1878 college football season explained

Year:	1878
Number Of Teams:	11
Regular Season:	October 19 to November 28
Champion:	Princeton
Heisman:	Not awarded until 1935

The 1878 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Princeton as having been selected national champions.^[1]

Conference and program changes

Team	Former conference	New conference
	Program established	Independent
	Program established	Independent

Conference standings

Notes and References

Book: Official 2009 NCAA Division I Football Records Book . 70 . The National Collegiate Athletic Association . August 2009 . Indianapolis, IN . 2009-10-16.