150 Years of Yale Football

Pioneers, leaders, champions

The 1900 Yale Bulldogs football team. From 1872-1909, Yale dominated college football with a crushing record of 324-17-8. This year marks 150 years since the Ivy League institution played its first official game.

“College football began with the Northeast schools and Yale had the best athletes,” says Rich Marazzi, author of two books on the subject:

“Yale…