1876 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1876 Princeton Tigers football Independent 3–2 None A. J. McCosh (fall) B. Nicoll (spring) The 1876 Princeton Tigers football team represented the College of New Jersey, more commonly known as Princeton College, in the 1876 college football season. The team finished with a 3–2 record and outscored its opponents, 15–3, but lost to both Harvard and Yale.1876 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1876-schedule.html 1876 was the only year between 1872 and 1881 that Princeton did not claim at least a share of the national championship assigned retroactively by either the Billingsley Report, the National Championship Foundation, or Parke H. Davis.Championships - Tigers Football http://www.princetontigersfootball.com/championships/ princetontigersfootball.com Princeton University January 2, 2018 The captain of the team was A. J. McCosh in the fall and B. Nicoll in the spring of 1877.All-Time Princeton Results http://goprincetontigers.com/documents/2017/7/7//All_Time_FB_Results.pdf goprincetontigers.com Princeton University January 2, 2018All Time Captains http://www.princetontigersfootball.com/history/all-time-captains/ www.princetontigersfootball.com Princeton University January 2, 2018 Schedule November 11 w y Penn Philadelphia, PA rivalry 6–0 Princeton College And The University Of Pennsylvania—Princeton Wins In Six Straight Goals https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98478978/new-york-daily-herald/ New York Herald New York, New York November 12, 1876 12 March 27, 2022 Newspapers.com November 18 w y Columbia St. George's Cricket Club Hoboken, NJ 3–0 Intercollegiate Foot-ball. Princeton Defeats Columbia In Three Straight Games—Three Of The Players Receive Injuries https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98407494/the-new-york-times/ The New York Times New York, New York November 19, 1876 5 March 26, 2022 Newspapers.com Football.—Interesting And Exciting Contest Between Princeton And Columbia—Princeton The Winners https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98407397/new-york-daily-herald/ New York Herald New York, New York November 19, 1876 10 March 26, 2022 Newspapers.com November 25 w Penn Princeton, NJ 6–0 New Jersey Items https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98479040/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 27, 1876 3 March 27, 2022 Newspapers.com November 30 l y Yale St. George's Cricket Club Hoboken, NJ rivalry 0–2 >1,000 Foot-Ball—From the New York Herald, Dec. 1st https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98406651/the-buffalo-commercial/ Buffalo Commercial Advisor Buffalo, New York December 2, 1872 2 March 26, 2022 Newspapers.com April 28, 1877 l y Harvard Cambridge, MA rivalry 0–1 2,500 General Notes https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98479276/new-york-tribune/ New-York Tribune New York, New York April 30, 1877 4 March 27, 2022 Newspapers.com See also List of the first college football game in each US state References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Princeton Tigers football