The 1888 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 1888 college football season.
The team held its first ten opponents scoreless, winning those games by a combined 589 to 0 score.
The team's sole loss was by a 10–0 score in the final game of the season against an undefeated Yale team that has been recognized as the 1888 national champion.
[1] The practice of selecting All-American football teams began the following year with the 1890 College Football All-America Team.
However, Princeton's roster in 1888 included a number of star players, including fullback Knowlton "Snake" Ames, end Jesse Riggs, right tackle Hector Cowan.