1885 Yale Bulldogs football team

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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.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Headcoach
  • None
CaptainFrank G. Peters
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1885 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainFrank G. Peters
Home stadiumYale Field
Seasons
← 1884
1886 â†’
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1885 college football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Princeton â€“ 9–0–0
Michigan â€“ 3–0–0
Colorado College â€“ 1–0–0
Yale â€“ 7–1–0
Cincinnati â€“ 1–0–1
Penn â€“ 8–5–0
Lafayette â€“ 3–2–1
Massachusetts â€“ 3–2–1
Johns Hopkins â€“ 2–2–0
Richmond â€“ 1–1–0
Wesleyan â€“ 3–4–0
Navy â€“ 1–2–0
Lehigh â€“ 1–5–1
Rutgers â€“ 0–1–0
Fordham â€“ 0–3–0
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 10at Stevens
W 55–0[2]
October 14vs. Wesleyan
W 18–0200[3]
October 283:00 p.m.Wesleyan
W 68–0[4]
October 31at MIT
W 51–0900[5]
November 3Crescent Athletic Club
  • Yale Field
  • New Haven, CT
W 52–0[6]
November 142:00 p.m.at Penn
W 53–5[7][8]
November 212:30 p.m.Princeton
L 5–65,000[9][10]
November 26vs. Wesleyan
W 61–05,000[11][12]
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