1879 college football season

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The 1879 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Princeton and Yale having been selected as national champions.[1]

Total No. of teams18
RegularseasonOctober 9 to December 13
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Racine College and the University of Michigan played the first football game in the Midwest. The 1879 Michigan Wolverines football team beat Racine in a game played in Chicago.

The US Naval Academy also had its first game; the team did not have a coach until 1890.[2]

Conference and program changes

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TeamFormer conferenceNew conference
Michigan WolverinesProgram establishedIndependent
Massachusetts AggiesProgram establishedIndependent
Haverford FordsProgram establishedIndependent
Navy MidshipmenProgram establishedIndependent
Pennsylvania MilitaryProgram establishedIndependent
Racine CollegeProgram establishedIndependent
TorontoProgram establishedIndependent
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Conference standings

Depiction of the Princeton v Yale game by Arthur B. Frost
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1879 college football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Princeton â€“ 4–0–1
Yale â€“ 3–0–2
Massachusetts â€“ 1–0–0
Michigan â€“ 1–0–1
Haverford â€“ 1–0–1
Harvard â€“ 2–1–2
Penn â€“ 2–2–0
Amherst â€“ 1–1–0
Navy â€“ 0–0–1
McGill â€“ 0–0–1
Toronto â€“ 0–0–1
Stevens â€“ 1–2–5
Rutgers â€“ 1–2–3
Pennsylvania Military â€“ 0–1–1
NYU â€“ 0–2–1
Racine â€“ 0–1–0
Swarthmore â€“ 0–1–0
Columbia â€“ 0–3–2
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