1876 college football season

The 1876 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Yale as having been selected national champions.[1] On November 11, organized intercollegiate football was first played in the state of Pennsylvania as Princeton defeated Penn 6–0 in Philadelphia.[2] This season was notable in the history of American football as it saw Walter Camp, widely considered to be the "Father" of the sport, participate as a freshman on the Yale team.

Conference and program changes

Team Former conference New conference
Penn Quakers Program established Independent
Northwestern Program established Independent
Philadelphia All-Stars Program established Independent

Conference standings

1876 college football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale   –   3 – 0 – 0
Rutgers   –   1 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   3 – 1 – 0
Princeton   –   3 – 2 – 0
Stevens   –   2 – 2 – 0
CCNY   –   1 – 1 – 0
Penn   –   1 – 2 – 0
Columbia   –   1 – 3 – 0
Canada All-Stars   –   0 – 1 – 0
McGill   –   0 – 1 – 0
Northwestern   –   0 – 1 – 0
Philadelphia All-Stars   –   0 – 1 – 0
NYU   –   0 – 2 – 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. ^ "Penn Football:Origins To 1901". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.