1873 Yale Bulldogs football team

1873 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainWilliam S. Halstead
Home stadiumHamilton Park
1873 college football records
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Princeton   –   1 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   1 – 0 – 1
Washington and Lee   –   4 – 0 – 0
Stevens   –   3 – 1 – 0
  –   2 – 1 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 1 – 0
Rutgers   –   1 – 2 – 0
McGill   –   0 – 1 – 1
Eton   –   0 – 1 – 0
CCNY   –   0 – 1 – 0
New Jersey AC   –   0 – 1 – 0
NYU   –   0 – 1 – 0
Princeton Seminary   –   0 – 1 – 0
VMI   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1873 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1873 college football season. The Bulldogs compiled a 2–1 record, winning games against Rutgers and Eton College (with Yale alumni) but losing to Princeton.[1] William S. Halstead was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 25RutgersW 3–1[3]
November 15Princeton
  • Hamilton Park
  • New Haven, CT (rivalry)
L 0–3[4]
December 6Eton
  • Hamilton Park
  • New Haven, CT
W 2–1[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "1873 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Football by Year" (PDF). Yale University. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. ^ "Foot Ball". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. October 27, 1873. p. 3. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Football Match At Princeton". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 20, 1873. p. 8. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Untitled". The Brooklyn Union. December 8, 1873 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Yale Notes". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. December 9, 1873. p. 4. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.