1887 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1887 Princeton Tigers football Independent 7–2 None Woody Wagenhorst The 1887 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 1887 college football season. The team finished with a 7–2 record. The Tigers held their first nine opponents scoreless, winning those games by a combined 420 to 0 score. The team then lost the last two games of the season against Harvard and Yale.1887 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1887-schedule.html Schedule October 8 w Lafayette University Field Princeton, NJ 47–0 Foot Ball at Princeton: The Lafayette Team Defeated in the Opening Game The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 9, 1887 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16474674/foot_ball_at_princeton_the_lafayette/ Newspapers.com October 12 w y Rutgers New Brunswick, NJ rivalry 30–0 1,500 Carried Senseless Off the Field https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-times/153014280/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 13, 1887 3 August 10, 2024 Newspapers.com Princeton Defeats Rutgers The New York Times October 13, 1887 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16474733/princeton_defeats_rutgers/ Newspapers.com October 15 w Lehigh University Field Princeton, NJ 80–0 Princeton Easily Outkicks Lehigh The Times (Philadelphia) October 16, 1887 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16474786/princeton_easily_outkicks_lehigh/ Newspapers.com October 19 w y Penn University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA rivalry 57–0 3,000 College Foot Ball: Princeton Wins in the Game with the University The Philadelphia Inquirer October 20, 1887 3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/199464147/ Newspapers.com October 22 w Penn University Field Princeton, NJ 48–0 Cold Weather Sport: The University Football Team Defeated at Princeton The Times (Philadelphia) October 23, 1887 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16474973/cold_weather_sport_the_university/ Newspapers.com October 29 w 1887 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan University Field Princeton, NJ 69–0 The Football One Sided: Wesleyan Pluck Futile Against Princeton Play The New York Times October 30, 1887 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16475130/the_football_one_sided_wesleyan_pluck/ Newspapers.com November 5 3:15 p.m. w y Penn University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA 95–0 Princeton's Foot-Ball Victory: The Great Score of 95 to 0 With Pennsylvania The Times (Philadelphia) November 6, 1887 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16475250/princetons_football_victory_the/ Newspapers.com November 12 l y Harvard Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA rivalry 0–12 5,000 Harvard Winning At Football New York Daily Tribune November 13, 1887 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15324678/harvard_winning_at_football/ Newspapers.com November 19 l y Yale Polo Grounds New York, NY rivalry 0–12 Yale Triumphs in the Mud The Sun (New York) November 20, 1887 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15026017/yale_triumphs_in_the_mud/ Newspapers.com Roster Knowlton Ames, FB Black Boraird Roscoe Channing, HB Chapin Church Hector Cowan, T William George Hancock S. Hodge William Mann Irvine Hugh Janeway, G McMahon Payne Luther E. Price Robert Elliott Speer Woody Wagenhorst References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Princeton Tigers football