The 1881 Yale Bulldogs football team represented

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. The team compiled a 5–0–1 record, did not allow opposing teams to score a single point, outscored all opponents, 10-0, and was retroactively named co-

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by the National Championship Foundation and Parke H. Davis.

Schedule

Roster

* Rushers: Howard H. Knapp, Arthur L. Farwell,

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Louis K. Hull Louis Kossuth Hull (November 9, 1861–November 22, 1931) was an American football player, lawyer, and businessman. Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, Hull attended Yale College, graduating in 1883. He was the captain of the Yale rowing crew, a rushe ...

, Charles Bigelow Storrs, Franklin M. Eaton, Charles S. Beck * Quarterback:

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* Halfbacks: Eugene Lamb Richards,

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* Back: Benjamin Wisner Bacon Source:

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