1878 Princeton Tigers football team
American college football season
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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 6â0 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]
| 1878 Princeton Tigers football | |
|---|---|
National champion | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6â0 |
| Head coach | |
| Captain | Bland Ballard |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 19 | Penn |
| W 2â0 | [7] | ||
| October 26 | 2:34 p.m. | Stevens |
| W 4â0 | [8] | |
| November 2 | Rutgers | Princeton, NJ (rivalry) | W 5â0 | |||
| November 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at Penn | W 2â1 | [9] | ||
| November 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at Harvard | W 1â0 | 1,000 | [10][11] | |
| November 28 | 2:25 p.m. | vs. Yale |
| W 1â0 | [12] |
