1873 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainWilliam S. Halstead
Home stadiumHamilton Park
1873 college football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Princeton    1 0 0
Harvard    1 0 1
Washington and Lee    4 0 0
Stevens    3 1 0
Yale    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.


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