1870 college football season
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The 1870 college football season is considered to be the second season ever played of intercollegiate football competition. Much like in the first year, 1869
, the rules were still considered in flux, and were decided on in a game-to-game basis. However, the rules used likely did not resemble anything that a modern football observer would recognize, being that of a mix of soccer and rugby
.
As in 1869
, there were only 2 games played for the entire season, however there was a third team, , that played in addition to the previous year's and teams. The first game of the year was a 6-3 win over Columbia on Rutgers' campus played on November 5, and the second game of the year was a 6-2 win of over Rutgers on Princeton's campus on November 12.
Therefore, the only team without a loss for the year, and finishing the season as the first ever undefeated team, 1-0 Princeton is generally considered to have won the college football national championship
for play in the 1870 season, having been recognized by the Billingsley Report, the National Championship Foundation, and college football research historian Parke H. Davis
with that honor. (among others)
1869 college football season
The 1869 college football season was the first season of intercollegiate football. It is considered the inaugural college football season, and consisted of only two total games, both of which occurred between the and ; The first was played on November 6 at Rutgers' campus, and the second was...
, the rules were still considered in flux, and were decided on in a game-to-game basis. However, the rules used likely did not resemble anything that a modern football observer would recognize, being that of a mix of soccer and rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
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As in 1869
1869 college football season
The 1869 college football season was the first season of intercollegiate football. It is considered the inaugural college football season, and consisted of only two total games, both of which occurred between the and ; The first was played on November 6 at Rutgers' campus, and the second was...
, there were only 2 games played for the entire season, however there was a third team, , that played in addition to the previous year's and teams. The first game of the year was a 6-3 win over Columbia on Rutgers' campus played on November 5, and the second game of the year was a 6-2 win of over Rutgers on Princeton's campus on November 12.
Therefore, the only team without a loss for the year, and finishing the season as the first ever undefeated team, 1-0 Princeton is generally considered to have won the college football national championship
NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship
A college football national championship in the highest level of collegiate play in the United States, currently the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , is a designation awarded annually by various third-party organizations to their selection of the best...
for play in the 1870 season, having been recognized by the Billingsley Report, the National Championship Foundation, and college football research historian Parke H. Davis
Parke H. Davis
Parke Hill Davis was an American football player, coach and historian who retroactively named the national championship teams in American college football from the 1869 through the 1932 seasons. He also named co-national champions at the conclusion of the 1933 season...
with that honor. (among others)