1885 Yale Bulldogs football team

1885 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainFrank G. Peters
Home stadiumYale Field
1885 college football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton     9 0 0
Michigan     3 0 0
Colorado College     1 0 0
Yale     7 1 0
Cincinnati     1 0 1
Penn     8 5 0
Lafayette     3 2 1
Massachusetts     3 2 1
Johns Hopkins     2 2 0
Richmond     1 1 0
Wesleyan     3 4 0
Navy     1 2 0
Lehigh     1 5 1
Rutgers     0 1 0
Fordham     0 3 0

The 1885 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1885 college football season. The Bulldogs finished with a 7–1 record. The team achieved six shutouts and held a significant scoring advantage over their opponents, with a combined total of 366 points scored to just 11 against them. Their sole defeat came at the hands of their archrival Princeton, in a closely contested match with a final score of 6-5.