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1895–96 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

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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

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]

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.