1885 Yale Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1885 Yale Bulldogs football Yale Bulldogs football team (1885).jpg 285 Independent 7–1 None Frank G. Peters Yale Field 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 achieved six shutouts and held a significant scoring advantage over their opponents, with a combined total of 366 points scored to just 11 against them. Their sole defeat came at the hands of their archrival Princeton, in a closely contested match with a final score of 6-5.1885 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/yale/1885-schedule.html Schedule October 10 w y 1885 Stevens Stevens St. George's Cricket Club grounds Hoboken, NJ 55–0 Yale's Big Foot Ball Men Win https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98254956/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 11, 1885 6 March 23, 2022 Newspapers.com October 14 w y 1885 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan Ward Street Grounds Hartford, CT 18–0 200 Yale's Defeats Wesleyan https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98255136/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 15, 1885 6 March 23, 2022 Newspapers.com October 28 3:00 p.m. w Wesleyan Yale Field New Haven, CT 68–0 Yale College News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98255408/the-morning-journal-courier/ New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier New Haven, Connecticut October 29, 1885 4 March 23, 2022 Newspapers.com October 31 w y 1885 MIT Engineers MIT Union Grounds Boston, MA 51–0 900 Techs Vs. Yales https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98255835/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 1, 1885 6 March 23, 2022 Newspapers.com November 3 w Crescent Athletic Club Yale Field New Haven, CT 52–0 Yale Wins the Game The New York Times November 4, 1885 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51574866/yale-wins-the-game/ Newspapers.com November 14 2:00 p.m. w y Penn University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA 53–5 The Football Furore https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98257716/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 14, 1885 3 March 23, 2022 Newspapers.com Yale's Big Goal Kickers https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98257834/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 15, 1885 5 March 23, 2022 Newspapers.com November 21 2:30 p.m. l Princeton Yale Field New Haven, CT rivalry 5–6 5,000 Yale Bites The Dust https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98258104/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 22, 1885 1 March 23, 2022 Newspapers.com Princeton Is Champion https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98258329/the-new-york-times/ The New York Times New York, New York November 22, 1885 1 March 23, 2022 Newspapers.com November 26 w y Wesleyan Polo Grounds New York, NY 61–0 5,000 Yale Uses Up Wesleyan https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98258536/the-sun/ The Sun New York, New York November 27, 1885 1 March 23, 2022 Newspapers.com Yale's Picnic With The Wesleyans https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98258648/the-inter-ocean/ The Daily Inter Ocean Chicago, Illinois November 27, 1885 2 March 23, 2022 Newspapers.com Roster Harry Beecher, QB Lewis S. Bigelow James J. Buchanan, G William T. Bull Edward L. Burke, FB George R. Carter Robert N. Corwin, E Alexander B. Coxe Billy Crawford, HB Charles O. Gill, T Harry L. Hamlin, T Albert C. Lux Frank G. Peters, C Reginald Ronalds Edward B. Seeley Amos Alonzo Stagg Frederick W. Wallace, E George A. Watkinson George Washington Woodruff, G George H. Young, FB 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 Yale Bulldogs football