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Origins of Football

Origins of Football. QOD 11/30/12. Why is Football America’s game?. Football. Nov. 6, 1869 Rutgers beat Princeton 6-4 in the “first” football game. (Rugby style) 25 men on each side Columbia joined the game in 1870. Frontier Settlements: 1870-1890.

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Origins of Football

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  1. Origins of Football

  2. QOD 11/30/12 • Why is Football America’s game?

  3. Football • Nov. 6, 1869 Rutgers beat Princeton 6-4 in the “first” football game. (Rugby style) • 25 men on each side • Columbia joined the game in 1870

  4. Frontier Settlements: 1870-1890

  5. Football=TerritoryIdeas of Manifest Destiny

  6. Walter Camp “Father of American Football” • Played at Yale from 1876-1880 and coached them from 1888-1891 and then Stanford from 1892-1895 (81-5-3 record) • Served on every rule committee in collegiate football from 1878-1925. • Responsible for changing the game from a rugby (kicking game) to modern football.

  7. Camp cont. • Contributed the following rule changes: snap-back from center, safety, the system of downs, and the points system touchdowns vs. kicking , and the 7 man offensive line formation. = Modern Football!

  8. Michigan Football • 1879 first season • 1887 taught Notre Dame the game • “Hail to the Victors” 1898 after last minute victory over the University of Chicago • Champions of the West?

  9. NCAA is Born • Football was a bloody sport in its beginning and many people called for it to be outlawed. • TR called together the major colleges to discuss the matter in 1905 out of this meeting the NCAA is born

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