History Of College Football

In 1869 the first intercollegiate football game in America was played. Rutgers and Princeton played at New Brunswick, New Jersey. Modern football fans would not have recognized the game, because it was played under soccer association rules. The game finished with a score of Rutgers’ six runs to Princeton’s four runs. For college sports this is where the history of football began.

An intercollegiate football game, with rules similar to the rules used today, was played in June 1875, between Tufts University and Harvard. Tufts won 1-0. Read more…