1895–96 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1895–96 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1895–96 season. The team finished the season with an 8–5 record[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2]

1895–96 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Premo-Porretta National Champions
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–5
Head coach
Seasons
1895–96 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wesleyan   1 0   1.000
Bloomsburg   6 1   .857
Minnesota A&M   10 2   .833
Mount Union   3 1   .750
Chicago   5 2   .714
Temple   15 7   .682
Yale   8 5   .615
Allegheny   1 1   .500
Washington   1 1   .500
Minnesota   3 5   .375
Iowa   2 5   .286
Bucknell   1 3   .250
Central Penn   0 2   .000
Drexel   0 1   .000
Macalester   0 4   .000
Savage School of Physical Education   0 1   .000

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Dec 7, 1895*
at Waterbury YMCA W 9–4  1–0
 
Waterbury, CT
Dec 14, 1895*
Company I of New Britain W 6–2  2–0
 
New Haven, CT
Jan 18, 1896*
at New Britain YMCA L 6–10  2–1
 
New Britain, CT
Jan 25, 1896*
at Brooklyn Central YMCA W 8–7  3–1
 
Brooklyn, NY
Feb 1, 1896*
Waterbury YMCA W 5–3  4–1
 
New Haven, CT
Feb 8, 1896*
Meriden YMCA W 8–1  5–1
 
New Haven, CT
Feb 14, 1896*
at Bridgeport YMCA W 10–5  6–1
 
Bridgeport, CT
Feb 18, 1896*
at Trenton YMCA L 6–10  6–2
 
Trenton, NJ
Feb 21, 1896*
at Dr. Savage Physical Institute W 6–5  7–2
 
New York, NY
Feb 22, 1896*
at Harlem YMCA L 3–8  7–3
 
Harlem, NY
Feb 27, 1896*
at 23rd St. YMCA L 9–10  7–4
 
Manhattan, NY
Feb 1, 1896*
Bridgeport YMCA W 8–0  8–4
 
New Haven, CT
Mar 14, 1896*
at Harford YMCA L 9–14  8–5
 
Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "Yale season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  2. ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 529. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  3. ^ "Yale Men's Basketball Game-By-Game Results" (PDF). yalebulldogs.com. Yale Bulldogs. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.