1889 Penn State Football Collotype photo

 Here is the Penn State College football team of 1889.  This is only a few years into their existence.  Led by Captain James Mock they went 2-2.  They suffered one of the largest college football losses in history losing 106-0 against Lehigh.

1882 University of Pennsylvania Football Cabinet

 Here is one of the earliest 19th century UPenn cabinet photos I have seen.  This one predates the photographer Gilbert and Bacon.  One consistent for early UPenn photos is the manager with the extravagant hat.

c.1890 Oberlin football player cabinet

 Oberlin College began playing other teams in 1891.  They were an early powerhouse in Ohio before Ohio State gained traction. In 1892 they had coach John Heisman and went on to have a perfect 7-0 season.  I am unsure who this player is.  I believe he may have played on a class team and not the full varsity team.

1896 Walter McCornack Dartmouth Football Cabinet

 Walter McCornack was the quarterback and captain of the 1895-96 Dartmouth football team.  During both of those seasons they were champions of the Triangular Football League Conference.  In his 1896 season he was named the first Dartmouth football player to receive all American recognition.  

After graduation he went on to coach Dartmouth from 1901-02 and then Northwestern from 1903-05.  His 26-5-2 record at Northwestern is the highest winning percentage in Northwestern history.  

Henry Grant 1874 Cabinet Photo First Captain of Harvard Football Team

 Here is a class of 1874 Harvard graduation cabinet of Henry Grant.  The team played its first game May 14, 1874 in Cambridge against Mcgill under Boston rules which was a more association soccer style of play.  They won this game 3-0.  The next day on May 15, 1874 they agreed to play the first rugby style game in the United States which ended in a tie.

c.1890s tintype football photo

 I wanted to show an example of a football tintype.  Tintypes are extremely rare for football images.  Here is an example of an early 1890s tintype with 3 players wearing period football uniforms.

1887 Yale football team cabinet photo

 This is one of my favorite Yale images I own.  The 1887 Yale football team went 9-0 on their way to a championship season.  The captain of the team was QB Harry Beecher who is credited as being on the first football card, the 1888 Goodwin Champion.