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1895 Yale Bulldogs football team


1895 Yale Bulldogs football
Independent
13–0–2
John A. Hartwell (1st season)
Sam Thorne
Yale Field

The 1895 Yale Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Yale University as an independent during the 1895 college football season. The team finished with a 13–0–2 record, shut out 10 of 15 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 316 to 38. John A. Hartwell was the head coach, and Sam Thorne was the team captain.

There was no contemporaneous system in 1895 for determining a national champion. However, Yale was retroactively named as the co-national champion by Parke H. Davis. Most selectors designated Penn (perfect 14–0 record) as the national champion for 1895; Yale and Penn did not play during the 1895 season.

Two Yale players were selected as consensus first-team players on the 1895 All-America team. The team's consensus All-Americans were: halfback Sam Thorne and tackle Fred T. Murphy.

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Trinity (CT)Hartford, CTW 8–0800
October 2BrownYale FieldNew Haven, CTW 4–0
October 5at Union (NY)Ridgefield Athletic GroundsAlbany, NYW 26–05,000
October 9AmherstYale FieldNew Haven, CTW 36–0
October 12at Crescent Athletic ClubEastern ParkBrooklyn, NYW 8–2
October 16DartmouthYale FieldNew Haven, CTW 26–0
October 193:30 p.m.at Orange Athletic ClubOrange OvalOrange, NJW 24–126,000
October 23WilliamsYale FieldNew Haven, CTW 54–0
October 26Boston Athletic AssociationYale FieldNew Haven, CTT 0–0
October 30DartmouthYale FieldNew Haven, CTW 32–01,500
November 2at ArmyThe PlainWest Point, NYW 28–8
November 6CarlisleYale FieldNew Haven, CTW 18–0
November 9at BrownAdelaide ParkProvidence, RIT 6–63,000
November 16at Orange Athletic ClubOrange, NJW 26–0
November 23vs. PrincetonPolo GroundsNew York, NY (rivalry)W 20–1035,000
Source:
  • Lyman M. Bass, E
  • Frederick G. Beck
  • Hamilton F. Benjamin, HB
  • Alexander Brown
  • Henry G. Campbell
  • Charles Chadwick, G
  • Burr Chamberlain, T
  • Harry P. Cross, C
  • W. Redmond Cross, G
  • Charles de Saulles, QB
  • Clarence DeWitt, HB
  • Morris Ely, HB
  • Clarence Fincke, QB
  • John Campbell Greenway, E
  • John A. Hall, E
  • Hammond, HB
  • George B. Hatch
  • Josiah J. Hazen, E
  • Louis Hinkey, E
  • Charles Ives, E
  • Alexander Jerrems, FB
  • Langford, G
  • Lee, E
  • Harold W. Letton, HB
  • John M. Longacre, G
  • John S. McFarland, G
  • Miller, QB
  • Paul D. Mills, HB
  • Moncke, T
  • Charles S. Morris, T
  • Fred T. Murphy, T
  • Lang Murray, T
  • Polk, QB
  • James O. Rodgers, T
  • George Sanford, G
  • Richard Sheldon, G
  • Squire, HB
  • Dudley Sutphin, T
  • Alfred H. Thomas, QB
  • Sam Thorne, HB
  • Whitcomb, T

Posed photo of the full roster of the 1895 Yale football team

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