1878 Princeton Tigers football team explained
| Year: | 1878 |
| Team: | Princeton Tigers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 6–0 |
| Head Coach: | Woodrow Wilson[1] |
| Captain: | Bland Ballard |
| Champion: | National champion |
The 1878 Princeton Tigers football team represented the College of New Jersey, then more commonly known as Princeton College, in the 1878 college football season. The team finished with a 6–0 record and allowed only one goal.[2] The Tigers were retroactively named national champions by the Billingsley Report, National Championship Foundation, and Parke H. Davis.[3] [4] This season marked Princeton's eighth national championship, and one of 11 in a 13-year period between 1869 and 1881.[5] The team's captain was Bland Ballard.[6]
Notes and References
- Book: Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 1934 . Walter R. . Okeson . Walter R. Okeson . American Sports Publishing Co. . New York . 1934 . 206–208 .
- Web site: All-Time Princeton Results . goprincetontigers.com . Princeton University . January 2, 2018.
- Web site: 1878 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results . Sports Reference LLC . SR/College Football . February 27, 2017 .
- Web site: National Poll Champions . National Collegiate Athletic Association . 2017 . NCAA Division I Football Records . 110 . December 31, 2017.
- Web site: Championships - Tigers Football . princetontigersfootball.com . Princeton University . January 2, 2018.
- Web site: All Time Captains . www.princetontigersfootball.com . Princeton University . January 2, 2018.
