16309394/foot_ball_at_yale/ Newspapers.com October 21 w Rutgers Hamilton Park New Haven, CT 9–0 Foot Ball The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 24, 1882 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16309460/foot_ball/ Newspapers.com October 28 w y Rutgers New Brunswick, NJ 5–0 November 4 w Boston Tech Hamilton Park New Haven, CT 6–0 November 8 w y Amherst Amherst, MA 8–0 Sporting Matters.—Yale's Club Easily Defeats the Amhersts at Foot Ball https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200087406/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 9, 1882 1 June 22, 2026 Newspapers.com November 18 w Columbia Hamilton Park New Haven, CT 11–0 600 Yale Defeats Columbia The New York Times November 19, 1882 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16309564/yale_defeats_columbia/ Newspapers.com November 25 w y Harvard Holmes Field Cambridge, MA rivalry 1–0 3,000–4,000 College Foot-Ball: A Lively Match Between The Harvard and Yale Teams The New York Times November 26, 1882 9 https://www.newspapers.com/image/20351441/?terms=yale%2Bharvard November 30 w y Princeton Polo Grounds New York, NY rivalry 2–1 6,000–7,000 Yale's Great Victory The New York Times December 1, 1882 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15269615/yales_great_victory/ Newspapers.com Roster Rushers: Howard H. Knapp, William Hugh Hyndman, Ray Tompkins, Louis K. Hull, F. G. Peters, Charles S. Beck, and A. L. Farwell Quarterback: Henry Twombly Halfbacks: Eugene Lamb Richards and Wyllys Terry Back: Benjamin Wisner Bacon References Yale Category:Yale Bulldogs football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Yale Bulldogs football