The 1884 Yale Bulldogs football team represented

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in the

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. The team compiled an 8–0–1 record, shut out eight of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents, 495 to 10. The team was retroactively named as the national champion by the

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and

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and as a co-national champion by

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Schedule

Roster

* Rushers: F. W. Wallace,

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, H. R. Flanders, F. G. Peters, A. B. Coxe, R. Ronalds, W. N. Goodwin, Sheffield, L. F. Robinson, R. S. Storrs * Quarterback:

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* Halfbacks:

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* Back: M. H. Marlin

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