Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1890 Season: 1890

Opened the season with Princeton holding the belt; Yale closed it out. 13 belt games this season: 1 title change and 12 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
128 October 1, 1890 Franklin & Marshall at Princeton 16–33 Defended · #1
129 October 8, 1890 Rutgers at Princeton 0–27 Defended · #2
130 October 11, 1890 Orange A.C. at Princeton 0–0 Defended (tie) · #3
131 October 15, 1890 Pennsylvania at Princeton 0–18 Defended · #4
132 October 18, 1890 Princeton at Crescent A.C. 12–0 Defended · #5
133 October 22, 1890 Lafayette at Princeton 6–26 Defended · #6
134 October 25, 1890 Lehigh at Princeton 0–50 Defended · #7
135 October 29, 1890 Princeton at Columbia A.C. 60–0 Defended · #8
136 November 1, 1890 Virginia at Princeton 0–115 Defended · #9
137 November 4, 1890 Princeton at Columbia 85–0 Defended · #10
138 November 8, 1890 Pennsylvania at Princeton 0–6 Defended · #11
139 November 15, 1890 Wesleyan (CT) at Princeton 4–46 Defended · #12
140 November 27, 1890 Princeton at Yale 0–32 New champion: Yale
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Yale November 27, 1890 took it from Princeton 1,099 days

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