1879 Yale Bulldogs football team explained
| Year: | 1879 |
| Team: | Yale Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 3–0–2 |
| Head Coach: | None |
| Captain: | Walter Camp |
| Stadium: | Hamilton Park |
| Champion: | Co-national champion (Davis) |
The 1879 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1879 college football season. The team finished with a 3–0–2 record and was retroactively named co-national champion by Parke H. Davis.[1] [2]
Schedule
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Roster
- Forwards: Franklin M. Eaton, John S. Harding, Louis K. Hull, Benjamin B. Lamb, Howard H. Knapp, John Moorhead Jr., Frederic Remington, Charles S. Beck
- Halfbacks: Walter Irving Badger, Walter Camp, George H. Clark, William A. Peters, Robert W. Watson
- Backs: William K. Nixon, Chester W. Lyman
- Others: Benjamin Wisner Bacon, John S. Durand, John F. Merrill, Charles B. Storrs, Frederick R. Vernon
- Manager: Eugene W. Walker
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Notes and References
- Web site: National Poll Rankings . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) . 2015. NCAA Division I Football Records . NCAA . 105–106 . January 4, 2016 .
- Web site: 1879 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. February 27, 2017.
- Book: A History of Yale Athletics, 1840-1888. Richard Melancthon Hurd. Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor. 81. 1888.
- Book: The Yale Football Story. Tim Cohane. Putnam. 1951. 343.
- Web site: Yale Football 2009 Media Guide. Yale University. 2009. 113–125.
