1870 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1870 Princeton Tigers football Independent 1–0 None Alexander Van Rensselaer National champion 1872 The 1870 Princeton Tigers football team represented the College of New Jersey, then more commonly known as Princeton College, in the 1870 college football season. The team finished with a 1–0 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Billingsley Report, National Championship Foundation, and 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 The Tigers played Rutgers one time and won 6–2.1870 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 31, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1870-schedule.html Alexander Van Rensselaer was the team's captain.All Time Captains https://www.princetontigersfootball.com/history/all-time-captains/ www.princetontigersfootball.com Princeton University January 2, 2018 In 1871, Princeton College only played games versus Princeton Theological Seminary and there are no records of those games. No intercollegiate football games occurred that year. Princeton and Rutgers played again in 1872.All-Time Princeton Results http://goprincetontigers.com/documents/2017/7/7//All_Time_FB_Results.pdf goprincetontigers.com Princeton University January 2, 2018 Schedule November 19 w Rutgers Princeton, NJ rivalry 6–2 References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Princeton Tigers football