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]
| 1871–72 College of New Jersey Tigers men's soccer | |
|---|---|
National champions (ASHA/IFRA) | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 1–0–0 |
| Head coach |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 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 | ||||||
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| 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
- ^ Smith, Melvin (August 17, 2011). "College Soccer National Champions 1857-58 - 1909/10". American Soccer History Archives. soccerhistoryusa.org. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
- ^ "Oct. 21, 1871 Princeton Theological Seminary 4-6 Princeton University". soccerstats.us. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ^ Smith, Melvin (November 14, 2008). Evolvements of Early American Foot Ball: Through the 1890/91 Season. ISBN 1434362469.
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