1869 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season

1869 Princeton Tigers football

National champion (Billingsley, NCF)
Co-national champion (Davis)

Conference| Independent
Record| 1–1
Head coach|

* None

Captain| William Stryker Gummere

Seasons

1870 ->

1869 college football records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0

The 1869 Princeton Tigers football team represented the College of New Jersey, more commonly known as Princeton College, in the 1869 college football season. The team finished with a 1–1 record and was retroactively named national champions by the Billingsley Report and National Championship Foundation, and as the co-national champions by Parke H. Davis.[1] Princeton's first captain was William S. Gummere, who was 17 during the season.[2]

On November 6, the team played at Rutgers in what has been called the first intercollegiate American football game. Rutgers won the game 6–4, which was played using rules adapted from the Football Association rules of the time, which more closely resembled soccer than current American football. Rutgers traveled to Princeton the next week to play under Princeton's rules, the Tigers won 8–0.[3][4]This win gave Princeton the fictional College Football Macguffin award.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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November 6| at Rutgers|

* College Field
* New Brunswick, NJ (rivalry)

| L 4–6| [5]
November 13| Rutgers| Princeton, NJ| W 8–0|

## See also

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* List of historically significant college football games
* List of the first college football games in each U.S. state

## References

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1. ^ "National Poll Champions" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2017. p. 110. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
2. ^ "All Time Captains". www.princetontigersfootball.com. Princeton University. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
3. ^ "All-Time Princeton Results" (PDF). goprincetontigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
4. ^ "1869 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
5. ^ "New-Jersey". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 9, 1869. p. 8. Retrieved March 26, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .

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Princeton Tigers football

Venues|

* University Field (1876–1913)
* Palmer Stadium (1914–1996)
* Powers Field at Princeton Stadium (1998–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Legacy Bowl
* Harvard
* Penn
* Rutgers
* Yale

Culture & lore|

* First American football game (painting)
* 1922 Chicago game
* Poe brothers
* "Princeton Cannon Song"
* Winged football helmet

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

* 1869
* 1870
* 1871
* 1872
* 1873
* 1874
* 1875
* 1876
* 1877
* 1878
* 1879
* 1880
* 1881
* 1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
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* 1969
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* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
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National championship seasons in bold

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Princeton Tigers men's soccer

Princeton University

Program|

* History
* Seasons
* All articles

Stadium|

* University Field (1876–1913)
* Palmer Stadium (1914–1994)
* Class of 1952 Stadium (1995–2006)
* Roberts Stadium (2007–present)

Rivalries|

* Rutgers

Seasons|

* 1869
* 1872
* 1873
* 1940
* 1942

National championship seasons in bold; College Cup seasons in italics

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College football national champions (pre-AP Poll)

1869–1879|

* 1869: Princeton / Rutgers
* 1870: Princeton
* 1871: None
* 1872: Princeton / Yale
* 1873: Princeton
* 1874: Harvard / Princeton / Yale
* 1875: Columbia / Harvard / Princeton
* 1876: Yale
* 1877: Princeton / Yale
* 1878: Princeton
* 1879: Princeton

1880s|

* 1880: Princeton / Yale
* 1881: Princeton / Yale
* 1882: Yale
* 1883: Yale
* 1884: Princeton / Yale
* 1885: Princeton
* 1886: Princeton / Yale
* 1887: Yale
* 1888: Yale
* 1889: Princeton

1890s|

* 1890: Harvard
* 1891: Yale
* 1892: Yale
* 1893: Princeton / Yale
* 1894: Penn / Princeton / Yale
* 1895: Penn / Yale
* 1896: Lafayette / Princeton
* 1897: Penn / Yale
* 1898: Harvard / Princeton
* 1899: Harvard / Princeton

1900s|

* 1900: Yale
* 1901: Harvard / Michigan / Yale
* 1902: Michigan / Yale
* 1903: Michigan / Princeton
* 1904: Michigan / Minnesota / Penn
* 1905: Chicago / Yale
* 1906: Princeton / Yale
* 1907: Yale
* 1908: Harvard / LSU / Penn
* 1909: Yale

1910s|

* 1910: Harvard / Pittsburgh
* 1911: Penn State / Princeton
* 1912: Harvard / Penn State
* 1913: Auburn / Chicago / Harvard
* 1914: Army / Illinois / Texas
* 1915: Cornell / Minnesota / Oklahoma / Pittsburgh
* 1916: Army / Georgia Tech / Pittsburgh
* 1917: Georgia Tech
* 1918: Michigan / Pittsburgh
* 1919: Centre / Harvard / Illinois / Notre Dame / Texas A&M

1920s|

* 1920: California / Georgia / Harvard / Notre Dame / Princeton
* 1921: California / Cornell / Iowa / Lafayette / Washington & Jefferson / Vanderbilt
* 1922: California / Cornell / Princeton / Vanderbilt
* 1923: California / Cornell / Illinois / Michigan / Yale
* 1924: Notre Dame / Penn
* 1925: Alabama / Dartmouth / Michigan
* 1926: Alabama / Lafayette / Michigan / Navy / Stanford
* 1927: Georgia / Illinois / Notre Dame / Texas A&M / Yale
* 1928: Detroit / Georgia Tech / USC
* 1929: Notre Dame / Pittsburgh / USC

1930s|

* 1930: Alabama / Notre Dame
* 1931: Pittsburgh / Purdue / USC
* 1932: Colgate / Michigan / USC
* 1933: Michigan / Ohio State / Princeton / USC
* 1934: Alabama / Minnesota
* 1935: LSU / Minnesota / Princeton / SMU / TCU

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Men's college soccer national champions (pre-NCAA era)

Pre-regulation
(1857–1904)|

* 1858: Princeton (ASHA)
* 1859: Princeton (ASHA)
* 1860: Princeton (ASHA)
* 1861-66: None
* 1867: Carroll (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1868: Princeton (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1869: Princeton (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1870: Princeton (ASHA) / Rutgers (IFRA)
* 1871: Princeton (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1872: Princeton (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1873: Princeton (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1874: Stevens Tech (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1875: Yale (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1876: Princeton (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1877: Princeton (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1878: Vermont (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1879: SUNY-Upstate (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1880: Gettysburg (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1881: Washington and Lee (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1882: Washington and Lee (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1883: Richmond (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1884: Iowa (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1885: VMI (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1886: Iowa (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1887: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1888: Iowa (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1889: VMI (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1890: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1891: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1892: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1893: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1894: Christian Brothers (ASHA) / St. Bonaventure (IFRA)
* 1895: Christian Brothers (ASHA) / Princeton (IFRA)
* 1896: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1897: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1898: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1899: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1900: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1901: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1902: Christian Brothers (ASHA) / Haverford (IFRA)
* 1903: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA)
* 1904: Christian Brothers (ASHA, IFRA)

ISFL
(1905–1926)|

* 1905: Christian Brothers / Haverford
* 1906: Haverford
* 1907: Haverford
* 1908: Haverford / Yale
* 1909: Columbia
* 1910: Columbia
* 1911: Haverford
* 1912: Yale
* 1913: Harvard
* Spring 1914: Harvard
* Fall 1914: Penn
* 1915: Haverford
* 1916: Penn
* 1917: None awarded
* 1918: Haverford
* 1919: Penn
* 1920: Penn
* 1921: Princeton
* 1922: Princeton
* 1923: Penn
* 1924: Penn
* 1925: Princeton
* 1926: Haverford / Princeton / Penn State

ISFA
(1927–1958)|

* 1927: Princeton
* 1928: Yale
* 1929: Penn State
* 1930: Harvard / Penn / Yale
* 1931: Penn
* 1932: Penn / Navy
* 1933: Penn / Penn State
* 1934: Cornell
* 1935: Yale
* 1936: Penn State / Princeton / Syracuse / West Chester
* 1937: Penn State / Princeton / Springfield
* 1938: Penn State
* 1939: Penn State
* 1940: Penn State / Princeton
* 1941: Springfield (ASHA) / Rider (ASHA) / Temple (ASHA, NSCAA) / UMass (NSCAA)
* 1942: Princeton / RPI / Springfield / UMass
* 1943: RPI / Navy
* 1944: Navy
* 1945: Yale (ASHA) / Haverford (ASHA) / Army (NSCAA) / Navy (NSCAA)
* 1946: Springfield
* 1947: Maryland (NSCAA) / Springfield (ASHA, ISFA)
* 1948: Connecticut
* 1949: San Francisco (SB) / Penn State (SB)
* 1950: Penn State (SB) / West Chester (ASHA, NSCAA)
* 1951: Temple (ASHA, SB, NSCAA) / Franklin & Marshall (ISFA)
* 1952: Franklin & Marshall
* 1953: Temple
* 1954: Penn State
* 1955: Penn State
* 1956: Trinity
* 1957: CCNY / Springfield
* 1958: Drexel

ASHA: American Soccer History Archives IFRA: Intercollegiate Football Record Association ISFA: Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association ISFL: Intercollegiate Soccer Football League NSCAA: National Soccer Coaches Association of America SB: Soccer Bowl

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