1870 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1870 Princeton Tigers football team represented the College of New Jersey, then more commonly known as Princeton College, in the 1870 college football season. The team finished with a 1–0 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Billingsley Report, National Championship Foundation, and Parke H. Davis.^[1] The Tigers played Rutgers one time and won 6–2.^[2] Alexander Van Rensselaer was the team's captain.^[3]

1870 Princeton Tigers football
National champion
Conference	Independent
Record	1–0
Head coach	None
Captain	Alexander Van Rensselaer
Seasons ← 1869 1872 →

1870 college football records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton			–					1	–	0	–	0
Rutgers			–					1	–	1	–	0
Columbia			–					0	–	1	–	0

In 1871, Princeton College only played games versus Princeton Theological Seminary and there are no records of those games. No intercollegiate football games occurred that year. Princeton and Rutgers played again in 1872.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
November 19	Rutgers	Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 6–2

References

1. "National Poll Champions" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2017. p. 110. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
2. "1870 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
3. "All Time Captains". www.princetontigersfootball.com. Princeton University. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
4. "All-Time Princeton Results" (PDF). goprincetontigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved January 2, 2018.