1878 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1878 Princeton Tigers football Independent 6–0 Woodrow WilsonSpalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 1934 Walter R. Okeson Walter R. Okeson American Sports Publishing Co. New York 1934 206–208 https://archive.org/details/spalding-guide-1934-national-champions/ Bland Ballard National champion The 1878 Princeton Tigers football team represented the College of New Jersey, then more commonly known as Princeton College, in the 1878 college football season. The team finished with a 6–0 record and allowed only one goal.All-Time Princeton Results http://goprincetontigers.com/documents/2017/7/7//All_Time_FB_Results.pdf goprincetontigers.com Princeton University January 2, 2018 The Tigers were retroactively named national champions by the Billingsley Report, National Championship Foundation, and Parke H. Davis.1878 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1878-schedule.htmlhttp://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 This season marked Princeton's eighth national championship, and one of 11 in a 13-year period between 1869 and 1881.Championships - Tigers Football http://www.princetontigersfootball.com/championships/ princetontigersfootball.com Princeton University January 2, 2018 The team's captain was Bland Ballard.All Time Captains http://www.princetontigersfootball.com/history/all-time-captains/ www.princetontigersfootball.com Princeton University January 2, 2018 Schedule October 19 w Penn University grounds Princeton, NJ rivalry 2–0 A Bout At Football.—University Vs. Princeton College teams https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98528003/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 21, 1878 3 March 27, 2022 Newspapers.com October 26 2:34 p.m. w Stevens University grounds Princeton, NJ 4–0 Football: Princeton Against the Stevens Institute -- The Hoboken Men Get a Very Bad Thrashing New York Daily Herald October 27, 1878 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47853755/princeton-stevens-tech-1878/ Newspapers.com November 2 w Rutgers Princeton, NJ rivalry 5–0 November 9 2:30 p.m. w y Penn Germantown Cricket Club grounds Philadelphia, PA 2–1 Foot-ball.—Princeton Against Philadelphia https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98528352/the-philadelphia-times/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 10, 1878 8 March 27, 2022 Newspapers.com November 16 2:30 p.m. y w Harvard Boston Baseball Grounds Boston, MA rivalry 1–0 1,000 The Princeton-Harvard Football Match https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98526499/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 16, 1878 1 March 27, 2022 Newspapers.com Fall Sports.—Princeton Defeats Harvard at Foot-Ball https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98526790/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 17, 1878 8 March 27, 2022 Newspapers.com November 28 2:25 p.m. w y Yale St. George's Cricket Club grounds Hoboken, NJ rivalry 1–0 Princeton Defeats Yale https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98525144/the-new-york-times/ The New York Times New York, New York November 29, 1878 8 March 27, 2022 Newspapers.com References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Princeton Tigers football