1873 Yale Bulldogs football team

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]

1873 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainWilliam S. Halstead
Home stadiumHamilton Park
Seasons
← 1872
1874 →
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
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

Schedule

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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

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  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  .
  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  .
  5. ^ "Untitled". The Brooklyn Union. December 8, 1873 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ "Yale Notes". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. December 9, 1873. p. 4. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .