1874 college football season

1874 college football season
Harvard vs. McGill game on May 15
Total No. of teams9
Champion(s)Princeton
Yale
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The 1874 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Princeton, Harvard, and Yale as having been selected national champions.[1] Only Princeton and Yale officially claim championships for this season.

The Harvard vs. McGill game played on May 15, 1874, was the first rugby-style football game played in the United States.[2]

Conference and program changes

Team Former conference New conference
Tufts Jumbos Program established Independent

Conference standings

1874 college football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Yale   –   3 – 0 – 0
Princeton   –   2 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   1 – 1 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 0 – 0
Stevens   –   3 – 1 – 0
Rutgers   –   1 – 3 – 0
Columbia   –   1 – 5 – 0
NYU   –   0 – 1 – 0
McGill   –   0 – 1 – 0

References

  1. ^ Official 2009 NCAA Division I Football Records Book (PDF). Indianapolis, IN: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2009. p. 70. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
  2. ^ "No Christian End!" (PDF). The Journey to Camp: The Origins of American Football to 1889. Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
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