The 1882 Yale Bulldogs football team represented

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in the

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. The team compiled an 8–0 record, shut out seven of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents, 51 to 1. The team was retroactively named as the national champion by the

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, and

Parke H. Davis Parke Hill Davis (July 15, 1871 – June 5, 1934)"PARKE H. DAVIS BURIED.; Many Prominent Men at Funeral of Football Authority", special to ''The New York Times'', June 9, 1934 was an American football player, coach, and historian. Shortly befo ...

Henry Twombly Henry Bancroft "Deac" Twombly (November 10, 1862 – February 28, 1955) was an American college football player and lawyer. He invented quarterback signals. He played quarterback for the Yale Bulldogs football team of Yale University from 1881 to ...

, the team's

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, became a lawyer who participated in the incorporation of

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and

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Ray Tompkins Ray Tompkins (January 28, 1861 – June 30, 1918) was an American football player and businessman. Early years Tompkins was born in 1861 in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania. His father was engaged in the lumber business in Tioga County, Pennsylvania ...

was the team captain of the 1882 and 1883 teams. He became the president of the Chemung Canal Trust Company. Halfback

Wyllys Terry Wyllys Terry (c. 1864 – April 21, 1949) was an American football player and businessman. He holds the record for the longest run from scrimmage in college football history. Athletic career Terry was a back on the undefeated 1882, 1883, and 188 ...

went on to set a college football record in 1884 with a 115-yard run against Wesleyan. Rusher

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 ...

was also captain of the rowing team and was credited with winning more athletic letters than any Yale student. Back

Benjamin Wisner Bacon Benjamin Wisner Bacon (January 15, 1860 – February 1, 1932) was an American theologian. He was born in Litchfield, Connecticut and graduated from Yale College in 1881 and Yale Divinity School in 1884. After serving in pastorates at Old Lyme, Conn ...

became a noted theologian and leader of the

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Schedule

Roster

* Rushers: Howard H. Knapp, William Hugh Hyndman,

, F. G. Peters, Charles S. Beck, and A. L. Farwell * Quarterback:

* Halfbacks:

Eugene Lamb Richards Eugene Lamb Richards Jr. (June 14, 1863 – September 17, 1927) was an American football player, lawyer, and politician. Early life Richards was born on June 14, 1863, in New Haven, Connecticut. He was the son of Julia L. (née Bacon) Richards ...

and

* Back:

References

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