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Real quick, sorry for the late post, I’ve come down sick with something, and my job’s picked up more than usual. The next few posts may have post time similar or later while this is going on.
Click here to see the introductory post about this series.
Click here to see previous entries in this series.
Claimed National Champions
Princeton (11-0) Helms Athletic Foundation, National Championship Foundation, Billingsley Report, Houlgate System
Yale (10-1) Parke H. Davis
Bold indicates main national championship selector recognized by NCAA Championship List
- 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.
- Princeton (11-0); Coach - None
- Yale (9-1); Coach - William Rhodes
- Harvard (12-1); Coach - George A. Stewart & Everett J. Lake
- Penn (12-3); Coach - George Washington Woodruff
- Minnesota (6-0); Coach - Wallace Winter
- Lehigh (7-3); Coach - Harmon S. Graves
- Dartmouth (5-3); Coach - Wallace Moyle
- Brown (7-3); Coach - William Odlin
- Wisconsin (4-2); Coach - Parke H. Davis
- Michigan (7-3); Coach - Frank Barbour
- Williams (7-3-2); Coach - Unknown
- Wesleyan CT (4-1); Coach - None
- Penn St (4-1); Coach - George Hoskins
- Navy (5-3); Coach - John A. Hartwell
- Purdue (5-2-1); Coach - D. M. Balliet
- Virginia 7-3); Coach - Johnny Poe
- Amherst (7-6-1); Coach - Multiple Professors
- Lake Forest (3-2-3); Coach - Unknown
- Chicago (6-4-2); Coach - Amos Alonzo Stagg
- Illinois (3-2-3); Coach - Edward K. Hall
- Stevens (3-3); Coach - Unknown
- Frank & Marsh (4-2-1); Coach - Bruce Griffith
- Stanford (3-0-1); Coach - C. D. Bliss
- Colorado Mines (3-1); Coach - Unknown
First Four Out
- Duke (3-1)
- Swarthmore (2-2-1)
- Auburn (2-0-2)
- Vanderbilt (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 1893 All-America Team
This is the last season breakdown by Zach Bigalke, and he hits every point except one. The dissolution of the first conference/league. So remember the eligibility rule that was mentioned? It’s coming back up and will be the main cause of the dissolution of the IFA, and league favorites picking and choosing what rules they want. So what happened? Well, let’s start with who’s in the IFA. Ever since the adoption of Article 19, and the argument that occurred immediately about Harvard and Princeton’s eligibility, with particular contention on letting graduate students play. On May 10, 1890, Harvard withdrew from the league due to this contention. This left four schools in the IFA: Penn, Princeton, Wesleyan CT, and Yale. All the while attempts to fill that spot Harvard left empty were ignored, as Cornell and Lehigh both applied to enter but were rejected.
Now the fight continued as well on eligibility, as an amendment to Article 19 was proposed and defeated. All the while, Yale has gone behind the IFA’s back, as they and Harvard came up with this rule that applied only to themselves.
the intercollegiate undergraduate rule should not apply, but that each institution should be the judge of its own eligibility qualifcations.
Then Penn, in a letter accusing the IFA of playing favorites (in particular Yale) left a resignation letter and a list of intelligible players that Yale had for their game. Shortly after, Wesleyan CT resigned from the IFA as well, and with these resignations the IFA dissolved by default. The game hadn’t been around for 25 years, and yet the game’s biggest governing body had just disappeared after four years of bitter argument.
Playoffs
Round 1
No. 24 Colorado Mines @ No. 9 Wisconsin - Colorado Mines falls short in its first playoff game as Wisconsin wins 36-22 and moves on to play No. 8 Brown
No. 23 Stanford @ No. 10 Michigan - Michigan handles the first Western team easily as they win 35-6 and move on to play No. 7 Dartmouth
No. 22 Frank & Marsh @ No. 11 Williams - The Ephs struggle with Franklin & Marshall, but win 11-5 and move on to play No. 6 Lehigh
No. 21 Stevens @ No. 12 Wesleyan CT - A lone field goal is all that is scored in this game, as Wesleyan CT wins against Stevens 5-0 and moves on to play No. 5 Minnesota.
No. 20 Illinois @ No. 13 Penn St - Penn St shuts out Illinois 22-0 and moves on for a playoff rematch with No. 4 Penn.
No. 19 Chicago @ No. 14 Navy - NAVY FINALLY GETS A WIN! Navy is the first service academy to get a playoff win with a score 36-5 as they move on to play No. 3 Harvard.
No. 18 Lake Forest @ No. 15 Purdue - Purdue’s offense could not be stopped as they win their first playoff game 54-15, and moves on to play No. 2 Yale.
No. 17 Amherst @ No. 16 Virginia - Virginia scores a walk-off Touchdown and wins 11-5 to move on to play No. 1 Princeton.
Round 2
No. 16 Virginia @ No. 1 Princeton - A clinic was put on by Princeton on Virginia, as they win 73-0 to move on to play in the Quarterfinals.
No. 15 Purdue @ No. 2 Yale - An even bigger beatdown was put on Purdue by Yale, as the Bulldogs win 95-0. The largest playoff point differential so far. Yale moves on to the Quarterfinals.
No. 14 Navy @ No. 3 Harvard - Navy gets shut out 42-0 as Harvard wins and moves on to the Quarterfinals.
No. 13 Penn St @ No. 4 Penn - A rematch between the Pennsylvania schools occurs, but the Quakers are still too talented as they win 18-0 to move on to the Quarterfinals
No. 12 Wesleyan CT @ No. 5 Minnesota - Minnesota wins and continues its quest for perfection in a 24-2 win and moves on to play No. 4 Penn
No. 11 Williams @ No. 6 Lehigh - UPSET ALERT - Williams pulls off an upset as they win 12-6 on a goal-line stand and move on to play No. 3 Harvard.
No. 10 Michigan - No. 7 Dartmouth - Michigan puts up a good fight, but falls to Dartmouth 16-6 as the Big Green moves on to play No. 2 Yale
No. 9 Wisconsin @ No. 8 Brown - Brown allows a field goal, but scores 10 touchdowns to a score of 60-5 and moves on to play No. 1 Princeton in the Quarterfinal Round.
Quarterfinals
No. 8 Brown @ No. 1 Princeton - Princeton shuts out the Bears as they win 36-0 to move on to the Final Four Round.
No. 7 Dartmouth @ No. 2 Yale - Dartmouth’s defense does well to limit Yale, but their offense is stifled. The Bulldogs win 18-0 to move on to the Final Four.
No. 11 Williams @ No. 3 Harvard - Williams Cinderella story ends abruptly, as Harvard shuts out the Ephs 40-0 to move on to the Final Four Round.
No. 5 Minnesota @ No. 4 Penn - Penn wins 22-18 after Minnesota misses a field goal. The Quakers move on to play No. 1 Princeton.
Final Four
No. 4 Penn @ No. 1 Princeton - Princeton leaves Penn a mess as they have anoth…
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