Meet the 1894 Yale Bulldogs, the first college football team to go 16-0
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Key Points:
- Indiana aims to complete a perfect 16-0 season with a national championship win, a feat unmatched in modern major college football but previously achieved by the 1894 Yale Bulldogs at the collegiate level.
- The 1894 Yale team, coached by Williams Rhodes and influenced by Walter Camp, played a brutal, evolving form of football without standardized schedules or conferences, compiling a 16-0 record and outscoring opponents 485-13.
- Yale's 1894 schedule included both major college teams and athletic clubs composed of former college players, reflecting the era's flexible and informal competition structure.
- The style of play was chaotic and dangerous, with no forward pass and frequent injuries, highlighted by a particularly violent Yale-Har
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