1875 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1875 Princeton Tigers football Independent 2–0 None Collins Denny National champion (Billingsley)Co-national champion (Davis) The 1875 Princeton Tigers football team represented the College of New Jersey, then more commonly known as Princeton College, in the 1875 college football season. The team finished with a 2–0 record.1875 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1875-schedule.html Collins Denny, who later became a notable clergyman and professor of philosophy, was captain of the 1875 team.All-Time Princeton Results http://goprincetontigers.com/documents/2017/7/7//All_Time_FB_Results.pdf goprincetontigers.com Princeton University January 2, 2018 On November 13, Princeton defeated Columbia by a 6–2 score. The New York Herald wrote: "The contest was short, sharp and decisive and attracted a considerable crowd."Football at Princeton New York Herald November 14, 1875 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15272303/football_at_princeton/ Newspapers.com The team was retroactively named national champion by the Billingsley Report and as co-national champion (along with Harvard and Columbia) by Parke H. Davis.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2017/FBS.pdf National Poll Champions National Collegiate Athletic Association 2017 NCAA Division I Football Records 110 December 31, 2017 This season marked the last of four consecutive national championships, and one of 11 in a 13-year period between 1869 and 1881.Championships - Tigers Football http://www.princetontigersfootball.com/championships/ princetontigersfootball.com Princeton University 31 December 2017 Schedule November 13 w Columbia Princeton, NJ 6–2 Football At Princeton https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98478796/new-york-daily-herald/ New York Herald New York, New York November 14, 1875 5 March 27, 2022 Newspapers.com November 20 w Stevens Princeton, NJ 6–0 thumb|250px|Chronicle of the Princeton v Columbia match, won by Princeton 6–2 References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Princeton Tigers football