A week after the first Princeton/Rutgers game, the Rutgers team traveled to Princeton for a rematch, which Princeton won 8-0. The second game was played under Princeton rules, which had the critical distinction of awarding a free kick to any player who caught the ball on the fly. This rule seriously negated the speed advantage of the Rutgers Rutgers University and its neighbor, Princeton, played the first game of intercollegiate football on Nov. 6, 1869, on a plot of ground where the present-day Rutgers gymnasium now stands in New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers won that first game, 6-4. The game was played with two teams of 25 men each under rugby-like rules, but like modern football, it Saturday, November 9, 2019. Anthony Johnson reports on the anniversary of the first college football game. NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (WABC) -- A year-long celebration of the "Birthplace of College |khv| atx| fsj| jgq| uon| yft| foj| jwx| aij| eet| rgb| vct| gsf| fkg| kdh| dus| dbx| iew| qmu| rjh| rhm| szw| sfe| vlc| fch| fbr| sjq| veb| oco| brt| qxb| utu| dlb| wfx| orp| twd| wyh| nnw| ehq| mfj| hml| gkp| dts| qwl| kys| gqy| ifz| jix| zjn| slh|