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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