1881 Yale Bulldogs football team

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The 1881 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1881 college football season. The team compiled a 5–0–1 record, did not allow opposing teams to score a single point, outscored all opponents, 10–0, and was retroactively named co-national champions by the National Championship Foundation and Parke H. Davis.[1][2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–0–1
Headcoach
  • None
CaptainFranklin M. Eaton
Quick facts Yale Bulldogs football, National champion (NCF)Co-national champion (Davis) ...
1881 Yale Bulldogs football
National champion (NCF)
Co-national champion (Davis)
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–0–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainFranklin M. Eaton
Home stadiumHamilton Park
Seasons
← 1880
1882 â†’
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1881 college football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
MIT â€“ 3–0–0
Richmond â€“ 2–0–0
Georgetown â€“ 1–0–0
Yale â€“ 5–0–1
Princeton â€“ 7–0–2
Penn State â€“ 1–0–0
Columbian University â€“ 1–0–1
Dartmouth â€“ 1–0–1
Harvard â€“ 6–1–1
Massachusetts â€“ 2–1–1
Kentucky University â€“ 2–1–0
Columbia â€“ 3–3–1
Rutgers â€“ 2–4–1
Stevens â€“ 1–2–1
Kentucky State College â€“ 1–2–0
CCNY â€“ 1–1–1
Amherst â€“ 0–3–2
Lewisburg â€“ 0–1–0
Wesleyan â€“ 0–1–0
Randolph–Macon â€“ 0–2–0
Michigan â€“ 0–3–0
Penn â€“ 0–5–0
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 292:30 p.m.at AmherstAmherst, MAW 2–0[3]
November 2Michigan
W 2–0600[4]
November 5Amherst
  • Hamilton Park
  • New Haven, CT
W 4–0[5]
November 122:40 p.m.Harvard
  • Hamilton Park
  • New Haven, CT (rivalry)
W 1–01,500[6]
November 16at Columbia
W 1–0[7]
November 24vs. Princeton
T 0–010,000[8]
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Roster

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