The 1882 Yale Bulldogs football team represented

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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. Henry Twombly, 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 was the team captain of the 1882 and 1883 teams. He became the president of the Chemung Canal Trust Company. Halfback Wyllys Terry went on to set a college football record in 1884 with a 115-yard run against Wesleyan. Rusher Louis K. Hull was also captain of the rowing team and was credited with winning more athletic letters than any Yale student. Back

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became a noted theologian and leader of the

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Schedule

Roster

* Rushers: Howard H. Knapp, William Hugh Hyndman, Ray Tompkins, Louis K. Hull, F. G. Peters, Charles S. Beck, and A. L. Farwell * Quarterback: Henry Twombly * Halfbacks: Eugene Lamb Richards and Wyllys Terry * Back:

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