1874 Yale Bulldogs football team explained
| Year: | 1874 |
| Team: | Yale Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 3–0 |
| Head Coach: | None |
| Captain: | Hugh J. McBirney |
| Stadium: | Hamilton Park |
| Champion: | National champion (NCF)
Co-national champion (Davis) |
The 1874 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1874 college football season. The team finished with a 3–0 record and was retroactively named national champion by the National Championship Foundation and as co-national champion by Parke H. Davis.[1] [2] The team captain was Hugh J. McBirney.[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: National Poll Champions . National Collegiate Athletic Association . 2017 . NCAA Division I Football Records . 110 . December 31, 2017.
- Web site: 1874 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. February 27, 2017.
- Web site: Timeline of Yale Football . Yale University . January 9, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150912102915/http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/2014-15/files/TIMELINE_OF_YALE_FOOTBALL_after_2014_season.doc . September 12, 2015 . dead .
