Stevens Institute football, 1872–1879

The Stevens Institute football program, 1872–1879 represented Stevens Institute of Technology of Hoboken, New Jersey in American football during the school's first decade of college football. Highlights of these early years include:

  • On November 23, 1872, Stevens played its first intercollegiate football game, losing to Columbia by a 6–0 score.
  • On October 18, 1873, Stevens won its first intercollegiate game, defeating by a 6–1 score. The 1873 team went on to win three of four games with additional victories over the City College of New York and the New Jersey Athletic Club.
  • The 1874 team also compiled a 3–1 record with victories over Columbia, Rutgers, and NYU. The team's only loss was to national champion Yale.
  • The 1879 team was the first Stevens team to play more than four games. It played eight games and compiled a 1–2–5 record, including four scoreless ties.
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