1876 college football season

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The 1876 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Yale as having been selected national champions.[1] On November 11, organized intercollegiate football was first played in the state of Pennsylvania as Princeton defeated Penn 6–0 in Philadelphia.[2] This season was notable in the history of American football as it saw Walter Camp, widely considered to be the "Father" of the sport, participate as a freshman on the Yale team.

Total No. of teams13
RegularseasonNovember 1, 1876 to March 3, 1877
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Conference and program changes

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Penn QuakersProgram establishedIndependent
NorthwesternProgram establishedIndependent
Philadelphia All-StarsProgram establishedIndependent
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Conference standings

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1876 college football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale â€“ 3–0–0
Rutgers â€“ 1–0–0
Harvard â€“ 3–1–0
Princeton â€“ 3–2–0
Stevens â€“ 2–2–0
CCNY â€“ 1–1–0
Penn â€“ 1–2–0
Columbia â€“ 1–3–0
Canada All-Stars â€“ 0–1–0
McGill â€“ 0–1–0
Northwestern â€“ 0–1–0
Philadelphia All-Stars â€“ 0–1–0
NYU â€“ 0–2–0
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