Rutgers and Princeton colleges played on November 6, 1869.
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The first intercollegiate football game was played on November 6, 1869 between Rutgers and Princeton with Rutgers winning 6-4.
November. The first Army-Navy football game was played November 29, 1890 at West Point with Navy winning 24-0.
The military bases played the game first.
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.