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1885 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
1885 record7–1
Head coachNo coach
Home stadiumYale Field
Seasons
← 1884
1886 →
1885 college football records
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Princeton         9 0 0
Michigan         3 0 0
Colorado College         1 0 0
Cincinnati         1 0 1
Yale         7 1 0
Massachusetts         3 2 1
Richmond         1 1 0
Navy         1 2 0
Rutgers         0 1 0

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 recorded six shutouts and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 366 to 11. Its only loss was against rival Princeton by a 6–5 score.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 10at [[{{{school}}}|Stevens]]Hoboken, NJW 55–0
October 14vs. WesleyanBoston, MAW 18–0
October 28WesleyanW 71–0
October 31at MITBoston, MAW 51–0
November 3Crescent Athletic Club
  • Yale Field
  • New Haven, CT
W 52–0
November 14at PennPhiladelphia, PA (rivalry)W 53–5
November 21Princeton
L 5–6
November 26vs. WesleyanNew York, NYW 61–0

Source: SR/College Football [1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "1885 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/yale/1885-schedule.html. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
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