Ralph Davis '04 blocks punt which DeWitt picks up to race for 75 yard touchdown during the Yale game. Princeton allows only 6 points for the season. 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt calls upon representatives of college football to make the game safer. Princeton is represented by John Fine '82 at the meetings that follow. Rules legalizing the forward pass and requiring teams to gain 10 yards in three downs are enacted.
Team goes undefeated and wins national championship.
Princeton under Consensus All-Americas captain Eddie Hart '12 and acting captain Sunford White '12 goes undefeated and wins national championship. The rules are further amended. Teams now have four downs to gain 10 yards, receive six points instead of five for a touchdown and play on a field 100 yards long instead of 110. 1914 Palmer Stadium opens. Princeton defeats Dartmouth 16-12 Oct. 24 in the first game.