Football, commemorating Princeton's 1912 Victory over Dartmouth, 22-7
date: label: date made
content: 1912
label: associated date
content: 1912
name: label: depicted (sitter)
content: Princeton University
label: Associated Name
content: Pendleton, T. T.
label: maker
content: Spalding
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
label: Description
content: 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.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport or game
content: Football
label: level of sport
content: College
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Ann Pendleton Stephens and Timothy T. Stephens
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.0984.02
label: accession number
content: 1979.0984
label: catalog number
content: 1979.0984.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Football
label: Object Type
content: football
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 1/2 in x 14 in; x 26.67 cm x 35.56 cm