Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1887 Season: 1887

Opened the season with Princeton holding the belt; Yale closed it out. 10 belt games this season: 2 title changes and 8 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
87 October 8, 1887 Lafayette at Princeton 0–47 Defended · #1
88 October 12, 1887 Princeton at Rutgers 30–0 Defended · #2
89 October 15, 1887 Lehigh at Princeton 0–80 Defended · #3
90 October 19, 1887 Princeton at Pennsylvania 57–0 Defended · #4
91 October 22, 1887 Pennsylvania at Princeton 0–42 Defended · #5
92 October 29, 1887 Wesleyan (CT) at Princeton 0–69 Defended · #6
93 November 5, 1887 Princeton at Pennsylvania 95–0 Defended · #7
94 November 12, 1887 Princeton at Harvard 0–12 New champion: Harvard
95 November 19, 1887 Pennsylvania at Harvard 0–42 Defended · #1
96 November 24, 1887 Harvard at Yale 8–17 New champion: Yale
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Harvard November 12, 1887 took it from Princeton 12 days
Yale November 24, 1887 took it from Harvard 735 days

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