The records of the 47 years of intercollegiate football show Princeton and Rutgers as the pioneer teams in the game, both these institutions having begun play in 1869.

The records show, however, that the University of Pennsylvania, which did not take up football until 1878, has played the greatest number of games. The Quakers have engaged in 423 contests since that date. Of these 303 have been won, 104 lost, and 16 tied. Yale is second, having played 394 games since 1872, of which 345 have been won, 30 lost, and 19 tied. University elevens have participated in 369 games since 1874, of which 311 have been won, 48 lost, and 10 tied.

Princeton, although the first to play football, has figured in less games than either Yale, Harvard, or Penn. The Tigers records show 367 games played, 312 won, 41 lost, and 14 tied. Michigan, which took up the game in 1878, leads the middle western colleges with 272 games played, of which they have won 211, lost 52, and tied 9.