c.1880 Unknown New Jersey football Cabinet Photo

I have been able to date this cabinet photo based on similar non-football images by Service in Bridgeton N.J. To between 1878-1883. This is around the time when few colleges were actually fielding football teams.  The first college “foot-ball” game was in 1869 between Rutgers University and the College of New Jersey (Princeton).  This game resembled soccer more than the football we have grown accustomed to.  Around 1875 Schools such as Harvard and Yale had moved from a more soccer style to rugby rules.  

Around the same time the photo was taken Bridgetown, NJ was a bustling town.  There was a school West Jersey Academy that was almost the equivalent of a community college today.  One of the players has a W and J on their uniform.  I have been able to identify similarities between the main building at West Jersey Academy and my cabinet.  The only issue is I can’t confirm that they even had a football team back then.  Records for any school in this period, let alone a now defunct school, is hard to find.  If anyone else has any clues let me know.