Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1885 Season: 1885

Opened the season with Yale holding the belt; Princeton closed it out. 8 belt games this season: 1 title change and 7 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
71 October 10, 1885 Yale at Stevens 55–0 Defended · #1
72 October 14, 1885 Wesleyan (CT) at Yale 0–18 Defended · #2
73 October 28, 1885 Wesleyan (CT) at Yale 0–71 Defended · #3
74 October 31, 1885 Yale at MIT 51–0 Defended · #4
75 November 3, 1885 Crescent A.C. at Yale 0–52 Defended · #5
76 November 14, 1885 Yale at Pennsylvania 53–5 Defended · #6
77 November 21, 1885 Princeton at Yale 6–5 New champion: Princeton
78 November 26, 1885 Princeton at Pennsylvania 76–10 Defended · #1
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Princeton November 21, 1885 took it from Yale 721 days

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