the first modern game of football was played in 1887, with teams England and Scotland competing. Before that, and during the Tudor times, football was a bloody and gruesome game, and many people were seriously injured whilst playing.
Actually it was Princeton against Rutgers in 1886 When Rutgers won 53-15
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1895
John Brallier became the first football player to openly turn pro, accepting $10 and expenses to play for the Latrobe YMCA against the Jeannette Athletic Club.
http://www.nfl.com/history/chronology/1869-1910