1871–72 College of New Jersey Tigers men's soccer team

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1871–72 College of New Jersey Tigers men's soccer
National champions (ASHA/IFRA)
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–0–0
Head coach
  • Unknown
Seasons
1871–72 college soccer records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
College of New Jersey     1 0 0
Penn     3 3 0
Michigan     1 1 0
California     0 1 0
Princeton Theological     0 1 0

The 1871–72 College of New Jersey Tigers men's soccer team represented Princeton University during the 1871–72 college soccer season. The team finished with a 1–0–0 record and was retroactively named the national soccer champion by the American Soccer History Archives and the Intercollegiate Football Record Association.[1]

The Tigers played the nearby Princeton Theological Seminary in a match on October 21, 1871, where they won 6–4.[2][3]

Schedule[edit]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Matches
October 21, 1871*
vs. Princeton Theological W 6–4  1–0–0
College Field
Princeton, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Smith, Melvin (August 17, 2011). "College Soccer National Champions 1857-58 - 1909/10". American Soccer History Archives. soccerhistoryusa.org. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Oct. 21, 1871 Princeton Theological Seminary 4-6 Princeton University". soccerstats.us. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Smith, Melvin (November 14, 2008). Evolvements of Early American Foot Ball: Through the 1890/91 Season. ISBN 1434362469.