While played using improvised rules resembling American football and rugby, it is also considered one of the first ever college soccer seasons.
The 1869 season consisted of only two total games, both of which occurred between Rutgers University and Princeton University; The first was played on November 6 at Rutgers' campus, and the second was played on November 13 at Princeton's campus.
[1][2] Rutgers won the game by a score of 6–4.
[3] In addition to being considered one of the earlier soccer games reported in the United States, these two games are considered to be the first organized American college football games to ever be played.
A soccer game between the Virginia Military Institute and Washington & Lee University was scheduled for October 23, 1869, but the match was cancelled due to rain.