1871 in Sports - American Football

American Football

College championship

  • College football national championship – none

Events

  • The 1871 college football season is the only one since the first season in 1869 until the present day that no games are played in the entire season. Due to no games being played, 1871 is the only year since play began in which no college football national champion can be named, retrospectively or otherwise.

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