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The 1869 Princeton vs. Rutgers football game was played between Princeton and Rutgers on November 6, 1869, though to call this game American Football as it is played today is a stretch. The game more resembled an athletic competition between two universities more akin to a game of soccer.
The Beginnings of College Football. Princeton's 1869 Football Team. On November 6, 1869, students from The College of New Jersey (now Princeton) traveled to New Brunswick, New Jersey to play Rutgers College (now Rutgers University) in what has been called the first intercollegiate American football game before 100 spectators. Captain Gummere.
Jul 1, 2020 · Almost 23 years later, on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 1892, two teams — and a giant generator — got together for another revolutionary moment in the sport: The first American football game at...
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Sep 2, 2021 · On November 6, 1869, Rutgers beats Princeton, 6-4, in the first college football game. The game, played with a soccer ball before roughly 100 fans in New Brunswick, New Jersey, resembles...
Sep 6, 2023 · The first college football match was played on November 6th in the year 1869 between the two universities, namely Rutgers University and Princeton University which are located in the city of New Brunswick in the state of New Jersey.
Feb 2, 2012 · In the book A Princeton Companion author Alexander Leitch notes that the first American intercollegiate football game was played between Princeton and Rutgers in New Brunswick on November 6, 1869.
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*Note: The first professional football game was played on November 12, 1892 at a recreation park near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. And the NFL did not play its first game until 1920. This makes the Rutgers-Princeton matchup, played in 1869, the first official football game ever played in America.
