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The 1882 season

37 games on file. The AP poll didn’t exist yet.

The 1882 Princeton team
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The New-York tribune's story: HARVARD DEFEATS PRINCETON.
Nov 18, 1882Harvard 2, Princeton 11882 Harvard · 1882 PrincetonNew-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 19, 1882, page 1
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HARVARD DEFEATS PRINCETON. BosTON, Nov. lo.-Ihe football contest at Cambridge this afternoon between Harvard and Prince ton III the college charpOn series, was won by Harvafd f. q game was IA very close and exciting one. tnr following IT. the score Harvard, goal ana one touchdown; PrInCct0As, one goal INCREDULuY AT PRINCEION. PRINCETON, y j.. NOV. ls.-At an early hour thi7 evening kilograms received giving the score Ol the Princeton game al Cambridge While the col 20 tne iact that their team had been herlou.ly weakNed by the unforeseen removal Oi harlan and Flint, still the students gene any leit GouueDt VI sncces, ana are unwilling 70 believe that Harvard won

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