1880 college football season

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The 1880 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Princeton and Yale as having been selected national champions.[1] On April 9, college football was first played in the state of Kentucky when Kentucky University defeated Centre 13⁠3/4⁠–0 at Stoll Field. It was one of the first in the South.

Total No. of teams16
RegularseasonOctober 9 to November 25
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Conference and program changes

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Kentucky UniversityProgram establishedIndependent
CentreProgram establishedIndependent
Philadelphia Crescent ACProgram establishedIndependent
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Conference standings

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1880 college football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Princeton â€“ 4–0–1
Yale â€“ 4–0–1
Kentucky University â€“ 2–0–0
Michigan â€“ 1–0–0
Harvard â€“ 2–2–2
Penn â€“ 2–2–0
Rutgers â€“ 2–2–0
Columbia â€“ 1–2–0
Amherst â€“ 0–1–1
Massachusetts â€“ 0–1–1
Stevens â€“ 1–4–0
Brown â€“ 0–1–0
CCNY â€“ 0–1–0
Philadelphia Crescent AC â€“ 0–1–0
Toronto â€“ 0–1–0
Centre â€“ 0–2–0
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