1869 Princeton Tigers football team
American college football season
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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 1â1 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]
| 1869 Princeton Tigers football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 1â1 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | William Stryker Gummere |
On November 6, the team played at Rutgers in what has been called the first intercollegiate American football game. Rutgers won the game 6â4, 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 8â0.[3][4]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 6 | 3:00 p.m. | at Rutgers |
| L 4â6 | [5][6] |
| November 13 | Rutgers | Princeton, NJ | W 8â0 | [5] | |
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Roster
Below is a list of the 24 known players on the 1869 Princeton University football team:[7]
- Charles Scudder âCharlieâ Barrett (1850-1925), 1871
- George S. Billmeyer (1849-1917), 1871
- Homer Davenport âDutchâ Boughner (1848-1938), 1871
- William Frazier Henley âBillyâ Buck (1849-1890), 1870
- Francis Clayton âFrankâ Burt (1850-1916), 1871
- William Cox âGrandfatherâ Chambers (1850-1879), 1871
- Charles Winters âCharlieâ Darst (1849-1900), 1871
- Chauncey Mitchell âChaunceâ Field (1850-1895), 1871
- William Wetmore âFlagâ Flagler (1850-1910), 1871
- William Bynum âTar Heelâ Glenn (1847-1892), 1870
- William Stryker âWillâ Gummere (1852-1933), 1870
- James Winthrop âCalfâ Hageman (1852-1933) (1852-1924), 1872
- Charles Seth âPipe-Stemsâ Lane (1848-1916), 1872
- William Preston âBunchâ Lane (1851-1938), 1872 (last surviving member of the team)
- George Williamson âG.â Mann (1853-1925), 1872
- Jacob Edwin âBig Mikeâ Michael (1848-1895), 1871
- David âDaveâ Mixsell (1849-1913), 1871
- Lee Hampton âHoneymanâ Nissley (1844-1912), 1870
- Hughes âOllyâ Oliphant (1850-1920), 1870
- Charles Joel âCharlieâ Parker (1848-1917), 1870
- Jerome Edward âJerryâ Sharp (1852-1928), 1870
- Alexander âVanâ Van Rensselaer (1850-1933), 1871
- John Green âColonelâ Weir (1849-1911), 1871
- Thomas Sears âTomâ Young, Jr. (1848-1909), 1871
The 25th player on the team is unknown,[8] but possible candidates include: Robert Agnew (1870); Thomas Bruen Brown (1870); Glynn Brown (1870); James Chambers (1872); Edmund David (1870); Samul Evans Ewing (1872); Thomas Glenn (1871); Arthur Johnson (1872); Arthur Pell (1873); Thomas Swenk (1870); Edward Terbell (1871); Frank A. Ward (1870)
