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Claimed National Champions

Yale (13-0) Helms Athletic Foundation, National Championship Foundation, Billingsley Report, Houlgate System, Parke H. Dais

Bold indicates main national championship selector recognized by NCAA Championship List

Notable Events

  • Ellis Island begins processing immigrants to the United States
  • Rudolf Diesel applies for patent on the Diesel engine
  • The first basketball game is played between students and faculty at Springfield YMCA (Now Springfield College). The students win 5-1 with the lone goal being scored by the faculty coming from Springfield football coach and Basketball/CFB Hall of Famer Amos Alonzo Stagg.
  • General Electric is established with a merger between Edison General Electric and Thomson-Houston Electric
  • Grover Cleveland is elected as president, for a second non-consecutive term
  • The Nutcracker ballet premiers in St. Petersburg
  • J. R. R. Tolkien, Jack L. Warner, Manfred von Richtofen (A.K.A. The Red Baron), and CFB Hall of Famers Earl “Tuffy” Abell, Charlie Bachman, Jack Beckett, Douglas “Bo” Bomeisler, Josh Cody, Ray “Iron Eich” Eichenlaub, Ernie Godfrey, Joe “Big Chief” Guyon, Hutington “Tack” Hardwick, Eddie Mahan, Robert Neyland, Elmer “Ollie” Oliphant, Stan “Bags” Pennock, James Phelan, Clarke Shaughnessy, Wallace Wade, and Gus Welch are born.
  • Louis Vuitton and Walt Whitman died.

Rules

  • 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

Teams are listed by their seeding in the tournament. Click here to see how they were ranked.

  1. Yale (13-0); Coach - Walter Camp
  2. Harvard (10-1); Coach - George A. Stewart & George C. Adams
  3. Penn (15-1); Coach - George Washington Woodruff
  4. Cornell (10-1); Coach - Carl Johanson
  5. Princeton (12-2); Coach - None
  6. Amherst (9-5); Coach - Multiple Professors
  7. Tufts (8-2); Coach - A. G. Baillet
  8. Purdue (8-0); Coach - Knowlton “Snake” Ames
  9. Dartmouth (5-3); Coach - None
  10. Minnesota (5-0); Coach - None
  11. MIT (5-3); Coach - Unknown
  12. Navy (5-2); Coach - Ben Crosby
  13. Army (3-1-1); Coach - Dennis Michie
  14. Penn St (4-1); Coach - George Hoskins
  15. Wisconsin (4-3); Coach - Frank Crawford
  16. Kansas (4-1); Coach - A. W. Shephard
  17. Michigan (7-5); Coach - Frank Barbour
  18. Bucknell (2-2); Coach - None
  19. Northwestern (6-4-2); Coach - None
  20. Chicago (8-4-1); Coach - Amos Alonzo Stagg
  21. Illinois (7-4-1); Coach - Edward K. Hall
  22. Springfield (4-3); Coach - Unknown
  23. Stevens (4-2-1); Coach - Unknown
  24. North Carolina (5-1); Coach - None

First Four Out

  • Georgetown (2-1-1)
  • Virginia (3-2-1)
  • Union NY (4-1)
  • Butler (3-1)

\Record portrayed is not record recognized by school)

Italics Denotes Student Coach

Bold Denotes Conference Auto-Bid

Season Breakdown by Zach Bigalke and 1892 All-America Team

Yale continues its win streak to 27 by the end of the season, and Walter Camp’s team doesn’t allow a single point the entire season. They outscored their opponents 429-0 over 13 games. Meanwhile, Princeton has its dominance as a big three school threatened for the first time, as they lose not only to Yale but also to a newcomer to football Dominance, Pennsylvania. So why now? Well, part of it is that schools are starting to actually have full-time coaches. Princeton didn’t have a non-student coach for another four years and didn’t have a coach that lasted more than a year until 1903 with Art Hillebrand.

Meanwhile, the game has grown a LOT during this year. There are five conferences (though two champions qualified for an auto-bid) that are active, and the amount of teams in the South and West Coast has nearly doubled since the year prior. It will be a while until they are able to get anything close to dominant. Meanwhile, the first good Midwest team goes undefeated, and they’re coached by a familiar face. Knowlton “Snake” Ames, the unofficial all-time scoring leader in college football, is in his second season of coaching, but it will also be his last. He started last year when he coached Northwestern for a total of three games, where he would then resign to continue to coach Purdue for the rest of the season. Leading them to a 4-0 record last year, and an 8-0 record this year. This is where we truly see the game of football spread in terms of talent.

Playoffs

Round 1

No. 24 North Carolina @ No. 9 Dartmouth - Dartmouth struggles, but wins over North Carolina 11-5 to move on to play No. 8 Purdue.

No. 23 Stevens @ No. 10 Minnesota - Minnesota’s bid for perfection continues as they win 15-5 and move on to play No. 7 Tufts.

No. 22 Springfield @ No. 11 MIT - MIT Blows out Springfield 48-5 as they move on to play No. 6 Amherst.

No. 21 Illinois @ No. 12 Navy - UPSET ALERT - Navy looks for their first playoff win, but is snuffed out by Illinois 6-5. Illinois goes on to play No. 5 Princeton.

No. 20 Chicago @ No. 13 Army - UPSET ALERT - Chicago in their first appearance wins against Army 28-11 and moves on to play No. 4 Cornell

No. 19 Northwestern @ No. 14 Penn St - Defensive battle, but Penn St wins on a single touchdown 6-0 and moves on to play No. 3 Penn.

No. 18 Bucknell @ No. 15 Wisconsin - UPSET ALERT - Bucknell pulls of a stunning victory as they win 35-5 and move on to play No. 2 Harvard.

No. 17 Michigan @ No. 16 Kansas - Michigan gets its first playoff win! In a close contest, Michigan scores three field goals to win 15-6 and move on to play No. 1 Yale.

Round 2

No. 17 Michigan @ No. 1 Yale - Michigan continues to struggle against the Ivys as Yale wins 48-5 to move on to the Quarterfinals.

No. 18 Bucknell @ No. 2 Harvard - Harvard shuts out Bucknell 30-0 to move on to the Quarterfinal Round.

No. 14 Penn St @ No. 3 Penn - The interstate rivalry is highly competitive, but Penn pulls off an 18-12 win and moves on to the Quarterfinal Round.

No. 20 Chicago @ No. 4 Cornell - Cornell shuts down Chicago’s offense in a 51-0 blowout shutout as they move on to the Quarterfinal Round.

No. 21 Illinois @ No. 5 Princeton - Tigers continue their winning tradition in the playoffs as they win 22-5 against Illinois to play No. 4 Cornell.

No. 11 MIT @ No. 6 Amherst - MIT plays tough, but Amherst scores a TD and FG to win 11-0 and move on to play No. 3 Penn

No. 10 Tufts @ No. 7 Tufts - It’s a shootout game, but Minnesota can not contain Tufts’ offense, and Tufts wins 51-35 and moves on to play No. 2 Harvard.

No. 9 Dartmouth @ No. 8 Purdue - UPSET ALERT - Purdue’s bid for perfection is stopped in its first game in the playoffs as Dartmouth wins 55-27 to move on and play No. 1 Yale in the Quarterfinals.

Quarterfinals

No. 9 Dartmouth @ No. 1 Yale - Dartmouth does better than most teams, but Yale wins 22-6 to move on to the Final Four Round

No. 7 Tufts @ No. 2 Harvard - Harvard wins in a shutout 28-0 win and moves on to the Final Four round.

No. 6 Amherst @ No. 3 Penn - Penn wins on a walk-off field goal in an 11-6 win and moves on to the Final Four Round to play No. 2 Harvard.

No. 5 Princeton @ No. 4 Cornell - PRINCETON GOES DOWN! For the first time, Princeton will not h…

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