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The first intercollegiate football game was played on November 6, 1869 between Rutgers and Princeton with Rutgers winning 6-4.
Rutgers: 6-4
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.
The origins of American football began in 1869. The intercollegiate football game between Rutgers and Princeton took place at Rutgers in 1869. There is no record of what player scored the first touchdown.
The score of the ESPN broadcasted football game between Rutger and Princeton in 1969 was Rutgers 28 Princeton 0. The game was televised because 1969 was the 100th anniversary of intercollegiate football. First game was between these two schools in 1869.
No, Ohio State and Rutgers have never met in college football. The first meeting between the two teams will take place in 2014 as they will both be members of the Big Ten's East Division.
Colleges started playing football in 1869. The first game was between Rutgers College (now Rutgers University) and the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and took place on November 6, 1869.
This question is misleading. Football was invented in the US. It was first played November 6, 1869 between Rutgers University and Princeton University.
The first official source of college football news was the NCAA. The first college football game was between Princeton and Rutgers University in 1869.
ANSWER:American football evolved over several years on Ivy League campuses. The game that's today considered the first intercollegiate football game (although it looked a lot more like soccer than the game we know) was played in New Brunswick, N.J., between Rutgers and Princeton in 1869.
The first university football game was played in 1869 between Rutgers University and The College of New Jersey, which is now Princeton.
The first college football game played in the United States was on November 6, 1869 between Rutgers and Princeton with Rutgers winning 6-4. Click on the 'First College Game' link on this page to read a detailed history of the game.