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Reign #3 of 328 · Yale’s 1st reign

Yale, 1876–1878

728Days held
10Defenses
#12Longest of 328
#34Most defended of 328
How it started

November 30, 1876

Took the belt from Princeton 2–0 at home on November 30, 1876.

Defenses

The belt on the line, 10 times

December 9, 1876 · at Columbia 2–0DefendedNovember 3, 1877 · vs. Tufts 1–0DefendedNovember 21, 1877 · vs. Trinity (CT) 7–0DefendedNovember 24, 1877 · at Stevens 13–0DefendedDecember 8, 1877 · vs. Princeton 0–0Tie, belt keptNovember 2, 1878 · vs. Amherst 2–0DefendedNovember 9, 1878 · vs. Trinity (CT) 2–0DefendedNovember 13, 1878 · vs. Trinity (CT) 3–0DefendedNovember 16, 1878 · vs. Amherst 1–0DefendedNovember 23, 1878 · at Harvard 1–0Defended
How it ended

November 28, 1878

Lost the belt to Princeton 0–1 on the road on November 28, 1878, after 728 days.