1894 Yale Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1894 Yale Bulldogs football 1894 yale football team.jpg 285 Independent 16–0 William Rhodes 2nd Frank Hinkey Yale Field National champion (Billingsley, Helms, NCF)Co-national champion (Davis) The 1894 Yale Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Yale University as an independent during the 1894 college football season. The team finished with a 16–0 record, shut out 13 of 16 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 485 to 13.1894 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/yale/1894-schedule.html William Rhodes was the head coach, and Frank Hinkey was the team captain. There was no contemporaneous system in 1894 for determining a national champion. However, Yale was retroactively named as the national champion by the Billingsley Report, Helms Athletic Foundation, and National Championship Foundation, and as a co-national champion by Parke H. Davis.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf Football Bowl Subdivision Records 2015 NCAA 107 January 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20151205040511/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf December 5, 2015 Five Yale players were selected as consensus first-team players on the 1894 All-America team. The team's consensus All-Americans were: quarterback George Adee, fullback Frank Butterworth, end Frank Hinkey, center Phillip Stillman, and guard Bill Hickok.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf Football Award Winners 2016 NCAA 5 October 21, 2017 The Bulldogs' 16–0 record was not matched again at any level of college football until 125 years later when North Dakota State won the 2019 FCS National Championship.https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/28464414/north-dakota-state-beats-james-madison-wins-eighth-fcs-title North Dakota State beats James Madison, wins eighth FCS title Associated Press ESPN January 11, 2020 January 11, 2020 In 2026, Indiana matched the record in the CFP National Championship with a victory over Miami (FL) for its first national championship.Singh Sanjesh https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/sports/ncaaf/live-updates-miami-indiana-cfp-national-championship-game/3751279/ Recap: Indiana beats Miami 27–21 in CFP National Championship game NBC Miami January 19, 2026 January 20, 2026 Fernando Mendoza and the No. 1 Hoosiers outlasted the No. 10 Hurricanes in Miami on Monday night. Schedule September 29 w y Trinity (CT) Trinity grounds Hartford, CT 42–0 600 Yale, 42; Trinity, 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/boston-post/200083609/ The Boston Post Boston, Massachusetts September 30, 1894 3 June 21, 2026 Newspapers.com Trinity Fails To Score.—Yale's Foot-Ball Team Too Heavy for Its Opponents https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/200083420/ Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut October 1, 1894 2 June 22, 2026 Newspapers.com October 3 w Brown Yale Field New Haven, CT 28–0 2,500 Yale 28, Brown 0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97217153/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 4, 1894 2 March 8, 2022 Newspapers.com October 6 w y Crescent Athletic Club Eastern Park Brooklyn, NY 10–0 3,000 On the Gridiron: Yale Surprised at the Crescent Team's Strength The Brooklyn Citizen October 7, 1894 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51648314/on-the-gridiron-yale-surprised-at-the/ Newspapers.com October 10 w Williams Yale Field New Haven, CT 23–4 75 Scored On Yale.—Williams Made a Hole in the Line at New Haven https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal/200349153/ The Meriden Daily Journal Boston, Massachusetts October 11, 1894 8 June 26, 2026 Newspapers.com Yale Scored Against Williams by the Williams Football Team -- Captain Hinckey is Charged with Kicking a Man Boston Evening Transcript October 11, 1894 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98262676/yale-scored-against-williams-by-the/ Newspapers.com October 13 w Lehigh Yale Field New Haven, CT 34–0 Yale Walks Over Lehigh The Philadelphia Times October 14, 1894 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98262883/yale-walks-over-lehigh/ Newspapers.com October 17 w y Dartmouth Hampden Park Springfield, MA 34–0 700 Yale 34, Dartmouth 0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98128545/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 18, 1894 4 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com Yales Wins Over Dartmouth https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98128592/boston-evening-transcript/ Boston Evening Transcript Boston, Massachusetts October 18, 1894 5 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com October 20 w y Orange Athletic Club Orange Oval East Orange, NJ 24–0 2,500 Yale, 24; Orange A.C, O The Sun October 21, 1894 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51682352/yale-24-orange-ac-o/ Newspapers.com October 24 w Boston Athletic Association Yale Field New Haven, CT 23–0 Small Score: B.A.A. Holds Yale Down to 23 Points The Boston Globe October 25, 1894 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98263167/small-score-baa-holds-yale-down-to/ Newspapers.com October 27 w y Army The Plain West Point, NY 12–5 6,000 Yale 12, West Point 5 The Boston Globe October 28, 1894 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98262191/yale-12-west-point-5/ Newspapers.com October 31 w Volunteer (NY) Athletic Association Yale Field New Haven, CT 42–0 'Twas Easy for Yale: The Volunteers Make a Weak Showing Against the Blue's Team The Philadelphia Inquirer November 1, 1894 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98262016/twas-easy-for-yale-the-volunteers/ Newspapers.com November 3 3:15 p.m. w y Brown Adelaide Park Providence, RI 12–0 5,000 Yale 12, Brown 0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97219383/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 4, 1894 2 March 8, 2022 Newspapers.com Brown's Plucky Fight https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97219201/new-york-tribune/ New York Tribune New York, New York November 4, 1894 9 March 8, 2022 Newspapers.com November 7 w 1894 Tufts Jumbos Tufts Yale Field New Haven, CT 67–0 Yale's Big Score: The Blue Beats Tufts College Sixty-seven to Nothing The Philadelphia Inquirer November 8, 1894 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98261805/yales-big-score-the-blue-beats-tufts/ Newspapers.com November 10 w y Lehigh Polo Grounds New York, NY 50–0 Yale's Heavy Scoring: With Many Substitutions She Rolls Up Fifty Points on Lehigh The Philadelphia Times November 11, 1894 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98261420/yales-heavy-scoring/ Newspapers.com November 14 w Chicago Athletic Association Yale Field New Haven, CT 48–0 1,500 Yale Scores 48 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98141127/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 15, 1894 4 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com November 24 w y Harvard Hampden Park Springfield, MA rivalry 12–4 23,000 Yale 12, Harvard 4 The Boston Globe November 25, 1894 1, 2, 4 https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-sunday-globe-nov-25-1894-p-1/ NewspaperArchive December 1 2:08 p.m. w y Princeton Manhattan Field New York, NY rivalry 24–0 20,000–30,000 Yale, 24 Princeton, 0: The Blue Has an Easy Triumph Over the Tiger The Philadelphia Times December 2, 1894 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98261193/yale-24-princeton-0-the-blue-has-an/ Newspapers.com Tigers Downed https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98264804/minneapolis-daily-times/ The Sunday Times Minneapolis, Minnesota December 2, 1894 1 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com Yale 24, Princeton 0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98265045/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts December 2, 1894 1 March 8, 2022 Newspapers.com Yale 24, Princeton 0 (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98265155/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts December 2, 1894 4 March 8, 2022 Newspapers.com Roster George Adee, QB Bill Armstrong, HB Anson M. Beard, C Lyman M. Bass, E Alexander Brown J. M. Brown, G Frank Butterworth, FB Charles Chadwick, T Harry P. Cross, C Alfred W. Dafer Clarence DeWitt, HB Feeter, T Clarence Fincke, QB Gerens, FB Gillette, HB John Campbell Greenway, E George B. Hatch, E Bill Hickok, G Ross A. Hickok Louis Hinckey, E Frank Hinkey, E Alexander Jerrems, HB Judd, T Harold W. Letton, FB Marks, HB James A. McCrea, G Paul D. Mills, FB Charles S. Morris, QB Fred T. Murphy, T Pond, HB George O. Redington, FB James O. Rodgers, T Phillip Stillman, C Dudley Sutphin, T Sam Thorne, FB Whitcomb, T All-Time Lettermen (DOC) https://yalebulldogs.com/documents/2019/7/19//Lettermen_updated_through_2018__003_.doc?id=3591 Yale University Athletics January 29, 2025 References Yale Category:Yale Bulldogs football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Yale Bulldogs football