Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1882 Season: 1882

Opened the season with Princeton holding the belt; Yale closed it out. 9 belt games this season: 2 title changes and 7 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
44 October 11, 1882 Princeton Alumni at Princeton 0–5 Defended · #1
45 October 14, 1882 Rutgers at Princeton 0–5 Defended · #2
46 October 28, 1882 Pennsylvania at Princeton 0–9 Defended · #3
47 November 7, 1882 Princeton at Columbia 8–0 Defended · #4
48 November 11, 1882 Princeton at Pennsylvania 10–0 Defended · #5
49 November 14, 1882 Princeton at Rutgers 3–0 Defended · #6
50 November 18, 1882 Princeton at Harvard 1–2 New champion: Harvard
51 November 25, 1882 Yale at Harvard 1–0 New champion: Yale
52 December 1, 1882 Princeton at Yale 1–2 Defended · #1
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Harvard November 18, 1882 took it from Princeton 7 days
Yale November 25, 1882 took it from Harvard 1,092 days

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