1874 Princeton Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1874 Princeton Tigers football team represented the College of New Jersey, then more commonly known as Princeton College, in the 1874 college football season. The team beat Columbia and Rutgers by identical 6â0 scores, finished with a 2â0 record, and was retroactively named national champion by the Billingsley Report and as co-national champion by Parke H. Davis.[1][2] Isaac H. Lionberger was the team's captain.[3]
| 1874 Princeton Tigers football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 2â0 |
| Head coach |
|
| Captain | Isaac H. Lionberger |
This season marked the third of four consecutive national championships, and one of 11 in a 13-year period between 1869 and 1881.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 14 | Columbia | Princeton, NJ | W 6â0 |
| November 21 | Rutgers | Princeton, NJ (rivalry) | W 6â0 |
