1880 college football season

Last updated

The 1880 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Princeton and Yale as having been selected national champions. [1] On April 9, college football was first played in the state of Kentucky when Kentucky University defeated Centre 133/4–0 at Stoll Field. It was one of the first in the South.

Contents

Conference and program changes

TeamFormer conferenceNew conference
Kentucky University Program establishedIndependent
Centre Program establishedIndependent
Philadelphia Crescent ACProgram establishedIndependent

Conference standings

1880 college football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Princeton   4 0 1
Yale   4 0 1
Kentucky University   2 0 0
Michigan   1 0 0
Harvard   2 2 2
Penn   2 2 0
Rutgers   2 2 0
Columbia   1 2 0
Amherst   0 1 1
Massachusetts   0 1 1
Stevens   1 4 0
Brown   0 1 0
CCNY   0 1 0
Philadelphia Crescent AC   0 1 0
Toronto   0 1 0
Centre   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.