The 1879 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Princeton and Yale having been selected as national champions.
Racine College and the University of Michigan played the first football game in the Midwest. The 1879 Michigan Wolverines football team beat Racine in a game played in Chicago.
The US Naval Academy also had its first game; the team did not have a coach until 1890.Navy Football History Database
Conference and program changes Team Former conference New conference Michigan Wolverines Program established Independent Massachusetts Aggies Program established Independent Haverford Fords Program established Independent Navy Midshipmen Program established Independent Pennsylvania Military Program established Independent Racine College Program established Independent Toronto Program established Independent
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