Word: eleven
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Yale's record in foot-ball for 1888 shows a total of 698 points to 0 in thirteen games. This is a higher score than was ever made by a Yale eleven. The points were made from 126 touchdowns from which 69 goals were kicked, 8 goals from the field, and 8 safeties by opponents...
...great pity that after the freshman eleven has given proof of Ninety-two's worth on the foot-ball field Saturday afternoon, certain other members of the class should feel obliged to give proof of their fatness at the Adams House Saturday evening. One of the most unsatisfactory features of our college life is that every athletic victory brings with it disagreeable consequences; that every bright cloud, so to speak, has its dark lining. Can not an individual be a freshman and a man at once? If these would-be tough freshmen were mature enough to realize how silly such...
...Harvard freshman eleven defeated the freshman team from Yale on Jarvis field Saturday by a score of 36 to 4. The day was perfect for foot-ball, the wind being light and the ground in fine condition. A large number of spectators watched the game, among whom were many ladies...
...Harvard team played a sharp steady game from the beginning and its superiority to the Yale eleven was soon plainly evident. It forced the fighting throughout the contest and Yale was unable either to stop the rushes of the Harvard backs or force the ball through its rush line. The following men composed the teams...
...admirable game, using the men well and rushing strongly himself. The half-back work of Wadsworth and Lee was strong and often brilliant; Dennison also did good work. The team as a whole played a sharp aggressive game, tackling and, as a rule, blocking well. The victory the eleven has gained is a notable one and the men deserve much credit for their work...