1872 Princeton Tigers football team

1872 Princeton Tigers football
National champion (Billingsley, NCF)
Co-national champion (Davis)
Conference Independent
1872 record 1–0
Head coach No coach
Captain David T. Marvel
1872 college football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Princeton      1 0 0
Yale      1 0 0
Rutgers      1 1 1
Columbia      1 2 1
Stevens Tech      0 1 0

The 1872 Princeton Tigers football team represented the College of New Jersey, then more commonly known as Princeton College, in the 1872 college football season. The team finished with a 1–0 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Billingsley Report and National Championship Foundation and as the national co-champion by Parke H. Davis.[1] Princeton played Rutgers once, winning 4 goals to 1.[2] David T. Marvel was the team captain.[3]

This season marked the first of four consecutive national championships, and one of 11 in a 13-year period between 1869 and 1881.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
November 23 Rutgers Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 4–1  

References

  1. "National Poll Champions" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2017. p. 110. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  2. "1872 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  3. "All-Time Princeton Results" (PDF). goprincetontigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  4. "Championships - Tigers Football". princetontigersfootball.com. Princeton University. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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