1878 Princeton Tigers football team
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The 1878 Princeton Tigers football team represented the College of New Jersey, then more commonly known as Princeton College, in the 1878 college football season. The team finished with a 6–0 record and allowed only one goal.[2] The Tigers were retroactively named national champions by the Billingsley Report, National Championship Foundation, and Parke H. Davis.[3][4] This season marked Princeton's eighth national championship, and one of 11 in a 13-year period between 1869 and 1881.[5] The team's captain was Bland Ballard.[6]
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National champion | |
Conference | Independent |
Record | 6–0 |
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Captain | Bland Ballard |
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