1891 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1891 Princeton Tigers football File:Bric-a-brac (1894) (14764555932).jpg 285 Independent 12–1 None Ralph Warren University Field The 1891 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 1891 college football season. The team finished with a 12–1 record. The Tigers recorded 12 shutouts and outscored opponents by a combined total of 391 to 0 in their first 12 games.1891 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1891-schedule.html The team's sole loss was in the final game of the season by a 19–0 score against Yale.All-Time Princeton Results http://goprincetontigers.com/documents/2017/7/7//All_Time_FB_Results.pdf goprincetontigers.com Princeton University January 2, 2018 Three Princeton players, quarterback Philip King, fullback Sheppard Homans, Jr., and guard Jesse Riggs, were consensus first-team honorees on the 1891 College Football All-America Team.Award Winners NCAA 2012 2–4 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2012/Awards.pdf Schedule October 3 w Rutgers University Field Princeton, NJ rivalry 12–0 Princeton's Poor Showing: Rutgers Makes the Yellow and Black Wearers Play to Win The Times (Philadelphia) October 4, 1891 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16492638/princetons_poor_showing_rutgers_makes/ Newspapers.com October 8 2:20 p.m. w y Lehigh Bethlehem, PA 18–0 2,000 Princeton Defeats Lehigh: Superior Weight Was All That Gave the Jersey College Lads the Game The Times (Philadelphia) October 9, 1891 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16492659/princeton_defeats_lehigh/ Newspapers.com October 10 y w Crescent Athletic Club Eastern Park Brooklyn, NY 28–0 3,000 Victory for Princeton: The Crescents Lose Again at Eastern Park The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 11, 1891 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16492687/victory_for_princeton/ Newspapers.com October 14 w Lehigh University Field Princeton, NJ 30–0 Football at Princeton: The Lehigh Team Defeated by the Score of 30 to 0 The New York Times October 15, 1891 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16492781/football_at_princeton_the_lehigh_team/ Newspapers.com October 17 w y 1891 Franklin & Marshall Diplomats Franklin & Marshall McGrann's Park Lancaster, PA 44–0 > 1,500 Princeton Wins Easily: The College Team Has a Walkover With Franklin and Marshall The Times (Philadelphia) October 18, 1891 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16492728/princeton_wins_easily/ Newspapers.com October 20 w y Lafayette Easton, PA 24–0 Princeton, 24; Lafayette, 0 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 21, 1891 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16492747/princeton_24_lafayette_0/ Newspapers.com October 24 w New York Athletic Club University Field Princeton, NJ 28–0 New York A. 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Whitewashed: Princeton Scores 28 Points to Athletes' Nothing The Sun (New York) October 25, 1891 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16492793/new_york_a_c_whitewashed_princeton/ Newspapers.com October 28 w Manhattan Athletic Club University Field Princeton, NJ 78–0 Princeton's Top Score: They Roll Up 78 Points Against the Manhattan Team The Times (Philadelphia) October 29, 1891 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16492816/princetons_top_score_they_roll_up_78/ Newspapers.com October 31 w y 1891 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan Manhattan Field New York, NY 73–0 3,000 Score One for Princeton: She Defeats Wesleyan in a Championship Game The New York Times November 1, 1891 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16492704/score_one_for_princeton/ Newspapers.com November 3 w y Orange Athletic Club Orange Oval East Orange, New Jersey 26–0 3,500 Princeton, 26; Orange, 0 The Sun (New York) November 4, 1891 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16492618/football_on_many_fields/ Newspapers.com November 7 w y Penn Germantown Cricket Club Philadelphia, PA rivalry 24–0 12,000 Princeton's Game: The Jersey Tiger Wins by a Score of 24 to 0 The Times (Philadelphia) November 8, 1891 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16492577/princetons_game_the_jersey_tiger_wins/ Newspapers.com Princeton Vs. U. Of Penn https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109202030/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 8, 1891 4 September 8, 2022 Newspapers.com November 14 w Cornell University Field Princeton, NJ 6–0 2,000 Princeton Beats Cornell: A Very Close and Exciting Game Between the Two Elevens The New York Times November 15, 1891 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16492546/princeton_beats_cornell/ Newspapers.com November 26 l y Yale Manhattan Field New York, NY rivalry 0–19 40,000 Yale Still Triumphant: Princeton Beaten on Manhattan Field by a Score of 19 to 0 The Sun (New York) November 27, 1891 1–2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16492524/yale_still_triumphant/ Newspapers.com Roster Adams, HB Martin V. Bergen, FB Parke H. Davis, T Dewitt Dowkhout, T Joseph Marshall Flint, HB Anson Harrold, T Augustus Holly, G Sheppard Homans, Jr., FB Irving, E Philip King, HB Ludlow, E Franklin Morse, QB Johnny Poe, FB Jesse Riggs, G Scudder, G Symmes, C Taylor, G H. H. Vincent, E Voorhees, HB Ralph Warren, E Art Wheeler, G Clinton Wood, HB References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Princeton Tigers football