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Football, commemorating Princeton's 1912 Victory over Dartmouth, 22-7

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Object Details

depicted (sitter)

Princeton University

Associated Name

Pendleton, T. T.

maker

Spalding

Description

Leather football with Princeton-22 painted in black, Dartmouth-7 painted in green and 1912 painted in black on the front face of the football. The back of the football has the logo for Spalding and Official Intercollegiate stamped. Thus ball was given to T.T. Pendleton while captain of the 1912 Princeton Eleven. T.T was a 1910 All American Halfback at Princeton and a star member of the 1911 Princeton National Championship team. The 1912 football season saw several important rule changes, such as, teams were given 4 downs instead of 3, touchdowns increased from 5 points to 6 points, the field was reduced from 110 yards to 100 yards and 10 yard end zones were added. There were 76 teams that participated in the 1912 season and the champions were the Harvard Crimson.
The game between Princeton and Dartmouth occured on October 26, 1912. Princeton (undefeated at 6-0-0) hosted undefeated Dartmouth (5-0-0). Princeton would win 22-7 to set up another undefeated matchup against Harvard on November 2, 1912. The Crimson would win that game by a score of 16-6. Princeton would have their guard Stan Pennock honored as an All-American for the 1912 season. Dartmouth would have their tackle Wesley Englehorn honored as an All-American.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Ann Pendleton Stephens and Timothy T. Stephens

date made

1912

associated date

1912

ID Number

1979.0984.02

accession number

1979.0984

catalog number

1979.0984.02

Object Name

Football

Object Type

football

Physical Description

leather (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 10 1/2 in x 14 in; x 26.67 cm x 35.56 cm

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

name of sport or game

Football

level of sport

College

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-730b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_665405

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