1891 Princeton Tigers football team

1891 Princeton Tigers football
Conference Independent
1891 record 12–1
Head coach No coach
Captain Ralph Warren

The 1891 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 1891 college football season. The team finished with a 12–1 record. The Tigers recorded 12 shutouts and outscored opponents by a combined total of 391 to 0 in their first 12 games. The team's sole loss was in the final game of the season by a 19–0 score against Yale.[1] Three Princeton players (quarterback Philip King, fullback Sheppard Homans, Jr., and guard Jesse Riggs) were consensus first-team honorees on the 1891 College Football All-America Team.[2]

References

  1. "Princeton Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  2. "Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. 2012. pp. 2–4.
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