The 1895 Yale Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Yale University as an independent during the 1895 college football season. The team finished with a 13โ0โ2 record, shut out 10 of 15 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 316 to 38.[1]John A. Hartwell was the head coach, and Sam Thorne was the team captain.
There was no contemporaneous system in 1895 for determining a national champion. However, Yale was retroactively named as the co-national champion by Parke H. Davis.[2] Most selectors designated Penn (perfect 14โ0 record) as the national champion for 1895; Yale and Penn did not play during the 1895 season.
^National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings"(PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 107. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
^"Football Award Winners"(PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 6. Retrieved October 21, 2017.