Ncaa Football History

NCAA football has been an intercollegiate sport for more then one hundred years. The first game was played on Nov 6, 1869 between Rutgers University and Princeton University. The game was at college field (now the site of the college avenue gymnasium) in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Rutgers won by a score of 6 to 4, but the game showed little resemblance of today's game. The rules were from the English Football Association, the basis of modern day soccer Ivy League schools dominated college footballs early days. Yale University's Walter Camp thought up many of the rules in the early game. He made up rules and regulations such as 11 men lineups, lines of scrimmage separating offensive and defensive teams. Soon Camp has a say
The earned a 324-17-18 record from 1872-1909 and won 11 National Championships. One of their greatest stars was 5 foot 9 150 pound Frank Hinkey, a four time All-American who is said to be one of the top players of his generation. Though college football was great for the players who played the game it was just as good for the fans that watched. It was said that the sport served as a unifying force for the increasingly large pool of diverse college students who were almost always seen wearing their school colors. Pleased University administrators viewed football as a means to require a larger student
Although the NFL's income was very good the large crowds that packed the college stadiums was a financial equalizer for the game and most division one programs were consistently selling out huge stadiums which could hold over 100,000 screaming fans. But statistics for the years before 1937 are hard to come by because the NCAA didn't start keeping official stats until 1937. Most teams played 8 or 9 game seasons before World War II, compared to the 11 to 12 games seasons they play today. The players played both offense and defense in the 1940's and 1950's unlike today when teams have players that just play special