| 1878 college football season | ||
|---|---|---|
 1878 Penn Quakers | ||
| Total No. of teams | 11 | |
| Regular season | October 19 to November 28 | |
| Champion(s) | Princeton | |
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The 1878 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Princeton as having been selected national champions.[1]
- ^ Official 2009 NCAA Division I Football Records Book (PDF). Indianapolis, IN: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2009. p. 70. Retrieved October 16, 2009.