On November 6, 1869, Rutgers defeated Princeton by a score of 6-4 in New Brunswick, NJ in what is generally considered the "first College Football game," although the game played bears very little resemblance to today's game.
The first intercollegiate football game was played on November 6, 1869 between Rutgers and Princeton with Rutgers winning 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 first university football game was played in 1869 between Rutgers University and The College of New Jersey, which is now Princeton.
This question is misleading. Football was invented in the US. It was first played November 6, 1869 between Rutgers University and Princeton University.
The contest was held between teams from Rutgers College (now Rutgers University) and the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), on November 6, 1869 at College Field (now the site of the College Avenue Gymnasium at Rutgers University). Rutgers won the game by a score of 6 "runs" to Princeton's 4
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.
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.
The first recorded mantch known to have been inspired by FA rules was a game between Princeton University and Rutgers University on November 6, 1869.
The early football rivalry was between Princeton University and Rutgers university. Rutgers' main campus is in New Brunswick, NJ, although it now has several additional campuses around the state of New Jersey.
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.
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 first college football game was played on November 6, 1869 and was between Rutgers University and the College of New Jersey, now known as Princeton University, at College Field on the Rutgers campus. The game was played under the rules of the English Football Association and more resembled soccer than it did American football. Players were allowed to advance the ball solely by kicking or batting it; they were not allowed to carry the ball. Rutgers won 6-4.