1875 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1875 Princeton Tigers football team represented the College of New Jersey, then more commonly known as Princeton College, in the 1875 college football season. The team finished with a 2–0 record.[1] Collins Denny, who later became a notable clergyman and professor of philosophy, was captain of the 1875 team.[2]

1875 Princeton Tigers football
National champion (Billingsley)
Co-national champion (Davis)
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–0
Head coach
  • None
CaptainCollins Denny

On November 13, Princeton defeated Columbia by a 6–2 score. The New York Herald wrote: "The contest was short, sharp and decisive and attracted a considerable crowd."[3]

The team was retroactively named national champion by the Billingsley Report and as co-national champion (along with Harvard and Columbia) by Parke H. Davis.[4]

This season marked the last of four consecutive national championships, and one of 11 in a 13-year period between 1869 and 1881.[5]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 13ColumbiaPrinceton, NJW 6–2[6]
November 20StevensPrinceton, NJW 6–0

Standings

References
  1. "1875 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  2. "All-Time Princeton Results" (PDF). goprincetontigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  3. "Football at Princeton". New York Herald. November 14, 1875. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "National Poll Champions" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2017. p. 110. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  5. "Championships - Tigers Football". princetontigersfootball.com. Princeton University. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  6. "Football At Princeton". New York Herald. New York, New York. November 14, 1875. p. 5. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.


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