1879 college football season
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The 1879 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Princeton and Yale having been selected as national champions.
1879 Yale Bulldogs
Depiction of the Princeton v Yale game by Arthur B. Frost
The 1879 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 1879 college football season. The team was the first intercollegiate football squad to represent the United St
1879 college football season
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Hugh Rodman, a forward on the 1879 team, would later become the commander of the Pacific Fleet