Yale Bulldogs football team, 1892

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The 1892 Yale Bulldogs football team was a dominant early college football squad that helped solidify Yale’s status as a national powerhouse during the sport’s formative years.

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instanceOf college football team
allAmericaSelection Frank Hinkey NERFINISHED
Laurie Bliss NERFINISHED
allAmericaSelector Walter Camp NERFINISHED
captain Vance C. McCormick NERFINISHED
coachRoleOf Walter Camp as "Father of American Football"
competitionLevel major college football
conference Independent
contributedTo Yale football national prominence
country United States of America
surface form: United States
era early college football
gender men's team
headCoach Walter Camp NERFINISHED
headCoachSeason 5th year
homeStadium Yale Field NERFINISHED
location New Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED
losses 0
nationalChampionDesignation retroactive national champion
nationalChampionSelector Billingsley Report NERFINISHED
Helms Athletic Foundation NERFINISHED
Houlgate System NERFINISHED
National Championship Foundation NERFINISHED
Parke H. Davis NERFINISHED
notableFor dominant defense
outscoring opponents 429–0
undefeated season
overallRecord 13–0
partOf Yale Bulldogs football program NERFINISHED
player Frank Hinkey NERFINISHED
George Adee NERFINISHED
Laurie Bliss NERFINISHED
Pudge Heffelfinger NERFINISHED
pointsAgainst 0
pointsFor 429
recognizedBy college football historians
represents Yale Bulldogs athletics NERFINISHED
rival Harvard Crimson football team NERFINISHED
Princeton Tigers football team NERFINISHED
season 1892 college football season
seasonNumberInProgramHistory 20th century pre-modern era season
shutouts 13
sport American football
teamColor Yale Blue NERFINISHED
ties 0
university Yale University NERFINISHED
wins 13

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Walter Camp headCoachEnd Yale Bulldogs football team, 1892