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Although Ivy League schools had been playing various types of kicking games since the 1820s, the first recognized intercollegiate football game was between Rutgers and Princeton in 1869 -- although their game would have resembled soccer more than the game we know today.
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When did the oldest football rivarly start?
Harvard and Yale hold the oldest football rivalry. "The Game" was first played in 1875.
Played football at Yale Great Gatsby?
Tom Buchanan is the character in "The Great Gatsby" that played for Yale. He is described both as one of the most powerful ends that ever played football there.
What is the oldest rivalry in American sports?
Harvard - Yale played their first college football game on Nov. 13, 1875 - 138 years ago
In what country was American football invented?
was created for students who wanted to play a new game developed by Walter Camp. The reason for football is a game mixed from two sports. Soccer and rugby. Yale University was the first football team ever.Walter Camp coached and played for that Yale team in the same year. The above answer is not correct. 'Football' nicknamed: Soccer, has been played in England for seven hundred years. Rugby Football evolved from Football at Rugby College, England. The game crossed the Atlantic and was first played on the North American continent in Canada. It then traveled south were it was played amongst north-eastern American colleges but in a highly disorganized fashion. In 1869 Rutgers College, New Jersey became the site of the first organized game in the US. That game was played against Princeton 'and became the common form of play. Walter Camp of New Haven did not develop the game, but was responsible for introducing two rule changes to it as it continued to be played in the US.
When did football first come out?
It depends on which code of football you are referring to. European football has been played for hundreds of years, Gaelic Football for over a thousand years, American Football and Australian Rules Football are very recent versions or codes and only played for 150 to 200 years. You need to specify which code e.g. soccer, gridiron auusie rules, rugby, gaelic football etc.
