Triangular Football League

Triangular Football League
Formerly	Northern Intercollegiate Football Association (1885–1886); Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association (1887–1891); New England Intercollegiate Football Association (1892)
Founded	1885
Ceased	1901
Sports fielded	College football;

The Triangular Football League or New England Intercollegiate Football Association was an American college football conference. Its founding members were Dartmouth, Williams, and Amherst. The Triangular Football League was formed in 1892,^[2] and was a successor organization to the Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association (1887–1891) and the Northern Intercollegiate Football Association (1885–1886).^[3] MIT had been a member of the previous iterations as late as 1887, and Wesleyan became a member of the Triangular Football League by at least 1899.^[3]

Football champions

1885 – Williams
1886 – Williams
1887 – MIT
1888 – Dartmouth and MIT
1889 – Dartmouth^[4]
1890 – Williams
1891 – Williams^[5]
1892 – Amherst^[6]
1893 – Dartmouth^[7]

1894 – Dartmouth
1895 – Dartmouth
1896 – Dartmouth
1897 – Dartmouth
1898 – Dartmouth
1899 – Wesleyan^[8]
1900 – Wesleyan^[9]
1901 – Williams^[10]

References

^ http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/digital/collections/cul/texts/ldpd_5655288_005/ldpd_5655288_005.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Favoring A New League". The New York Times. New York, New York. May 26, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b Triangular Football League Archived July 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse.
^ "Dartmouth Wins The Pennant". The Sun. New York, New York. November 29, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Williams Material". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 21, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Amherst Wins The New England Championship". The Daily Standard Union. Brooklyn, New York. November 19, 1892. p. 8. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Won The Championship". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 13, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Football". Olio. Junior Class, Amherst College: 164. 1901. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
^ "Football". Olio. Junior Class, Amherst College: 160. 1902. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
^ "Football". Olio. Class of 1903, Amherst College: 159. 1903. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

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[1] ttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/digital/collections/cul/texts/ldpd_5655288_005/ldpd_5655288_005.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[2] "Favoring A New League". The New York Times. New York, New York. May 26, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[cfbdw-3] Triangular Football League Archived July 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse.

[4] "Dartmouth Wins The Pennant". The Sun. New York, New York. November 29, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[5] "Williams Material". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 21, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[6] "Amherst Wins The New England Championship". The Daily Standard Union. Brooklyn, New York. November 19, 1892. p. 8. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[7] "Won The Championship". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 13, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[8] "Football". Olio. Junior Class, Amherst College: 164. 1901. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

[9] "Football". Olio. Junior Class, Amherst College: 160. 1902. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

[10] "Football". Olio. Class of 1903, Amherst College: 159. 1903. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

Triangular Football League

Football champions

See also

References