| 1896 college football rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | 1896 |
| Bowl season | 1896–97 bowl games |
| End of season champions | Princeton |
| college football rankings 1897 → | |
The 1896 college football season rankings included a ranking by New York City newspaper The Sun.
The Sun
In November 1896, New York City newspaper The Sun published a ranking of the "twelve colleges supposed to have the strongest array of players".
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton | 10–0–1 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 14–1 |
See also
References
- ^ "The Season's Football Records — Princeton Only Scored Against Twice — Pennsylvania Figures a Good Second". The Sun. November 29, 1896.
To compare the records of the twelve colleges supposed to have the strongest array of players, the Princeton eleven, without any doubt, can lay claim to the championship.
- Jenkins, Dan (September 11, 1967). Laguerre, André (ed.). "This Year The Fight Will Be In The Open". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 27, no. 11. Chicago. pp. 28–34. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
Polls and systems to determine the No. 1 team are not nearly so ancient as the mere naming of the "intercollegiate champion" by a Casper Whitney or a J. Parmly Paret.
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