1889 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1889 Princeton Tigers football Princeton Tigers football team (1889).png 285 Independent 10–0 None Edgar Allan Poe National champion The 1889 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University as an independent during the 1889 college football season. The team compiled a perfect 10–0 record, shut out six of ten opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 484 to 29.1889 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1889-schedule.html The team captain and quarterback was Edgar Allan Poe, the second cousin of his namesake, the writer Edgar Allan Poe.All-Time Princeton Results http://goprincetontigers.com/documents/2017/7/7//All_Time_FB_Results.pdf goprincetontigers.com Princeton University January 2, 2018 There was no contemporaneous system in 1889 for determining a national champion. However, Princeton was retroactively named as the national champion by the Billingsley Report, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, 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 January 2, 2018 It was Princeton's 15th national championship.Championships - Tigers Football http://www.princetontigersfootball.com/championships/ princetontigersfootball.com Princeton University January 2, 2018 Five players from the 1889 Princeton team were selected by Caspar Whitney for the first All-America college football team: quarterback Edgar Allan Poe; halfback Roscoe Channing; fullback Knowlton "Snake" Ames; tackle Hector Cowan; and center William George.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 6 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf Three more Princeton players—guard Hugh Janeway, end Ben "Sport" Donnelly, and halfback J. S. Black—were among Whitney's eight "substitute" selections.Whitney Caspar W. Harper's Weekly December 15, 1894 Amateur Sport 1201 https://books.google.com/books?id=Y65CAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA1201 Ames and Cowan were later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.Knowlton Ames National Football Foundation March 25, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2077Hector Cowan National Football Foundation March 25, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2078 Schedule October 5 2:40 p.m. w Lehigh Princeton, NJ 16–0 Princeton's Opening Day The Philadelphia Times October 6, 1889 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98385754/princeton-lehigh/ Newspapers.comAll on Princeton's Side The Boston Globe October 6, 1889 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98385895/princeton-lehigh/ Newspapers.com October 10 w y Lehigh Bethlehem, PA 16–4 Foot-ball At Bethlehem https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-times/152976966/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 11, 1889 2 August 9, 2024 Newspapers.com October 19 2:40 p.m. w Stevens Princeton, NJ 49–0 1,000 Princeton's Big Score: Carless Playing Allows Them to Run It Up Rapidly The Philadelphia Times October 20, 1889 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98386269/princetons-big-score-carless-playing/ Newspapers.com October 26 3:05 p.m. w y Penn University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA rivalry 72–4 1,200 Opening The Football Season.—The First Intercollegiate Game Between The University and Princeton To-day https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/199761307/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 28, 1889 6 June 17, 2026 Newspapers.com Princeton's Victory: They Have an Easy Time with the Pennsylvania Lads The Philadelphia Times October 27, 1889 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98386645/princetons-victory-they-have-an-easy/ Newspapers.com Saturday's Football Games.—Princeton Outkicks the University of Pennsylvania Eleven 72 to 4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/199761307/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 28, 1889 6 June 17, 2026 Newspapers.com November 2 3:00 p.m. w y 1889 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan Berkeley Oval New York, NY 98–0 Several hundred Football in the Rain: Wesleyan Beaten by Princeton, 93 to Nothing The Sun New York, N.Y. November 3, 1889 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98387491/princeton-wesleyan/ Newspapers.com November 5 3:00 p.m. w y Columbia Berkeley Oval New York, NY 71–0 A Goose Egg for Columbia: The Princeton Team Has some Fun with the New Yorkers The Sun New York, N.Y. November 6, 1889 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98387163/a-goose-egg-for-columbia/ Newspapers.comAdvertisement for Election Day Football The Sun New York, N.Y. November 5, 1889 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98386931/princeton-vs-columbia/ Newspapers.com November 16 2:45 p.m. w y Harvard Jarvis Field Cambridge, MA rivalry 41–15 Jersey Sand https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98402865/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 17, 1889 1 March 25, 2022 Newspapers.com Jersey Sand (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98402964/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 17, 1889 4 March 25, 2022 Newspapers.com Harvard Went To Pieces The New York Times November 17, 1889 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15324907/harvard_went_to_pieces/ Newspapers.com November 23 w Orange Athletic Club Princeton, NJ 54–6 Princeton Easily Defeats Orange The Sun November 24, 1889 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51694851/princeton-easily-defeats-orange/ Newspapers.com November 28 2:30 p.m. w y Yale Berkley Oval New York, NY rivalry 10–0 >25,000 Princeton Wins Gloriously The Sun (New York) November 29, 1889 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16347725/princeton_won_gloriously/ Newspapers.comPrinceton Is Champion: How She Won the Great Foot-Ball Game at New York The Hartford Courant November 29, 1889 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98387880/princeton-is-champion-how-she-won-the/ Newspapers.com December 7 3:30 p.m. w y Washington, DCAn ad-hoc team "picked from the best players of the District".The Evening Star Washington, DC December 7, 1889 The Foot Ball Champions 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/193700099/ Newspapers.com Capitol Park Washington, DC 57–0 2,500 Princeton Wins Again The New York Times December 7, 1889 December 8, 1889 3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times-princeton-1889-vs-wa/161513772/ The Evening Star Washington, DC December 9, 1889 Princeton's Easy Victory 7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/193700705/ Newspapers.com Roster Knowlton Ames, HB Beach, HB J. S. Black, HBPresbrey Frank Moffatt James Hugh Athletics at Princeton: A History 1901 New York Frank Presbrey Company 337 https://books.google.com/books?id=eTUCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA337 Brown, G Casement, T W. S. Cash, T Roscoe Channing, HB Hector Cowan, T Ben "Sport" Donnelly, E R. Furness, E William George Hale, T Sheppard Homans Jr., HB Hugh Janeway, G P. C. Jones Lewis, FB Lilly, QB Edgar Allan Poe, QB Jesse Riggs, G James Robinson J. G. Symmes, C J. N. Thomas, C Wagenhurst, T Ralph Warren, E Clinton Wood, T Notes References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Princeton Tigers football