1871–72 College of New Jersey Tigers men's soccer team explained

Sport:	soccer
Year:	1871–72
Team:	College of New Jersey Tigers
Conference:	Independent
Record:	1–0–0
Conf Record:	N/A
Head Coach:	Unknown
Champion:	National champions (ASHA/IFRA)
Prev Year:	1870–71
Next Year:	1872–73

The 1871–72 College of New Jersey Tigers men's soccer team represented Princeton University during the 1871–72 college soccer season. The team finished with a 1–0–0 record and was retroactively named the national soccer champion by the American Soccer History Archives and the Intercollegiate Football Record Association.^[1]

The Tigers played the nearby Princeton Theological Seminary in a match on October 21, 1871, where they won 6–4.^{[2] [3]}

Schedule

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Smith . Melvin . College Soccer National Champions 1857-58 - 1909/10 . American Soccer History Archives . soccerhistoryusa.org . September 25, 2022 . August 17, 2011.
2. Web site: Oct. 21, 1871 Princeton Theological Seminary 4-6 Princeton University . soccerstats.us . September 24, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220925041537/http://soccerstats.us/games/37/ . September 25, 2022.
3. Book: Smith, Melvin . November 14, 2008 . Evolvements of Early American Foot Ball: Through the 1890/91 Season . 1434362469.