1878 Yale Bulldogs football team
American college football season
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The 1878 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1878 college football season. The Bulldogs finished with a 4â1â1 record. The team recorded five shutouts and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 7 to 1.[1][2]
| 1878 Yale Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 4â1â1 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Walter Camp |
| Home stadium | Hamilton Park |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2 | Amherst | W 2â0 | [3] | |||
| November 9 | Trinity (CT) |
| W 2â0 | [4][5] | ||
| November 13 | at Trinity (CT) | W 3â0 | [6] | |||
| November 16 | at Amherst |
| T 0â0 | [7] | ||
| November 23 | at Harvard | W 1â0 | 700 | [8][9] | ||
| November 28 | 2:25 p.m. | vs. Princeton |
| L 0â1 | [10] |
Roster
- Walter Irving Badger
- Fayette J. Brown
- Frederic W. Brown
- Walter Camp
- Henry C. Crouch
- Franklin M. Eaton
- John V. Farwell
- Philo C. Fuller
- John S. Harding
- William B. Hill
- Louis K. Hull
- Henry Ives
- Preston King
- Benjamin B. Lamb
- John Moorhead Jr.
- William W. K. Nixon
- William A. Peters
- Thomas E. Rochfort
- O. D. Thompson
- Frederick R. Vernon
- William J. Wakeman
- Robert W. Watson
