The 1875 Princeton Tigers football team represented the College of New Jersey, then more commonly known as Princeton College, in the 1875 college football season. The team finished with a 2–0 record. ^[1] Collins Denny, who later became a notable clergyman and professor of philosophy, was captain of the 1875 team. ^[2]

On November 13, Princeton defeated Columbia by a 6–2 score. The New York Herald wrote: "The contest was short, sharp and decisive and attracted a considerable crowd." ^[3]

The team was retroactively named national champion by the Billingsley Report and as co-national champion (along with Harvard and Columbia) by Parke H. Davis. ^[4]

This season marked the last of four consecutive national championships, and one of 11 in a 13-year period between 1869 and 1881. ^[5]

Schedule

Standings

1875 college football records v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Harvard   –   4 – 0 – 0 Princeton   –   2 – 0 – 0 Columbia   –   4 – 1 – 1 Rutgers   –   1 – 1 – 1 Yale   –   2 – 2 – 0 Stevens   –   3 – 3 – 0 Tufts   –   0 – 1 – 0 NYU   –   0 – 1 – 0 Wesleyan   –   0 – 1 – 0 Bates   –   0 – 1 – 0 Canada All-Stars   –   0 – 2 – 0 CCNY   –   0 – 3 – 0

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