1879 college football season

American college football season August 2023 1879 Yale football team 1879.jpg 1879 Yale Bulldogs 250 18 October 9 to December 13 PrincetonYale Not awarded until 1935 The 1879 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Princeton and Yale having been selected as national champions.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/football_records/DI/2009/2009FBS.pdf Official 2009 NCAA Division I Football Records Book 70 The National Collegiate Athletic Association August 2009 Indianapolis, IN 2009-10-16 Racine College and the University of Michigan played the first football game in the Midwest. The 1879 Michigan Wolverines football team beat Racine in a game played in Chicago. The US Naval Academy also had its first game; the team did not have a coach until 1890.Navy Football History Database Conference and program changes Team Former conference New conference Michigan Wolverines Program established Independent Massachusetts Aggies Program established Independent Haverford Fords Program established Independent Navy Midshipmen Program established Independent Pennsylvania Military Program established Independent Racine College Program established Independent Toronto Program established Independent Conference standings thumb|350px|Depiction of the Princeton v Yale game by Arthur B. Frost left References