1916 Yale Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1916 Yale Bulldogs football 1916 yale football team.jpg 250 Independent 8–1 Tad Jones 1st Clinton Black Yale Bowl, Yale Field The 1916 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1916 college football season. The Bulldogs finished with an 8–1 record under first-year head coach Tad Jones. The team outscored its opponents by a combined score of 182 to 44 and suffered its only loss to Brown.1916 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/yale/1916-schedule.html Yale guard Clinton Black was a consensus pick for the 1916 College Football All-America Team, and four other Yale players (ends Charles Comerford and George Moseley, halfback Harry LeGore, and a guard with the surname Fox) also received first-team All-American honors from at least one selector in 1916. Black was the team's captain.Cupid Black Chosen Yale Football Captain for 1916 The Day December 1, 1915 Afternoon 12 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1915&dat=19151201&id=4vsgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lXUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6244,3562809 Schedule y y September 30 1916 Carnegie Tech Tartans Carnegie Tech Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 25–0 Yale Opens Season by Beating Carnegie Tech The Hartford Courant October 1, 1916 33 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98188460/yale-opens-season-by-beating-carnegie/ Newspapers.com October 7 Virginia Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 61–3 Yale Crushes Virginia Beneath 61 to 3 Defeat The Hartford Courant October 8, 1916 31 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98188271/yale-crushes-virginia-beneath-61-to-3/ Newspapers.com October 14 Lehigh Yale Field New Haven, CT W 12–0 7,000 Harry Legore's Sensational Playing Features Yale Victory Over Lehigh The Hartford Courant October 15, 1916 Z3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98188120/harry-legores-sensational-playing/ Newspapers.com October 20 VPI Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 19–0 5,000 Yale Substitutes Win From Virginia, 20 to 0 The Harford Courant October 21, 1916 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98187894/yale-substitutes-win-from-virginia-20/ Newspapers.com October 28 Washington & Jefferson Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 36–14 Yale's Rush Line Shows Much Power: Washington and Jefferson Beaten by 36 to 14 The Boston Globe October 29, 1916 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98187635/yales-rush-line-shows-much-power/ Newspapers.com November 4 Colgate Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 7–3 Yale Defeats Colgate 7 to 3 Boston Post November 5, 1916 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98187427/yale-defeats-colgate-7-to-3/ Newspapers.com November 11 Brown Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 6–21 Pollard, Brown's Wonderful Halfback, Shines Brightly in Brown's Second Conquest of Bulldog The Hartford Courant November 12, 1916 Z3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98187098/pollard-browns-wonderful-halfback/ Newspapers.com November 18 at Princeton (rivalry) Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 10–0 42,000 Battered Yale Sweeps Tigers To Dire Defeat The New York Times November 19, 1916 VIII-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98185979/battered-yale-sweeps-tigers-to-dire/ Newspapers.com November 25 Harvard (rivalry) Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 6–3 Harvard Falls Before Fierce Rush of Yale The New York Times November 26, 1916 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98185730/harvard-falls-before-fierce-rush-of-yale/ Newspapers.com Roster Allan W. Ames Howard M. Baldridge, T Robert S. Bingham, HB Clinton Black, G James M. Braden, FB Bridges, G Tim Callahan Harold D. Carey, HB Heylinger Church, E Charles Comerford, E Coxe, T Durfee, G Lawrence W. Fox, T Charles L. C. Galt, G Artemus Gates, E James Gould Fred W. Graham, G Reginald L. Hutchinson, FB Emile W. Jacques, FB Chester J. LaRoche, QB Harry LeGore, HB Leisenring, C Lynch, E George Clark Moseley, E Joseph M. Neville, HB Potter, QB Charles M. Sheldon, T Edward T. Smith. QB M. Smith, C Charles Phelps Taft II, T Howell Van Nostrand Arthur Vorys, C Franklyn E. Waite, HB Philip Zenner, G All-Time Lettermen (DOC) https://yalebulldogs.com/documents/2019/7/19//Lettermen_updated_through_2018__003_.doc?id=3591 Yale University Athletics February 2, 2025 References Yale Category:Yale Bulldogs football seasons Yale Bulldogs football