Category Archives: College Football

The Sports Archives – The 5th Quarter of the 2006 Wake Forest Football Season

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are a small school and are not known for their dominance across the world of college football.  However, the club has gained notoriety thru the eyes of Hollywood producers who have highlighted some of the … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Football and Baseball’s Ernie Nevers

Ernie Nevers played professional football as a fullback for the Duluth Eskimos and Chicago Cardinals of the NFL.  He started his sports career as a professional baseball player for the St. Louis Browns.  In 1927, he overlapped sports by playing … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Football’s Four Downs

It was 1881, and there were no football rules established to mandate the amount of gained yards required for a team to renew their offensive set of ‘downs’ in an effort to reach the goal.  In fact, the word ‘down’ … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Football’s Brian “B.D.” Dowling

The character in Gary Trudeau’s “Doonesbury” comic strip that wears a football helmet and goes by the name B.D. was inspired by Trudeau’s Yale University classmate Brian Dowling. Dowling was quarterback for Yale in the late 1960s and later for … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Model for Heisman Trophy

Frank Eliscu is the sculptor of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, now better known as the Heisman Trophy. When Eliscu was looking for a model for his cherished trophy, he didn’t have to look far. He asked a former high … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Spotlight on Bo Jackson

Vince Edward “Bo” Jackson was really an amazing athlete in his day. Not only did he win the Heisman Trophy in 1985, but he also became the first athlete to be named an All-Star in two major American Sports, baseball … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Iowa St. beats Texas!

The Iowa State Cyclones stunned the Texas Longhorns at Texas, 28 – 21,  and came away with what is to be called a historic victory, the first ever for Iowa State over Texas. Iowa State has not beaten a ranked … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – College Football Worst Rout

The worst rout in College Football history to-date was a game played in 1916 between Georgia Tech and Cumberland College. Cumberland was already down 28-0 when they felt their defense was playing better than their offense.  They decided to kick … Continue reading

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Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns – Let the Party Begin!

The Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners play the annual Red River rivalry game at the Cotton Bowl today at 3:30 p.m. ET. However, the partying started last night as there were nearly 50 arrests for public intoxication and over … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – A Time Of No Football At Yale!

In 1822, the president of Yale College, Timothy Dwight, disallowed all students to play Football. Violators were to be reported to the dean and were to be penalized by a fine not to exceed fifty cents.

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