The 1878 Season: 1878

Opened the season with Yale holding the belt; Princeton closed it out. 6 belt games this season: 1 title change and 5 defenses.

#	Date	Matchup	Score	Result
19	November 2, 1878	Amherst at Yale	0–2	Defended · #1
20	November 9, 1878	Trinity (CT) at Yale	0–2	Defended · #2
21	November 13, 1878	Trinity (CT) at Yale	0–3	Defended · #3
22	November 16, 1878	Amherst at Yale	0–1	Defended · #4
23	November 23, 1878	Yale at Harvard	1–0	Defended · #5
24	November 28, 1878	Yale at Princeton	0–1	New champion: Princeton

Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

Team	Since	How	Held It
Princeton	November 28, 1878	took it from Yale	1,451 days