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What year was the first organized football game played?
Rutgers and Princeton colleges played on November 6, 1869.
When was footbal first played?
ANSWER:American football evolved over several years on Ivy League campuses. The game that's today considered the first intercollegiate football game (although it looked a lot more like soccer than the game we know) was played in New Brunswick, N.J., between Rutgers and Princeton in 1869.
When was the first football game in the US?
Rutgers vs. Princeton in 1869 was the first organized football game. New Brunswick, New Jersey Most football historians agree that the first organized football game took place on November 6, 1869, when teams from Rutgers and Princeton universities met in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Where was the first game of football?
Rutgers and Princeton played what is today considered the first football game, in 1869, in New Brunswick, N.J. However, colleges were playing football-type games, under many different rules, as far back as the 1820s.
What was the second highest college football score?
The second highest college football score was 127 total points scored, Akron (65) vs. E. Michigan (62). Three OT's. 24 November 2001. ------------------------------------- Actually the second highest scoring collegiate football game is still the highest Div IA scoring game. This game was played on October 2, 2004 between San Jose State and Rice. The score was 70 - 63 with no overtimes!
