1889 Yale Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1889 Yale Bulldogs football Independent 15–1 Walter Camp 2nd Charles O. Gill Yale Field The 1889 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1889 college football season. In their second season under head coach Walter Camp, Yale compiled a 15–1 record, held opponents scoreless in 12 games, and outscored all opponents by a total of 659 to 31. Its only loss was in the final game of the season against rival Princeton by a 10–0 score.1889 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football January 6, 2018 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/yale/1889-schedule.html Three Yale players (end Amos Alonzo Stagg, guard Pudge Heffelfinger and tackle Charles O. Gill) were named to the 1889 All-America college football team, the first All-America college football team as selected by Caspar Whitney.The All-America team for 1889 selected by Casper Whitney is identified in the NCAA guide to football award winners https://web.archive.org/web/20090714223946/http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4844195/Awards-compiled-NCAA-2008-Record-Book-Division-1-Football 2009-07-14 Stagg and Heffelfinger have also been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Schedule y y y September 28 3:00 p.m. 1889 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan Yale Field New Haven, CT W 38–0 Yale University News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98403967/hartford-courant/ Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut September 28, 1889 6 March 25, 2022 Newspapers.com Yale's Easy Victory https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98404089/the-journal/ The Meriden Sunday Journal Meriden, Connecticut September 29, 1889 1 March 25, 2022 Newspapers.com October 9 at Wesleyan Middletown, CT W 63–5 Wesleyan Scored https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98404270/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 10, 1889 4 March 25, 2022 Newspapers.com October 12 Williams Yale Field New Haven, CT W 36–0 No Science In The Play: Yale Defeats Williams in a Very Rough Game of Football The New York Times October 13, 1889 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16345376/no_science_in_the_play_yale_defeats/ Newspapers.com October 16 Cornell Yale Field New Haven, CT W 56–6 Yale Wins at Football: Cornell Defeated by a Score of 56 to 6 The New York Times October 17, 1889 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16345692/yale_wins_at_football_cornell_defeated/ Newspapers.com October 19 Amherst Yale Field New Haven, CT W 42–0 Yale Defeats Amherst The New York Times October 20, 1889 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16345804/yale_defeats_amherst/ Newspapers.com October 24 at 1889 Trinity Bantams Trinity (CT) Hartford, CT W 64–0 Yale 64, Trinity 0: The Blues Easily Win at Hartford -- Casualties and Score Burlington Daily Free Press October 25, 1889 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16346010/yale_64_trinity_0/ Newspapers.com October 26 at Columbia Berkeley Oval New York, NY W 62–0 600 Yale Beats Columbia, and Princeton Wins, Too The New York Times October 27, 1889 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16346250/yale_beats_columbia/ Newspapers.com October 30 3:15 p.m. or 3:17 p.m. at Penn University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA W 20–10 2,000 Great Battle Of The Kickers.—Yale's Foot Ball Eleven Downs the University Team by a Score of 20 to 10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/199761054/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 31, 1889 6 June 17, 2026 Newspapers.com Yale Takes The Game The Times (Philadelphia) October 31, 1889 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16346454/yale_takes_the_game/ Newspapers.com October 31 vs Stevens Berkeley Oval New York, NY W 30–0 Yale's New Football Men: Corbin, Terry and Beecher Play Against Stevens The New York Times November 1, 1889 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16346848/yales_new_football_men/ Newspapers.com November 5 at Crescent Athletic Club Washington Park Brooklyn, NY W 18–0 4,000 Yale Muscle Wins Again The Sun (New York) November 6, 1889 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16346611/yale_muscle_wins_again/ Newspapers.com November 9 at Cornell Ithaca, NY W 70–0 2,000 Cornell Defeated By Yale Rochester Democrat and Chronicle November 10, 1889 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16347050/cornell_defeated_by_yale/ Newspapers.com November 12 3:15 p.m. at Amherst Blake Field Amherst, MA W 32–0 The Yales Beat The Amhersts.—In a Comparatively Close Foot-Ball Contest At Amherst https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-daily-republican/199864137/ The Springfield Sunday Republican Springfield, Massachusetts November 13, 1889 5 June 18, 2026 Newspapers.com Yale Plays The Return Game With Amherst And Wins The New York Times November 13, 1889 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16347170/yale_played_the_return_game_with/ Newspapers.com November 13 at Williams Weston Field Williamstown, MA W 70–0 More Like Old Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98403772/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 14, 1889 5 March 25, 2022 Newspapers.com November 16 vs Wesleyan Hampden Park Springfield, MA W 52–0 Yale, 52; Wesleyan, 0 The New York Times November 17, 1889 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16347378/yale_52_wesleyan_0/ Newspapers.com Yale, 52; Wesleyan, 0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98403601/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 17, 1889 4 March 25, 2022 Newspapers.com November 23 2:00 p.m. vs Harvard Hampden Park Springfield, MA (rivalry) W 6–0 15,000 Yale Wins From Harvard The New York Times November 24, 1889 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16347555/yale_wins_from_harvard/ Newspapers.com Leather Chasing https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98403163/the-brooklyn-citizen/ Brooklyn Citizen Brooklyn, New York November 24, 1889 3 March 25, 2022 Newspapers.com November 28 2:29 p.m. vs Princeton Berkley Oval New York, NY (rivalry) L 0–10 >25,000 Princeton Wins Gloriously The Sun (New York) November 29, 1889 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16347725/princeton_won_gloriously/ Newspapers.com Roster William Adams, T Harry Beecher, QB C. D. Bliss, HB William Herbert Corbin, C Harry T. Ferris, C Charles O. Gill, T Andrew Graves, FB Bert Hanson, T John A. Hartwell, E Pudge Heffelfinger, G Lawrence Heyworth, G Herbert McBride, FB Lee McClung, HB B. Morrison, HB Stanley Morrison, HB Wallace Moyle, E Ashbel Barney Newell, C William Rhodes, T Amos Alonzo Stagg, E Terry, HB John B. Townsend, E Henry L. Williams, HB William Wurtenburg, QB References Yale Category:Yale Bulldogs football seasons Yale Bulldogs football