1874 college football season explained

The 1874 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Princeton, Harvard, and Yale as having been selected national champions.^[1] Only Princeton and Yale officially claim championships for this season.

The Harvard vs. McGill game played on May 15, 1874, was the first rugby-style football game played in the United States.^[2]

Conference standings

Notes and References

1. Book: Official 2009 NCAA Division I Football Records Book . 70 . The National Collegiate Athletic Association . August 2009 . Indianapolis, IN . 2009-10-16.
2. Web site: No Christian End! . The Journey to Camp: The Origins of American Football to 1889 . Professional Football Researchers Association . 2010-01-26.