1911 Yale Bulldogs football team
| 1911 Yale Bulldogs football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 7–2–1 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Art Howe |
| Home stadium | Yale Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||
| Penn State | – | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||
| Carlisle | – | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||
| Princeton | – | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||
| Trinity (CT) | – | 6 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||
| Temple | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||
| Army | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||
| Swarthmore | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||
| Dartmouth | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||
| Lafayette | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||
| Yale | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||
| Harvard | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||
| Cornell | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||
| Rhode Island State | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||
| Brown | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||
| Bucknell | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||
| Penn | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||
| Pittsburgh | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||
| Washington & Jefferson | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||
| Syracuse | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||
| Dickinson | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||
| Lehigh | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||
| Rutgers | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||
| Dickinson | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||
| St. Bonaventure | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||
| Carnegie Tech | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||
| Holy Cross | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||
| Tufts | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||
| Vermont | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||
| NYU | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||
| Colgate | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||
| Franklin & Marshall | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||
| New Hampshire | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||
| Geneva | – | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||
| Villanova | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||
| Boston College | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||
The 1911 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1911 college football season. The Bulldogs finished with a 7–2–1 record under first-year head coach John Field.[1]
Three Yale players, end Douglas Bomeisler, center Hank Ketcham and quarterback Art Howe, were consensus picks for the 1911 College Football All-America Team. Walter Camp's son, Walter C. Camp, Jr., played at the halfback position for the 1911 Bulldogs and received second-team All-America honors from his father and from Wilton S. Farnsworth.[2][3] Yale fullback Jesse Philbin also received first-team All-America honors from Farnsworth.[3]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 | Wesleyan | W 21–0 | [4] | ||
| September 30 | Holy Cross |
| W 26–0 | ||
| October 7 | Syracuse |
| W 12–0 | ||
| October 14 | VPI |
| W 33–0 | ||
| October 21 | at Army | L 0–6 | [5] | ||
| October 28 | Colgate |
| W 23–0 | ||
| November 4 | NYU |
| W 28–3 | ||
| November 11 | Brown |
| W 15–0 | [6] | |
| November 18 | Princeton |
| L 3–6 | 35,000 | [7][8] |
| November 25 | at Harvard | T 0–0 |
Roster
[edit]- Sidney W. Anderson, HB
- Benjamin Avery, E
- Douglas Bomeisler, E
- E. Bomeisler, E
- Walter C. Camp, HB
- Clarence Childs, G
- David L. Dunn, FB
- Pomeroy T. Francis, G
- Edgar W. Freeman, HB
- Carl Gallauer, E
- Art Howe, QB
- William F. Howe, E
- Hank Ketcham, C
- Robert F. Loree, C
- Henry A. Marting, T
- Elmer McDevitt, G
- Harry N. Merritt, QB
- Mitchell, HB
- Charles H. Paul, T
- Henry E. Perry, T
- Jesse H. Philbin, FB
- James A. Reilly, HB
- James W. Scully, T
- Ogilvie H. Sheldon
- Jesse Spalding, HB
- Edwin A. Strout
- Daniel G. Tomlinson, T
- William C. Warren, T
- Wentworth, FB
References
[edit]- ↑ "1911 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Walter Camp Picks All-American Team: Unquestioned Football Authority of Country Selects Best Men". The Lexington Herald. December 10, 1911.
- 1 2 "Latest Sporting News All-American Football Team Selected by W. S. Farnsworth". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 10, 1911.
- ↑ "Yale Wins Opening Football Contest". The Gazette Times. September 28, 1911.
- ↑ "Yale Defeated". The Troy Northern Budget. October 22, 1911. p. 2.
- ↑ "Francis Kicked Goal". The Troy Northern Budget. November 12, 1911. p. 2.
- ↑ "Princeton Wins on Yale Field: Sam White Again the Hero of an Orange and Black Victory". The New York Times. November 19, 1911. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Princeton Beats Yale By White's Run". New York Tribune. November 19, 1911. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "All-Time Lettermen (DOC)". Yale University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2025.