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Reign #4 of 328 · Princeton’s 2nd reign

Princeton, 1878–1882

1,451Days held
25Defenses
#2Longest of 328
#4Most defended of 328
How it started

November 28, 1878

Took the belt from Yale 1–0 at home on November 28, 1878.

Defenses

The belt on the line, 25 times

October 18, 1879 · vs. Pennsylvania 6–0DefendedNovember 1, 1879 · vs. Columbia 2–0DefendedNovember 8, 1879 · vs. Stevens 7–0DefendedNovember 15, 1879 · vs. Harvard 1–0DefendedNovember 27, 1879 · at Yale 0–0Tie, belt keptOctober 23, 1880 · vs. Stevens 6–0DefendedOctober 30, 1880 · vs. Pennsylvania 1–0DefendedNovember 2, 1880 · vs. Rutgers 8–0DefendedNovember 13, 1880 · vs. Harvard 2–1DefendedNovember 25, 1880 · at Yale 0–0Tie, belt keptOctober 15, 1881 · vs. Rutgers 3–0DefendedOctober 22, 1881 · vs. Stevens 7–0DefendedOctober 29, 1881 · at Pennsylvania 7–0DefendedNovember 4, 1881 · vs. Michigan 1–0DefendedNovember 5, 1881 · vs. Pennsylvania 4–0DefendedNovember 10, 1881 · at Rutgers 1–0DefendedNovember 12, 1881 · vs. Columbia 1–0DefendedNovember 19, 1881 · vs. Harvard 0–0Tie, belt keptNovember 24, 1881 · at Yale 0–0Tie, belt keptOctober 11, 1882 · vs. Princeton Alumni 5–0DefendedOctober 14, 1882 · vs. Rutgers 5–0DefendedOctober 28, 1882 · vs. Pennsylvania 9–0DefendedNovember 7, 1882 · at Columbia 8–0DefendedNovember 11, 1882 · at Pennsylvania 10–0DefendedNovember 14, 1882 · at Rutgers 3–0Defended
How it ended

November 18, 1882

Lost the belt to Harvard 1–2 on the road on November 18, 1882, after 1,451 days.