1911 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1911 Princeton Tigers football Independent 8–0–2 Bill Roper 5th Short punt Ed Hart Osborne Field National champion (Helms, Houlgate, Davis)Co-national champion (NCF) The 1911 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University as an independent during the 1911 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Roper, the Tigers compiled an 8–0–2 record, shut out seven of ten opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 179 to 15.1911 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1911-schedule.html Tackle Ed Hart was the team captain. At the end of the season the team was named as the year's champion by The New York Times.December 17, 1911 Notable Winners In Sports During Season of 1911 — Football — Champion College Team — Princeton https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times-1911-college-football/173544999/ The New York Times Sports; 7–8 Princeton was later retroactively named as the national champion by the Billingsley Report, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, and Parke H. Davis, and as a co-national champion (with Penn State) by the National Championship Foundation.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf National Poll Rankings National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2015 NCAA Division I Football Records NCAA 108 January 4, 2016 PDF Three Princeton players were selected as consensus first-team players on the 1911 All-America team: end Sanford White; guard Joseph Duff; and tackle Ed Hart.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 6 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf Other notable players included halfback Talbot Pendleton, fullback Wallace DeWitt, and center Arthur Bluethenthal. Schedule September 30 w 1911 Stevens Stevens Osborne Field Princeton, NJ 37–0 Princeton Beats Stevens: One-Sided Game Gives Tigers Chance to Try Out Many Substittes The New York Times October 1, 1911 30 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98349510/princeton-beats-stevens/ Newspapers.com October 4 w Rutgers Osborne Field Princeton, NJ rivalry 37–0 3,000 Princeton's Open Football Wins: Rutgers Defeated by Forward Passes, Fake Formations, and Line Shifts The New York Times October 5, 1911 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98349480/princetons-open-football-wins-rutgers/ Newspapers.com October 7 w Villanova Osborne Field Princeton, NJ 31–0 Villanova Plays Poorly: Princeton, Therefore, Easily Runs Up 31-Point Score on Muddy Field The New York Times October 8, 1911 31 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98349428/villanova-plays-poorly/ Newspapers.com October 11 t Lehigh Osborne Field Princeton, NJ 6–6 Lehigh Spring Big Surprise on Tigers: Pennsylvanians Score Early and Princeton Can Only Get an Even Break The New York Times October 12, 1911 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98349390/lehigh-spring-big-surprise-on-tigers/ Newspapers.com October 14 w Colgate Osborne Field Princeton, NJ 31–0 Penalties Mar Princeton's Game: Colgate, However, Much Outclassed by Tigers, Who Failed to Get a First Down The New York Times October 15, 1911 39 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98349360/penalties-mar-princetons-game/ Newspapers.com October 21 t y Navy Worden Field Annapolis, MD 0–0 Middies Hold Tigers to a Scoreless Tie on Annapolis Field The New York Times October 22, 1911 31 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98349324/middies-hold-tigers-to-a-scoreless-tie/ Newspapers.com October 28 w Holy Cross Osborne Field Princeton, NJ 20–0 Tiger Claws Rip Up Holy Cross Eleven October 29, 1911 sect. 5, p. 5 Brooklyn Eagle Brooklyn, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73818296/1911-princeton-hc/ November 4 w Harvard Osborne Field Princeton, NJ rivalry 8–6 Princeton Humbles Harvard's Eleven: Orange and Black Wins First Big Game of the Season by the Close Score of 8 to 6 The New York Times November 5, 1911 31 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98349144/princeton-humbles-harvards-eleven/ Newspapers.com November 11 w Dartmouth Osborne Field Princeton, NJ 3–0 Tiger Beat Dartmouth by Freak of Football: Ball Bounds Over Crossbar for a Goal on Poorly Made Drop Kick New York Tribune November 12, 1911 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98349265/tiger-beat-dartmouth-by-freak-of/ Newspapers.com November 18 w y Yale Yale Field New Haven, CT rivalry 6–3 35,000 Princeton Wins on Yale Field: Sam White Again the Hero of an Orange and Black Victory The New York Times November 19, 1911 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98348984/princeton-wins-on-yale-field-sam-white/ Newspapers.comPrinceton Beats Yale By White's Run New York Tribune November 19, 1911 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98349047/princeton-beats-yale-by-whites-run/ Newspapers.com References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Princeton Tigers football