1888 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1888 Princeton Tigers football Independent 11–1 None Hector Cowan The 1888 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 1888 college football season. The team compiled an 11–1 record. The team held its first ten opponents scoreless, winning those games by a combined 589 to 0 score. The team's sole loss was by a 10–0 score in the final game of the season against an undefeated Yale team that has been recognized as the 1888 national champion.1888 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1888-schedule.html The practice of selecting All-American football teams began the following year with the 1890 College Football All-America Team. However, Princeton's roster in 1888 included a number of star players, including fullback Knowlton "Snake" Ames, end Jesse Riggs, right tackle Hector Cowan.Football, The American Intercollegiate Game Parke H. Davis Parke H. Davis Charles Scribner's Sons 1917 238, 385 https://books.google.com/books?id=DbgHAQAAIAAJ Schedule y y y September 29 Lehigh University Field Princeton, NJ W 75–0 Lehigh Defeated by Princeton: Opening the Football Season with a Game of Seventy-Five to Nothing New York Daily Tribune September 30, 1888 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16480728/lehigh_defeated_in_princeton/ Newspapers.com October 7 vs Crescent Athletic Club Staten Island A.C. Grounds Staten Island , NY W 31–0 Football in the Rain: The Jerseymen Defeat Brooklyn Players at Staten Island The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 8, 1888 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16480931/football_in_the_rain_the_jerseymen/ Newspapers.com October 10 Penn University Field Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 63–0 Princeton Wins Again at Football The New York Times October 11, 1888 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16481019/princeton_wins_again_at_football/ Newspapers.com October 13 Stevens University Field Princeton, NJ W 80–0 Princeton Beats Stevens Institute New York Daily Tribune October 14, 1888 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16481087/princeton_beats_stevens_institute/ Newspapers.com October 17 at Rutgers College Field New Brunswick, NJ (rivalry) W 78–0 Princeton Outkicks Rutgers The Saint Paul Globe October 18, 1888 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16484891/princeton_outkicks_rutgers/ Newspapers.com October 20 4:00 p.m. at Penn University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA W 36–0 or W 38–0 2,000 University Sports https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-times/199659596/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 21, 1888 3 June 15, 2026 Newspapers.com Sporting News https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/199659929/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 22, 1888 3 June 15, 2026 Newspapers.com College Foot Ball https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-leader/199659415/ The Wilkes-Barre Record Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania October 22, 1888 1 June 15, 2026 Newspapers.com October 24 Rutgers University Field Princeton, NJ W 82–0 Football by College Players New York Tribune October 25, 1888 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16481221/football_by_college_players/ Newspapers.com November 3 1888 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Johns Hopkins University Field Princeton, NJ W 10–0 Princeton Beats Johns Hopkins The Times (Philadelphia) November 4, 1888 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16484745/princeton_beats_johns_hopkins/ Newspapers.com November 6 vs 1888 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan Polo Grounds New York, NY W 44–0 2,500 Princeton Has a Good Team: She Defeats Wesleyan at Football by 44 to 0 The World November 7, 1888 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16478752/princeton_has_a_good_team_she_defeats/ Newspapers.com November 10 3:00 p.m. at Penn University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA W 4–0 Football https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/199661428/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 10, 1888 3 June 15, 2026 Newspapers.com Princeton Given A Victory.—The Rain and Mud Was Too Much for the University Players https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-times/199661289/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 11, 1888 2 June 15, 2026 Newspapers.com November 17 Harvard University Field Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 18–6 Triumphant Princeton New York Daily Tribune November 18, 1888 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15026089/triumphant_princeton/'Rah! 'Rah! 'Rah!Siss-s-s-s Boom Ah! Princeton The Boston Daily Globe November 18, 1888 4 https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-sunday-globe-nov-18-1888-p-4/ NewspaperARCHIVE November 24 vs Yale Polo Grounds New York, NY (rivalry) L 0–10 10,000–20,000 'Twas a Physical Cyclone: Yale Wins the Great Football Match The New York Times November 25, 1888 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16481370/twas_a_physical_cyclone_yale_wins_the/ Newspapers.com Roster Knowlton Ames, FB Black, HB Brovaird Roscoe Channing, HB Cook Hector Cowan William George, C R. Hodge S. Hodge William Mann Irvine Hugh Janeway, G Morvey, HB Edgar Allan Poe, QB Jesse Riggs Tredinnick References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Princeton Tigers football