0 0 0 , ▁the ▁largest ▁ever ▁to ▁see ▁a ▁football ▁game ▁up ▁to ▁that ▁time , ▁showed ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁Pol o ▁Gr ounds ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁two ▁teams ▁take ▁the ▁field . ▁ ▁Three - time ▁Cons ensus ▁All - American ▁Phil ▁King ▁led ▁Pr inc eton ▁into ▁the ▁game . ▁He ▁would ▁later ▁head ▁the ▁Pr inc eton ▁Football ▁Association ▁and ▁help ▁coach . ▁ ▁King ▁had ▁just ▁developed ▁the ▁double ▁wing back ▁formation ▁with ▁the ▁ends ▁deployed ▁on ▁the ▁wings ▁of ▁the ▁line . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁double ▁wing back ▁formation , ▁Pr inc eton ▁precisely ▁executed ▁a ▁complete ▁set ▁of ▁plays ▁and ▁completely ▁bef ud d led ▁the ▁Y ale ▁eleven , ▁capt ained ▁by ▁college ▁football ▁Hall ▁of ▁F amer ▁Frank ▁Hin key . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Sun ▁noted ▁that ▁“ Pr inc eton ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁had ▁the ▁fin est ▁off ensive ▁machine ▁it ▁had ▁developed ▁up ▁to ▁this ▁time ▁– ▁a ▁team ▁with ▁continu ity ▁of ▁attack , ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁p ile ▁first ▁down ▁upon ▁first ▁down .” ▁▁ ▁Pr inc eton ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁goal ▁once ▁and ▁held ▁Y ale ▁sc or eless , ▁thus ▁winning ▁ 6 - 0 ▁and ▁claim ing ▁the ▁national ▁championship . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁game ▁did ▁not ▁pass ▁without ▁eng ender ing ▁some ▁controvers y . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Her ald ▁declared ▁in ▁a ▁sc ath ing ▁comment ary : ▁" Thanks g iving ▁Day ▁is