According to College Football Data Warehouse, Alabama's first football game was played November 11, 1892 against Birmingham High School. Alabama won 56-0. Ironically, their second game was the very next day against the Birmingham Athletic Club. Alabama lost that game 5-4.
The first successful filming of a College Football game was in 1904 at a game between the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago.
The first successful filming of a college football game was in 1904 at a game between the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago.
The first American football game filmed was between the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago in 1904. Click on the 'First Filmed American Football Game' link on this page to read about the game.
The first radio broadcast of a college football game happened on October 8, 1921 in a game featuring the University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University
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Purdue University played its first football game on October 29, 1887.
The first university football game was played in 1869 between Rutgers University and The College of New Jersey, which is now Princeton.
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Kansas University's first football game was played on November 22, 1890 against Baker University. Baker won 22-9.
The first post-season college football game in 1902 was played at the Tournament Park in Pasadena, California. This historic matchup featured Stanford University facing the University of Michigan. The game was part of the first Tournament of Roses football game, which eventually led to the establishment of the Rose Bowl. Michigan won the game decisively, with a score of 49-0.
Nat Northington, who attended the University of Kentucky, was the first African American to play in a football game for an SEC school. The year was 1967 and the game was against the University of Mississippi.
The first official source of college football news was the NCAA. The first college football game was between Princeton and Rutgers University in 1869.