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Reign #7 of 328 · Princeton’s 3rd reign

Princeton, 1885–1887

721Days held
16Defenses
#13Longest of 328
#16Most defended of 328
How it started

November 21, 1885

Took the belt from Yale 6–5 on the road on November 21, 1885.

Defenses

The belt on the line, 16 times

November 26, 1885 · at Pennsylvania 76–10DefendedOctober 9, 1886 · vs. Stevens 58–0DefendedOctober 13, 1886 · at Stevens 61–6DefendedOctober 16, 1886 · at Pennsylvania 30–0DefendedOctober 23, 1886 · vs. Pennsylvania 55–9DefendedNovember 6, 1886 · at Pennsylvania 28–6DefendedNovember 13, 1886 · vs. Harvard 12–0DefendedNovember 20, 1886 · at Wesleyan (CT) 76–6DefendedNovember 25, 1886 · at Yale 0–0Tie, belt keptOctober 8, 1887 · vs. Lafayette 47–0DefendedOctober 12, 1887 · at Rutgers 30–0DefendedOctober 15, 1887 · vs. Lehigh 80–0DefendedOctober 19, 1887 · at Pennsylvania 57–0DefendedOctober 22, 1887 · vs. Pennsylvania 42–0DefendedOctober 29, 1887 · vs. Wesleyan (CT) 69–0DefendedNovember 5, 1887 · at Pennsylvania 95–0Defended
How it ended

November 12, 1887

Lost the belt to Harvard 0–12 on the road on November 12, 1887, after 721 days.