1895–96 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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 .
[ 3]
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold