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Claimed National Champions
Yale (13-0) Helms Athletic Foundation, National Championship Foundation, Billingsley Report, Houlgate System, Parke H. Davis
Bold indicates main national championship selector recognized by NCAA Championship List
- The International Copyright Act of 1891 is passed by Congress
- The Wrigley Company is founded
- The Tesla Coil is invented
- The Music Hall in New York (Later known as Carnegie Hall) opens with Peter Tchaikovsky as a guest conductor
- James Naismith invents basketball in the United States
- Singer Cole Porter, and CFB Hall of Famers Dana X. Bible, John “Babe” Brown, Robert “Butts” Butler, Charles “Gus” Dorais, Hank Ketcham, Bob McWhorter, Earle “Greasy” Neale, Bob Peck, and Hube Wagner are born
- General William Tecumseh Sherman and P. T. Barnum die
- The Ball: Egg-shaped, rubber covered Rugby ball.
- The field is 110 yds. by 53 1/3 yds., uprights 18 1/2’ apart, with lines marked every five yards, crossbar 10’ high uprights
- When a team has possession of the ball, it must gain five yards within three downs, to gain a new set of downs
- There are three different ways to score. A field goal is worth 5 points, A touchdown is worth 4 points, the kick after a TD is worth 2 points, and a safety is worth 2 Points.
- Each team consists of 11 players on the field
- The game’s regulation is separated into two halves, both 45 minutes. If the game is tied at the end of regulation, the next scored point wins the game.
Italics denote rule change from previous season.
The Teams
Of the 33 teams in the matchup tool, only 15 qualify and are listed by their seeding in the bracket and are listed by their seeding in the bracket.
- Yale (12-0); Coach - Walter Camp
- Harvard (13-1); Coach - George A. Stewart & George C. Adams
- Princeton (12-1); Coach -None
- Penn (11-2); Coach - Woody Wagenhorst
- Cornell (7-3); Coach - None
- Lehigh (7-6); Coach - None
- Williams (8-2-1); Coach - Unknown
- Penn St (5-2); Coach - None
- Bucknell (6-2-1); Coach - None
- Trinity CT (6-4); Coach - Russell Lee Jones
- Amherst (9-4-3); Coach - Multiple Professors (Unspecified)
- Dartmouth (2-2-1); Coach - None
- Rutgers (8-6); Coach - John C. B. Pendleton
- Army (4-1-1); Coach - Henry L. Williams
- Swarthmore (4-2); Coach - Jacob K. Shell
- Navy (5-2); Coach - None
- Tufts (2-1); Coach - Wilfred Russ
- Wisconsin (3-1); Coach - Herb Alward
- Lake Forest (2-1-1); Coach - Unknown
- Illinois (3-0); Coach - Robert Lackey
- Kansas (2-1-1); Coach - Edwin Mortimer Hopkins
- Dickinson (2-2-1); Coach - Unkown
- Washington StL (1-1-1); Coach - **Arthur L. Tuttle
- Vanderbilt (2-1); Coach - ** Elliot Jones
First Two Out
- Virginia (2-1-2); Coach - None
- Butler (2-2); Coach - Unknown
\Record portrayed may not be record recognized by school)
\*Denotes Player-Coach)
Season Breakdown by Zach Bigalke
By this time, a few rivalries that continue into the modern FBS had already started, but we don’t acknowledge a lot due to the fact the rivalries haven’t affected the playoff scene. But as we move into our first years of the 24-team playoff, we’ll be seeing these teams play each other more often. So let’s take a look at some of the rivalry games that have started so far (according to Wikipedia).
- Princeton-Yale 1873
- The Game - Harvard-Yale - 1875
- Penn-Princeton - 1876
- Harvard-Princeton - 1877
- Dartmouth-Harvard - 1882
- The Rivalry - Lafayette-Lehigh - 1884
- Michigan-Notre Dame - 1887
- Battle for the Bell - Cincinnati-Miami OH - 1888
- Duke-North Carolina - 1888
- North Carolina-Wake Forest - 1888
- The Empire State Bowl - Columbia-Cornell 1889
- Northwestern-Notre Dame - 1889
- Army-Navy Game - 1890
- Illinois-Purdue 1890
- Minnesota-Wisconsin - 1890
- Border War - Kansas-Missouri - 1891
- Indiana-Purdue - 1891
- Iowa-Minnesota - 1891
- Iowa-Nebraska - 1891
Meanwhile, all this is happening, and the big three continue dominating the scene. But the Princeton-Yale game this year makes a huge leap in college football popularity. At Manhattan Field/Polo Grounds II, a reported 40,000 attendees came to see Yale beat Princeton 19-0. This demolishes the highest-attended game that was played between Princeton and Yale back in 1889 which was somewhere just south of 25,000. I don’t have exact numbers, but that number had to be more than the number of alumni between both schools. The attendance numbers will only swell from this game. Oh and Yale has another perfect season and with their win against Princeton, finishes the season on a 14-game win streak.
Playoffs
Round 1
No. 24 Vanderbilt @ No. 9 Bucknell - Bucknell takes care of the lone Southern team in the tournament this year 35-12, as they move on to play No. 8 Penn St.
No. 23 Washington StL @ No. 10 Trinity CT - The Bantams take care of business as they win in a 29-0 shutout to move on to play No. 7 Williams.
No. 22 Dickinson @ No. 11 Amherst - Amherst scores five touchdowns in a shutout win vs Dickinson 28-0 and moves on to play No. 6 Lehigh.
No. 21 Kansas @ No. 12 Dartmouth - Dartmouth wins in a blowout 48-5 to move on to play No. 5 Cornell.
No. 20 Illinois @ No. 13 Rutgers - UPSET ALERT - Rutgers mounts a late-game comeback but falls short. Illinois wins 11-6 to move on to play No. 4 Penn.
No. 19 Lake Forest @ No. 14 Army - UPSET ALERT - Lake Forest manages to hold off Army in a 5-0 win. They move on to play No. 3 Princeton.
No. 18 Wisconsin @ No. 15 Swarthmore - UPSET ALERT - Wisconsin wins in a blowout 30-0 to move on to play No. 2 Harvard.
No. 17 Tufts @ No. 16 Navy - UPSET ALERT - Tufts scores a huge blowout against Navy 50-6 as they move on to play No. 1 Yale.
Round 2
No. 17 Tufts @ No. 1 Yale - Coach Camp’s Bulldogs take care of business as the win 48-0 to move on to the Quarterfinals.
No. 18 Wisconsin @ No. 2 Harvard - Wisconsin is the first Mid-Western team to challenge the Crimson but come up short as Harvard wins 6-0 to move on to the Quarterfinals.
No. 19 Lake Forest @ No. 3 Princeton - The Foresters are the first team from the Mid-West to really challenge Princeton. However, they get shut out 6-0 as Princeton moves on to the Quarterfinals.
No. 20 Illinois @ No. 4 Penn - The Quakers make easy work of the Illini, as they win 41-5 to move on to the Quarterfinals.
No. 12 Dartmouth @ No. 5 Cornell - UPSET ALERT - Dartmouth wins off of a missed field goal by Cornell. In an 18-15 win, they move on to play Penn in the Quarterfinals
No. 11 Amherst @ No. 6 Lehigh - Lehigh holds on in a defensive struggle 6-0 to move on to play No. 3 Princeton.
No. 10 Trinity CT @ No. 7 Williams - Williams struggles against Trinity but manages a field goal to squeak out a win 5-0, and move on to play No. 2 Harvard.
No. 9 Bucknell @ No. 8 Penn St. - Bucknell misses the PAT late in the game and is unable to come back. Penn St wins 6-4 to move on to the Quarterfinals and play No. 1 Yale.
Quarterfinals
No 8. Penn St @ No. 1 Yale - Penn St somehow manages to hold Yale under 24 points but still manages only a field goal. Yale wins 22-5 and moves on to the Final Four Round.
No. 7 Williams @ No. 2 Harvard - Many points are scored, but the Crimson offense is unable to be stopped. Harvard wins 47-29 and moves on to the Final Four Round.
No. 6 Lehigh @ No. 3 Princeton - Princeton maneuvers through the gaps in Lehigh’s D, as they win 35-6 to move on to the Final Four at Harvard.
No. 12 Dartmouth @ No. 4 Penn - UPSET ALERT - Dartmouth scores a single touchdown the entire game to win and move on to the Final Four at Yale.
Final Four
No. 12 Dartmouth @ No. 1 Yale - Dartmouth puts up a valiant effort vs Yale, but still falls short as Yale wins 10-0 and moves on to compete for their 11th championship and Walter Camp’s second.
No. 3 Princeton @ No. 2 Harvard - Harvard controls the game from the …
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