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ISSN: 1526-233x [February 2011 Vol. 4 No. 1] circa: Jan. 2008

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 With this issue of The College Football Historian, we are kicking-off our 4th season of presenting remembering historical College Football…We have nearly 300 subscirbers—in 5 countries…Thank you! Collie J. His missives ran in the Pittsburgh Courier and other black newspapers By Michael Hurd and put Grambling on the college football map and on the minds of Call it hyperbole if you want, but fans and pro football scouts around Collie J. Nicholson created the the country. And along with the image of black college football from Tigers came the rest of black college the backwoods Northern Louisiana football. outpost known as Grambling, a community founded by former Collie, who during World War II was slaves and a place you reached only the first-ever black combat if you were going somewhere else. correspondent for the U.S. Marine However, on his battered black Corps, refined and popularized the Remington typewriter, Collie banged Black College Football Classic game out news stories, feature stories, concept, booking the G-Men for and games stories, all in his colorful games in Yankee Stadium, the Los Runyanesque style announcing the latest Grambling gridiron triumph The College Football Historian- 2- or pro prospect. Angeles Coliseum, the Houston Astrodome and other big city arenas with Grambling and Eddie State, Florida A&M, and Southern Robinson, the team’s charismatic University – had full-time SIDs. , as the main attraction. Most black colleges didn’t Collie also founded the Bayou emphasize the position, relying on Classic, the annual cat fight members of the athletic committee between rivals Grambling and or English department to double as Southern University. publicists, writing press releases and sending them out to local In 1976, Collie learned enough newspapers. A lot of black colleges Japanese to negotiate a contract for didn’t begin hiring full time SIDs Grambling and Morgan State to play until the 1960s, and they continue in the first regular season NCAA to under-value the importance of the game played outside of the U.S. job. Grambling was here, they were “Collie was fortunate to have the there, they were everywhere and backing of the president and the Nicholson was the traffic director athletic director (football coach and messenger, letting the world Eddie Robinson), something which know there was such a thing as an most of his collective successors institution of higher learning that around historically black colleges catered specifically to black people today don't have,” said Alvin Hollins, and that those schools had some Florida A&M’s long-time sports pretty good athletic teams. information director, and a member On Feb. 19th, Collie will be of the school’s Sports Hall of Fame. enshrined with the second class of “He was probably one of the best the Black College Football Hall of and most effective combinations of Fame publicist and promoter/marketer (http://www.blackcollegefootballhof. this country has ever seen. org). Here is an excerpt from his Sadly, most of my contemporaries biography, “Collie J., Grambling’s don't even know who Collie is. Plus, Man With the Golden Pen” (St. he did what few of us only dream of Johann Press, 2007, today: get a small black college team http://www.stjohannpress.com), on TV, get them to barnstorm to written by Michael Hurd. major markets in the U.S. and (Collie) Nicholson defined the The College Football Historian- 3 position of sports information director at black colleges and began overseas and make them nearly a his job at a time when only three household name. other black colleges – Tennessee “In this day and age, HBCU athletic treated them right and they got directors don't value public relations what they expected out of me and and we are left with trying to work the best that we could afford.” miracles every day. Collie was in He put the program on the map and every way the ultimate PR guy.” only Robinson was more responsible Collie’s genius was evident though for sending Grambling players to the the position of sports information pros. The coach nurtured them on director is, by design, not front and the field, Collie J. tutored them off of center. it in how to deal with the media, and his ability to get publicity was a “People don’t see that position, major aid to the players in getting sometimes coaches don’t see that noticed by pro scouts and signed to position,” Keith Prince, of the contracts, some of which Collie Monroe (La.) News Star, said. “They helped negotiate. think news stories just happen. He’s gotten much more attention for Collie was instrumental in Tank what he did now that it’s all over. Younger signing with the Los Like so many great men, people Angeles Rams in 1949, becoming don’t realize what is being achieved. the first black college player to make It’s really just an issue of the way an NFL roster. James Harris would people perceive things. They were become only the second black looking at what he did, but their to start a game – the focus was on Grambling, which was first to start for an entire season, in exactly what he wanted. It was the NFL in 1969 after being drafted never about him. It’s true in that in the eighth round by the Buffalo profession, you’re out there to serve Bills. Nicholson’s media and NFL your university, your athletic teams blitz played a big role in Harris and coaches and the less you’re in getting noticed by the league. Collie the public eye, the better. That’s not followed that in 1977 when he the focus. Nobody other than people developed the in the media realized what he was campaign for quarterback Doug doing.” Williams, who finished fourth in the balloting in addition to becoming the Collie would not have had it any first player from a black college to other way. be named to the “The people I met doing business at The College Football Historian- 4- Grambling are people I could always go back to and oLok them in the All-America first team and the first face and know they felt that I black quarterback drafted in the first round by an NFL team (Tampa assistant sports information director Bay in 1978). Mary Jo Haverbeck in 2001. The award is given to a CoSIDA member “For all of us, most of us had never who has broken barriers, been out of the “boot” (Louisiana), worked to mentor others, and has so we were in awe,” Harris recalled. encouraged the active participation “We’d never seen tall buildings and of women and minorities in sports things like that. We didn’t have a lot information. The award from of money so we did a lot of bus CoSIDA was among dozens of riding, but flew to New York and for honors Nicholson received, a lot of guys it was their first plane including: recognition from the ride. That’s the era we were in, but National Association for Equal people read about us all over the Opportunity in Higher Education country. If they had then the TV and (NAFEO) as an outstanding black stuff they have now, this media college graduate; induction to the playground, Grambling would have SWAC Hall of Fame in 2002; Jet been one of the biggest things in Magazine’s 1976 Black College sports. Sports Information Director of the “There can’t be anybody better than Year; and the Distinguished Service Nick in terms of work ethic, Award in Sports Journalism by the contacts, and he had creativity and Louisiana Sports Writers visions far beyond what we could Association. see. He had imagination. We only Collie J.’s football and dreamed of some of the things that media guides won 13 national Nick was getting done. We had awards, combined, from the NAIA, probably the greatest coach that NCAA, and CoSIDA. The colorful ever lived. He really built character cartoons featured the Grambling and was a strong factor in all of his tiger mascot and were drawn by an player’s lives. We had that. We had artist Collie worked with for several a small school like Grambling sitting years, but never met. Phil Neel was on the best coach to ever live and as a cartoonist for the Birmingham fine a PR man as anybody ever had.” Post-Herald for over 30 years, but The College Sports information also freelanced as the artist for Directors Association recognized media guide and game program that in 2002 when the group made covers for Auburn University, Nicholson the second recipient of its The College Football Historian- 5- prestigious Trailblazer Award, an honor they had bestowed the year featuring their tiger mascot, “Aubie.” before to former Penn State Neel did similar work for Southern University, with its Jaguar, and concept, though Collie gave Neel a Clemson’s tiger mascot, as well as free hand to create. Neel sent a Grambling. small draft of a color sketch for Collie’s okay, then mailed the final “I don’t know what I would have design to Grambling. done without tigers and jaguars,” Neel quipped. “Everybody who was “I never got to see what the finished the tigers thought they needed me product looked like,” Neel said, “but to do their covers. I’m sure they I enjoyed working with Collie. He’s looked a lot alike.” a good man and I remember those days fondly. Collie’s good friend at Southern, SID Bennie Thomas, had suggested I appreciated working with him.” Grambling use Neel’s services. The of Part 1 of 2 arrangement was, Collie J. would call Neel and they’d have a brief * * * discussion about the cover’s

According to the Rutgers student newspaper, The Targum, of November 7, 1947, “It’s not known History of the “Homes” exactly how the suggestion was born of the College Football – some say the matter was brought up during a little confab in the Hall of Fame © Rutgers Public Relations Office; others hold that a slightly looped, By Steve Greene undergraduate started the ball rolling with a chance remark over a Carstairs and ginger at the C.T. The National Football Foundation’s (Corner Tavern located just off College Football Hall of Fame is campus). However, the question of moving from South Bend, IN and is who should receive credit for the scheduled to open in March of 2013 idea is not as important as the across from Centennial Olympic overwhelming implication of the Park in , GA. This will proposal itself. Last Sunday a actually be the fifth location of the correspondent for the Newark Star- Hall of Fame and its beginnings are Ledger (Si Lieberman, Rutgers Class rarely mentioned or fully known. Its of 1949) broke the ice. An article origins go back to the same place entitled ‘Rutgers Campus Urges where intercollegiate football was Football Hall of Fame’ tells of born on November 6, 1869 when 25 men from Princeton traveled to New Brunswick to play Rutgers in a 6-4 The College Football Historian- 6- win by the home team. growing undergraduate sentiment project and raised money for its on the banks for the establishment estimated $3-5 million dollar cost. of a National Intercollegiate Football Hall of Fame here at Rutgers.” On November 3, 1951, the first voting for the College Football Hall The students launched a plan to of Fame took place at Rutgers with petition the Intercollegiate Football 32 players and 31 coaches inducted Coaches’ Association and they into the inaugural class. Later that already had a great contact, Harvey same day, stars like , J. Harman. Harman served as “Pudge” Heffelfinger, Edgar Allan Rutgers coach prior to WW II (1938- Poe and Rutgers own Homer Hazel 41); and then afterwards (1946-55); appeared at halftime of the Rutgers- with military service sandwiched in Fordham Hall of Fame Game. between. Rutgers held such a game each season from 1950-59 and in 1969 to He was also serving as Vice raise money. But the fundraising President of the I.F.C.A. in 1947. A never approached the needed poll of college coaches, athletic amount. During its lifetime “On the directors and sportswriters as to Banks of the Old Raritan,” at least where the Hall should go was four artist’s conceptions were drawn conducted. Nominees were New and there was even a Brunswick, NJ, Cazenovia, NY, New groundbreaking ceremony before the Haven, CT, Boston, MA, New York October 15, 1966 Rutgers-Army City and Washington DC among game with a 1969 opening planned. others. On September 12, 1949 the results were released and the spot of But the Hall of Fame never got built the historic 1869 football game, and in the summer of 1972, the Hall known as College Field, in New moved into New York City where it Brunswick was chosen as the site of stayed until 1978. Like its the Hall of Fame. In 1951, the predecessor, the Hall in New York National Football Foundation was existed only on paper. The move created to oversee the project. But sparked investigations from the from 1953-1972 the Hall of Fame Middlesex County (NJ) Prosecutor’s existed only on paper. office and the Attorney Generals Office in both New Jersey and New In the early 1950’s, it was decided York. Former U.S. Senator George the original site would be too Murphy was put in charge of a cramped and a new site 400 yards certified audit reporting $1,264,000 north of the current Rutgers had been received and $568,000 Stadium across the Raritan River in expended between 1953 and 1972. Piscataway was chosen. Admiral The Hall was eventually cleared of William “Bull” Halsey and any wrongdoing. In 1978, the Kings sportswriter headed Island Theme Park near Cincinnati the National Football Hall of Fame offered to construct a building for The College Football Historian- 7- Mall at Short Hills within the borders of Millburn, NJ. It’s a little the Hall of Fame and from August of known fact, even to the people of 1978 through 1994, the College Millburn. Football Hall of Fame finally came into existence in Kings Mills, Ohio. * * *

When it no longer became In Memory of financially viable to stay there, the National Football Foundation asked Ed Dyas, Auburn, 71…George H. for proposals from NFF chapters in "Sonny" Franck, Minnesota, 92… over 100 cities in 1992. Later, 35 Fred Morgan Kirby II, an emeritus bids were accepted and whittled down to South Bend, Houston, member of the National Football Atlanta, and the New Foundation & College Hall of Fame Jersey Meadowlands in East (NFF) Board, 91… Former Illinois Rutherford. South Bend was State head coach Charlie Cowdrey, selected and opened its doors on 77...Doug McCutcheon, August 25, 1995. After drawing Tech University, 61…Vaughn about 150,000 visitors its first year, the Hall at South Bend dropped "Cisco" Mancha, Alabama, 89… down to about 80,000 a year and in Tyler “Max” Zumwalt, 20, Culver- September of 2009, the National Stockton College….Emory Bellard, Football Foundation decided to 83, “Father of the Wishbone make the move to Atlanta. Offense” as an assistant coach at Texas and later would serve as head While Atlanta will be as in the third coach at Texas A&M and Mississippi the tangible home of the National State. Football Foundation’s College Football Hall of Fame, it technically will be the fourth. There was one Halls of Fame “tangible display” of the College Football Hall of Fame while it ABC/ESPN's Brent Musberger has existed in New Jersey. It was where been selected to the National you could see the famed “77” jersey of the “Galloping Ghost,” Red Sportscasters and Sportswriters Grange, and footballs autographed Association Hall of Fame… Former by the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame along with plaques, photos, Wake Forest Ricky helmets and trophies collected since Proehl and former Elon coaches Tom football’s historic beginnings in Parham and Jerry Tolley have been 1869. But this initial “opening” wasn’t at Rutgers. It was advertised selected to the North Carolina Sports for several weeks in October of 1963 Hall of Fame. for free display to the public at The The College Football Historian- 8- * * * Awards

Coach has received the Paul "Bear" Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award. College Football Hall of Famer Bo Jackson (Auburn) has received the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award.

Same Score...56 Year later

Patrick Premo reports...

Everyone knows that won the first Rose Bowl in 1902, 49 to 0 over Stanford.

It was 46 years before Michigan returned to the Rose Bowl in 1948; they once again won 49 to 0, this time over USC.

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 Bo Carter reminds us of the dates of birth and passing of college football stars and coaches in the College Football Hall of Fame for the month of February.

February 3-(d – 1968) Homer Hazel, Marshall, Mich. 3-(d – 1974) Bob Suffridge, Knoxville, Tenn. 1 (1908) Albie Booth, New Haven. Conn. 3-(d – 2006) Johnny Vaught, Oxford, Miss. 1 (1915) Gaynell “Gus” Tinsley, Ruple, La. 4 (1933) , Des Moines, Iowa 1-(d – 1928) Joe Thompson, Beaver Falls, Pa. 4 (1938) Wayne Harris, Hampton, Ark. 1-(d – 1964) , Jupiter, Fla. 4 (1940) Billy Neighbors, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 1-(d – 1978) John Orsi, Naples, Fla. 4 (1960) Tom Deery, Oaklyn, N.J. 1-(d – 1989) Everett Bacon, Southampton, N.Y. 4-(d – 1950) , Atlanta, Ga. 2 (1945) Loyd Phillips, Ft. Worth, Texas 4-(d – 1962) Pat O’Dea, San Francisco, Calif. 2-(d – 1956) Truxton Hare, Radnor, Pa. 4-(d – 2005) Malcolm Kutner, Tyler, Texas 3 (1938) Joe Fusco, Wilkinsburg, Pa. 3 (1940) , Richmond, Va. The College Football Historian- 9- 3 (1945) Bob Griese, Evansville, Ind. 3 (1956) John Jefferson, Dallas, Texas 5 (1903) , Midland, Ontario, Canada 5 (1915) Walter Gilbert, Fairfield, Ala. 12 (1963) Brent Jones, Santa Clara, Calif. 5 (1942) , Cincinnati, Ohio 12-(d – 1944) Bill Warner, Portland, Ore. 5 (1943) , Flint, Mich. 12-(d – 1959) Charlie Daly, Pacific Grove, Calif. 5 (1947) Ron Sellers, Jacksonville, Fla. 12-(d – 1979) Ben Ticknor, Peterborough, N.H. 5 (1950) Terry Beasley, Montgomery, Ala. 13 (1919) Eddie Robinson, Jackson, La. 5 (1951) Charles Young, Fresno, Calif. 13 (1933) Kenneth Dement, Poplar Bluff, Mo. 5-(d - 1969) Dick Romney, , Utah 13-(d - 1945) Bill Mallory, in combat in Italy 5-(d – 1994) George Sauer, Waco, Texas 13-(d – 1996) , Memphis, Tenn. 6 (1886) Jack Hubbard, Hatfield, Mass. 13-(d – 2006) Bud McFadin, Victoria, Texas 6 (1889) Bill Alexander, Mud River, Ky. 14 (1913) , Clifton, Ohio 6 (1948) Dennis Onkotz, Northampton, Pa. 14 (1919) George Kerr, Brookline, Mass. 6 (1948) , Pittsburgh, Pa. 14-(d – 1978) , , Calif. 6 (1950) Rich Glover, Bayonne, N.J. 15 (1897) Earl “Red” Blaik, , Mich. 6-(d – 1979) John Baker, Sacramento, Calif. 15 (1920) Endicott Peabody, Lawrence, Mass. 7 (1905) Wally Butts, Milledgeville, Ga. 15 (1929) Fred Martinelli, Columbus, Ohio 7 (1917) Banks McFadden, Ft. Lawn, S.C. 15 (1931) John Michels, , Pa. 7 (1922) Paul Cleary, North Loop, Neb. 15 (1940) John Hadl, Lawrence, Kan. 7 (1933) Calvin Jones, Steubenville, Ohio 15 (1957) Marc Wilson, Bremerton, Wash. 7 (1934) , Hartford, Conn. 15 (1960) Darnell Green, Houston, Texas 7 (1959) Neal Lomax, Portland, Ore. 15-(d – 1963) , Morgantown, W.Va. 7-(d – 1932) Forrest Geyer, Norman, Okla. 16 (1931) , West Natrona, Pa. 7-(d – 1952) Wilbur Henry, Washington, Pa. 16 (1964) Teel Bruner, London, Ky. 8 (1920) Bruce Smith (Minn.), Faribault, Minn. 17 (1872) Pat O’Dea, Melbourne, Australia 8 (1925) Rod Franz, San Francisco, Calif. 17 (1892) Bob Neyland, Greenville, Texas 8 (1942) George Bork, Mt. Prospect, Ill. 17 (1905) , Chelsea, Mass. 8-(d – 1968) Doc Fenton, Baton Rouge, La. 17 (1920) Jackie Hunt, Huntington, W.Va. 8-(d – 1994) Bobby Reynolds (Stanford), San Rafael, 17 (1936) Jim Brown, St. Simons Island, Ga. Calif. 17 (1938) Jim Christopherson, Wadena, Minn. 8-(d – 2005) Parker Hall, Vicksburg, Miss. 17-(d – 2009) , Owosso, Mich. 9 (1950) Rod Cason, San Angelo, Texas 18 (1895) George Gipp, Laurium, Mich. 9 (1952) Danny White, Mesa, Ariz. 18 (1947) Leroy Keyes, Newport News, Va. 9 (1957) Dan Ross, Malden, Mass. 18 (1962) Gary Reasons, Crowley, Texas 9-(d – 1998) , Knoxville, Tenn. 18 (1963) , Norman, Okla. 9-(d -1994) , St. Louis, Mo. 18-(d – 1994) , Tallahassee, Fla. 10 (1946) Dick Anderson, Midland, Mich. 19 (1918) Forest Evashevski, Detroit, Mich. 10-(d – 1992) Doyt Perry, Bowling Green, Ohio 19-(d – 1962) , Bethesda, Md. 11 (1882) John Tigert, Nashville, Tenn. 20 (1912) Francis Wistert, Chicago, Ill. 11 (1938) Jim Sochor, Oklahoma City, Okla. 21 (1921) , Youngstown, Ohio 11 (1949) Jim Stillwagon, Mt. Vernon, Ohio 22 (1864) George Woodruff, Dimmock, Pa. 11 (1949) Murry Bowden, Colorado City, Texas 22 (1886) Bill Hollenbeck, Blueball, Pa. 12 (1885) Frank Murray, Maynard, Mass. 12 (1895) Dick Romney, Salt Lake City, Utah The College Football Historian- 10- 12 (1925) Lee Tressel, Ada, Ohio 22 (1899) Matty Bell, Fort Worth, Texas 22-(d – 1998) Warren Woodson, Dallas, Texas 26 (1914) Gomer Jones, Cleveland, Ohio 23 (1877) Bill Edwards, Lisle, N.Y. 26 (1930) , Elyria, Ohio 23 (1934) Dick Strahm, Toledo, Ohio 26-(d – 1970) , Houston, Texas 23 (1937) , Hastings, Neb. 26-(d – 1978) Pooley Hubert, Waynesboro, Ga. 23 (1943) Fred Biletnikoff, Erie, Pa. 27 (1887) Tad Jones, Excello, Ohio 23 (1950) Jim Youngblood, Union, S.C. 27 (1932) Jim Ray Smith, West Columbia, Texas 23-(d – 1914) Alex Moffat, New York City 27-(d – 1996) Vic Janowicz, Columbus, Ohio 23-(d – 1957) George Little, Middlesex, N.J. 28 (1885) , Sugar Branch, Ind. 24 (1903) Warren Woodson, Fort Worth, Texas 28 (1929) , Odessa, Texas 24 (1906) , Muskegon, Mich. 28 (1945) Bubba Smith, Beaumont, Texas 24 (1910) Fred Sington, Birmingham, Ala. 28-(d – 1965) Paul Hoernemann, Strongsville, Ohio 24 (1923) Bob Chappius, Toledo, Ohio 29-(d – 1972) Tom Davies, Pittsburgh, Pa. 24 (1952) Fred Dean, Arcadia, La. 29-(d – 1992) , Saratoga, Calif. 24-(d – 1953) Hunter Carpenter, Middletown, N.Y. 29-(d – 2008) Buddy Dial, Houston, Texas 24-(d – 1963) Jack Harding, Miami, Fla. 29-(d – 2008) Jerry Groom, Sarasota, Fla. 24-(d – 1990) , Richmond, Va. 25 (1942) , Winston-Salem, N.C. * * *

Reeder, North Dakota in 1982. It was an organization modeled after The College Football the Professional Football Researchers Association Researchers Association (PFRA) Crowns Auburn as its consisting of college football fans and writers dedicated to researching 2010 National Champion and analyzing the history of the game. The CFRA retrospectively The College Football Researchers elected national champions from the Association (CFRA) would like to years of 1869-1981 and also voted announce that it has elected on present-day national champions Auburn University as its 2010 until after the 1992 season when college football national champion. the association ceased operations. We would like to congratulate the Tigers for their amazing season Last September, under the which earned them their third CFRA coordination of several college national championship. To see the football journalists, bloggers, and remainder of the association’s final fans and with the permission and poll, our regular season polls, and involvement of several past our complete list of past champions, members, the College Football please view our official website at Researchers Association was www.cfrapoll.com. reorganized, and a group of both new and original CFRA voters was The College Football Researchers assembled to recreate this Association was originally founded influential poll. This poll gained by the late Anthony Cusher of The College Football Historian- 11- much popularity throughout the elected more national champions 2009 season, and the NCAA than this organization has. We are acknowledged its re-emergence this now proud to elect Auburn as our past summer in the 2010 NCAA 142nd national champion. football record book. It is currently one of only 17 active NCAA- For more information concerning recognized polls, and because of the this poll, please contact Brad predated national champions which Matthews at 336-740-0891 or by e- the original CFRA elected, there are mail at [email protected]. only five national polls that have

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Aggies a 3-0 triumph over Utah Aggies. [The Ogden Standard-Examiner, November 12, 1933] Field goals have also played big parts in other grid triumphs this season. To the majority of the Along Sport Paths football fans the field goal is just as important and colorful as making. The fact that Al Warden Stanford used this sort of scoring strategy to trim the champions, FIELD GOALS THRILL will undoubtedly initiate this sort UNIVERSITY of Southern of play over the nation in the California, national champions in waning weeks of the 1933 1931 and 1932, joined the ranks season. of the defeated teams of the nation Saturday when Stanford Editor’s Note: William Boand— eked out a 13 to 7 victory. Two who ranked teams under the field goals from the big toe of Bill heading of Azzi-ratem—and Corbus turned the trick. appearing in the Illustrated Football Annual; the Dunkel During the past few years field Football Index; Earl Jassen; Deke goals have been taboo. The Houlgate’s Football Thesaurus return of this phase of grid play and the (Paul) Williamson System will be welcomed by fans in all were the selectors to name the parts of the country. Trojans No. 1 in 1931 and 1932.

Darmann of Colorado Aggies Despite the setback to Stanford, booted a placement in the final Williamson and Frank Wood seconds of play to give Colorado name the Trojans National Champions in 1933. The College Football Historian- 12- * * *

[Outing 1897] freshman guard and center, won the day for his team. YALE, 18; BROWN, 14 Much of the credit for the good Brown sprung a decided surprise showing of the visitors was due on Yale in their game at New to Fultz and Gammons, the two Haven, October 20th. brilliant half-backs of the team, The wearers of the blue had who fairly ripped up the Yale line expected an easy victory, but the at frequent intervals or long Brown men developed such gains. unexpected strength that Yale Rodgers, Kiefer and McBride did was forced to put her best the best work for Yale. players into the line to win the game. This was the first game in the history of foot ball at Yale in Each scored three touch-downs, which any team (except in the and had the Providence men had case of Princeton last season) a good goal-kicker on their team, ever scored three times in one the score would have been tied. game. As it was, the clever kicking of young Cadwallader, the * * *

1899 Pat O'Dea vs Northwestern

Wisconsin on Thanksgiving annihilated Northwestern by a score of 47 to 0.

After two minutes of play O’Dea made a drop goal, standing sixty yards away from the posts, without any wind, and all but two or three of his punts were over fifty yards.

Outing, by . 1892

* * * THE HERO OF THE GAME 1891

His cheeks are etched in Harvard stripes, Battles of the Football Season of 1891 His eyes are dyed Yale blue;

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His nose is warped, His front [The Syracuse Herald Nov. 22, 1920] teeth gone, The Herald Lighting His skull is fractured, both ears torn, Post of Sportsdom

His arms are bandaged too. By Skid (last name was not legiable)

A crutch supports his crippled of Waco, Tex., weight, sometimes called the “Babe” Ruth of football, has ended his And his anatomy career for , outstanding forth as the best run Subtracts now, from the scorer of the year, with 143 maximum points to his credit. Two broken ribs, a jointless But Boynton may shine for three thumb, more years in the collegiate And fingers—all but three. football world because of his plans to enter West Point, where But, oh! he wears a laurel crown, he would be a welcome addition. His pedestal’s near Heaven! West Point does not take any They stamp and shout, when he notice of previous college records comes out, in choosing football candidates. Syracuse and other big He’s pride of men, and pet of ten, universities bar her men who have played three full years on a The King of his Eleven. college team.

But West Point knows no such --Anna M. Williams rule. If Boynton enters the army college next fall, he will rank as a * * * freshman and will be forced to play with the Plebes for a year. Looking for all-time scores of Then he will have three more your favorite team, Richard years of varsity football. Topp’s American College Football Database may have And Army is rooting for Boynton what you’re searching for. to carry out his decision of seeking an army commission. The College Football Historian- 14- 45-8 Colt McCoy, Texas, 2006-09 Boynton’s record this year gives 42-7 Andy Dalton, TCU, him 22 and 11 goals 2007-10 after touchdowns. He is one of 42-10 David Greene, Georgia, the leading candidates for All- 2001-04 American quarterback. 39-6 , Tennessee, 1994-97 If Boynton does enter West Point 38-8-2 Michigan, it will not be the first time that a 1975-78 star athlete has uniform. 38-2 , Miami, * * * 2000-02 37-2 , USC, College football history was made 2003-05 Nov. 1, 1986--as South Dakota State 36-8-1 John Rauch, Georgia, had 5 backs to eclispe the century 1945-48 mark in rushing yards. 36-15 Dan Lefevour, Central SDSU mauled Morningside, 52-0; Michigan, 2006-09 while gaining 581 yards on the 35-0 , Toledo, ground and compiled 648 yards in 1969-71 total offense. 35-4 Chad Pennington, Marshall, 1997-99 The Stats: 35-5-1 , Alabama, 1991-94 James Hambrick 13-125 (1 TD) 35-13-1Chuck Long, Iowa, Darryl Colvin 22-123 (3) 1982-85 35-6 , Florida, Tony Higgins 9-119 (1) 2006-09 Dave Elle 19-109 (1) 35-7 , Nebraska, 1998-2001 Joe Longueville 15-106 (1)

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[FOOTBALL Sporting Life, 1892]

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PRINCETON, N. J., Oct. 12. Of among the most likely course, the all-absorbing interest candidates. at present in Princeton is foot Johnny Poe continues to do very ball. A large proportion of the poor work at quarter-back, but it 1000 undergraduates assemble is thought he will become in college daily on the university accustomed to his new position field to watch the team practice after a few weeks' practice. with the reserve eleven. No definite idea can be formed as yet King, Barnett and Fulper are as to the playing ability of the playing a strong game at half- team and its comparative back. strength with other elevens. The The backs are learning to play a large number of new candidates good interfering game, but the trying for the team are simply men in the line show very learning the game. little team work and decided It is Capt. King's policy to give Inability to block their every man a lair competitive opponents. chance for a position on the Some of the candidates are eleven, consequently the make- improving so rapidly that does up of the 'Varsity changes nearly definite idea can as yet be formed every play. During the last week as to the final composition of the Hall, a strapping fellow, reported team. Captain King is not to weigh 200 pounds, has been decided in his own mind about tried as right guard in Riggs' old the make-up of the eleven which place, but, although he is will play in the championship powerful, he does not games. understand the game very well. Vincent, last year's end rush, * * * who sprained his ankle early in the season, is back again and StatResearch on National will play in a few days. Les, Champions, coaches and schools McCauley and Trenchard the scoring at least 500+ in 2010 other promising candidates for Compiled by Tex Noel, Editor TCFH end rush. Each #1 team will be listed The position of right is along with each previous also very uncertain. Fiscus, '96, seasons when a title was won. Davis, '93, and Flint, '95, are The College Football Historian- 16-

. Bowl Subdivision—Auburn 554 Trine NCAA III 11-1 (1957) 549 Shepherd NCAA II 12-2 Texas . Championship 541 Christian BSD 13-0 Subdivision---Eastern 539 Wisconsin BSD 11-2 538 Tulsa BSD 10-3 Washington (1st title) Carroll 533 (Mont.) NAIA 14-0 . NCAA II—Minnesota- Northern Duluth (2008) 532 Illinois BSD 11-3 532 Hawaii BSD 9-5 . NCAA III—Wisconsin- 524 Stanford BSD 12-1 Whitewater (2007-09) 521 Oklahoma BSD 12-2 . NAIA—Carroll Montana 521 McPherson NAIA 10-1 (2002-03-04-05-07) Abilene 520 Christian NCAA II 11-1 * * * 515 Lindenwood NAIA 8-3 . Schools Scoring 500 or 509 Wesley NCAA III 12-1 more points 509 Bloomsburg NCAA II 11-3 670 St. Xavier NAIA 13-1 611 Oregon BSD 12-1 504 Ohio State BSD 12-1 Georgetown Wisconsin- 504 (Ky.) NAIA 8-3 603 Whitewater NCAA III 15-0 Mary West Texas Hardin- 504 A & M NCAA II 8-4 596 Baylor NCAA III 12-1 502 Franklin NCAA III 9-2 Minnesota- 595 Duluth NCAA II 15-0 * * * 586 Boise State BSD 12-1 Mount Gene Chizik, completed his 578 Union NCAA III 14-1 fourth year as a head coach…he 577 Auburn BSD 14-0 joins a select group of coaches 577 Sioux Falls NAIA 13-1 that won the title in just 4 Oklahoma 575 State BSD 11-2 seasons on the sidelines. 574 Nevada BSD 13-1 Bud Wilkinson, Central o 562 Missouri NCAA II 11-3 1950, Oklahoma (10- 1/38-4-1 0.895) • .835 170-32-4 , Miami The College Football Historian- 2- OH/Michigan, 1963-89

o , 1958, • .832 134-27-0 Bobby LSU (11-0/22-17-2 Bowden, Florida State, 0.561) 1992-09

o , 1981, • .819 84-17-4 Bob Clemson (12- Devaney, 0/27-9-0 0.750) Wyoming/Nebraska, 1957- 72 o , 2004, USC (13- • .813 78-18-0 Bob 0/42-9-0 0.824) Stoops, Oklahoma, 1999- 09 o Gene Chizik 2010 Auburn 14-027- • .805 47-11-1 Tommy 24-0 0.529 Prothro, Oregon State/UCLA, 1955-70 * * * • Oklahoma Head Coach Bob .800 152-35-8 Woody Stoops is the only active mentor Hayes, Miami OH/Ohio of the 9 coaches listed below that State, 1949, 51-78 has compiled a career winning *At the major college level as percentage over .800—conference determined by the NCAA games.* classification history.

W% W-L-T Head Coach * * * Team(s) Seasons Most Consecutive Winning • .898 91-9-3 Bud Seasons Wilkinson, Oklahoma, Heading into the 2011 season (min. 3 1947-63 games/season and annual winning • .897 100-11-1 Barry pct over 500; these teams seek to Switzer,Oklahoma, 1973- continue its winning ways. 88 55 Linfield OR

• .869 151-22-2 Tom 39 Ithaca NY Osborne, Nebraska, 1973- 32 Florida State 97 32 Eastern Kentucky

32 Carson-Newman TN much about, those middle 32 Mount Union OH western (sic) fans expect to see a 31 Florida real football game and they entirely disregarded the fact that 27 Washington & Jefferson both principals in the fray have been defeated. 25 Montana Expect No Lineup Changes 24 St. John's MN Little Albie Booth and his Yale earn put a black mark on the * * * Army record and a fellow named Russell Bergherm, who plays on [Montana Standard, Nov. 9, 1929] the Northwestern team, was good enough to plunge through the Illinois line for a touchdown FROSTY PETERS which sent Coach Bob Zuppke's MAY AID ILLINIOS men into defeat. AGAINST ARMY Unlike the eve of most football games, when conches announce Billings Boy, Star Drop the discovery of a new super-star Kicker, Almost Recovered and who "will play tomorrow," the Can Be of Use to Offset Cagle. prospects tonight were that both teams will go into the game By BERT DEMBY relying on the same players who United Press Staff Correspondent have carried their burdens all year. CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill., Nov. 8.—(UP)—They expect some Frosty Peters May Return 70,000 fans to see the Army football team why Illinois The only important change in the tomorrow and that explained why lineup (and it is a possibility, not these Twin Cities with combined a certainty), was the population of less than 30,000 contemplated return of Frosty literally were overrun with Peters to the game. enthusiastic visiting gridiron fans Frosty got hurt in the Iowa game tonight. and for two weeks has been on the bench. He now has recovered Enthused by the prospect of to the extent that he can get into seeing Chris Cagle, that great the game if needed and since he Army back whom they've read so is one of the best drop-kickers in the Cadets ended the season 6-4- The College Football Historian- 19- 1. the middle west, (sic) he probably  Final Rankings: Dickinson will be needed. —Illinois 5th; Dunkel, 2nd; while Dunkel had Army But the feature of the game for and Northwestern tied for the people out here will be Chris 9th. Cagle. They've heard so much comparison between the red- haired Army back and that there is a distinct  Peters, in 1924, playing for desire to "see what this fellow is Montana Freshmen, like." converted 17 drop kick Cagle on Grange's Grid field goals in a game against Billings, Montana. It will be interesting to see what Cagle can do on the same gridiron where Grange became * * * known as the “Galloping Ghost.” Another player on the Army team, whose ability is well known Daniel Baker’s 1939 out here, is Murrell, the former College Football Season Minnesota star, who cracks into a line just like all Minnesotans. Dr. Robert G. Mangrum Howard Payne University Historian It is likely that Coach Zuppke will start Mills, Walker, Timm, and The 1939 football season began Humbert in the backfield and the with losses to St Mary’s Rattlers Army probably will depend upon of San Antonio, 27-0, and Texas Bowman, O'Keefe, Cagle and A&I, 20-3. The next two weeks Murrell to do its ball carrying. DBC beat Austin College 6 to 0 How They'll Start and Arkansas A & M 33 to 13.

The game will be broadcast over “The spirited Billies’ next stop a network of the National was in Austin where they played broadcasting company, (sic) the never-to-be-forgotten St. kickoff is at, 2 p. m. Ed[wards] game. The first three quarters proved to be a close Editor’s Notes: Illinois won the fought battle...The next threat game, 17-7; and finished the came in the last minutes of the season with a 6-1-1 mark, while game when the Crusaders marched to the Baker 3 yard College football: stripe ...Starting the march on Gagliardi still at it in their own twenty [DBC] charged 2010 60 yards down the field and polished it off with a beautifully By Frank Rajkowski The College Football Historian- 20- St Cloud Times Newspaper timed 20 yard pass” to win 6 to COLLEGEVILLE — John 0. Gagliardi would seem to have accomplished just about After three weeks of leading the everything one could hope to in conference, DBC lost to the coaching profession. powerhouse Trinity 7 to 0; on a road trip to Abilene, the His career victory total — 471 and counting — has long since Hillbillies spoiled McMurry’s surpassed that of any coach in homecoming 12 to 0. With a 3-1 college football history. conference record, DBC next hosted Abilene Christian “in a His longevity in the collegiate mud brawl” losing by a score of 6 head coaching ranks at the start to 2. “Baker’s next foes, the of his 62nd season is also Southwestern Pirates from unmatched, and he has four national titles to his credit. Georgetown, proved to have one of the smoothest and fastest He is already a member of the backfields of any opposition of College Football Hall of Fame and the season.” he's racked up more awards than

The Pirates simply outran the space would permit listing here. Billies “on a slippery field to the tune of 12 to 0.” The final game So why then is he still at it at age of the season, “the T.W.C. [Texas 83? What deep and complex Wesleyan] –Daniel Baker fracus psychoanalytical factors possibly compel him to return to the proved to be one of the most sideline year after seemingly evenly fought games of the endless year? season... but succumbed to the Fort Worth lads 6 to 0 in the last He pauses for a moment to quarter.” absorb the full weight of that question, then finally reveals the * * * meaning behind the mystery.

(Used by permission) "I like it," he said with a smile. "I don't know what else I'd do if I that the road he's chosen to wasn't doing this. I can't just sit travel professionally sure beats around and twiddle my thumbs the alternative paths he might all day.

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I don't even know how you "This isn't such a tough job," twiddle your thumbs really." Gagliardi said. "I've had tough jobs before. I worked as a body man (for his father back in Yes folks, it really is that simple. Trinidad). That was hard. Gagliardi today still likes his job as much as he did when he first I mean there are guys out there who have really hard jobs took over as head coach of his — building skyscrapers, working high school team as a 16-year- in construction. old back in Trinidad, Colo., in But they stick it out every day 1943. and get it done. So doing this isn't so hard." And that's why his answer to the annual questions about whether If Gagliardi had wanted to go out in a blaze of the glory, on top of he is contemplating retirement his game as the cliche goes, he remains the same as it has been had the chance back in 2003. for decades now. Not only did he pass Eddie Robinson as the winningest "I never think about it," Gagliardi coach in college football history said yet one more time when the that season, but his team went subject of retirement was raised. undefeated and won the Division "The only time I think about it is III national title. when people ask me that." But such considerations aren't Which isn't to say the job is really part of Gagliardi's always easy now, or that it ever calculations. was in the past. Like anyone else, Gagliardi admits to challenging "People always talk about retiring at the top of his game," said his moments and difficult days. son Jim, who is starting his 19th

But he'll be the first to tell you season as his father's . "He doesn't care to other Division III programs about that. He'll retire when he and he still does as much or wants to retire. He still likes what more as any head coach that I've he's doing, and as long as that's seen," Jim Gagliardi said. the case, he'll keep doing it." "And I'm willing to bet that there The subject of calling it quits isn't one coach out there who never comes up at home, watches more film and more according to Peg Gagliardi, his video than he does. He's constantly in his office breaking The College Football Historian- 22- wife of over 54 years. things down and coming up with "It never comes up with our stuff." family," Peg Gagliardi said. "He doesn't bring it up and I don't "Don't let John fool you," said think any of our (four) kids really Carleton coach Kurt Ramler, who ask him about it either. started at quarterback for Gagliardi from 1994-96. "He's "Maybe it happened once when still quite involved up there. He there were stories out there has a great staff, but John is the wondering if he was thinking spearhead." about it. One of our kids asked him if he ever thought about "He leaves some of the stuff he retiring. He said 'When I do, I'll used to do to the assistants now, tell you.' He just really doesn't but if someone says he doesn't think about it at all." know what's going on everywhere on the practice field, they're There are some out there who wrong," said defensive wonder if Gagliardi today is still coordinator Jerry Haugen, who as engaged in the nuts and bolts played for Gagliardi from 1972- of coaching as he once was, and 75 and is entering his 35th Gagliardi himself is always quick season as a member of his to credit the role his coaching coaching staff. "He knows exactly staff plays in his team's success. what's going on."

But his son and others If he didn't, his wife says, he associated with the team say the might decide it was time to move notion that Gagliardi is playing on. some mere figurehead role is ridiculous. "John is really an in-charge type of person," Peg Gagliardi said. "I've been around a lot of "That's his personality. He practices from Division I on down couldn't handle it if he had to leave all the decisions to that happen at a someone else. He probably would lot of places today." get out of the way." Not in an era when one bad His peers in the coaching season can often land a coach profession can understand why squarely on the hot seat, a he remains. position Gagliardi is thankful he doesn't have to "It just seems like John loves the worry much about being game and he loves the guys he anymore. The College Football Historian- 23- "One of the things that's been removed and makes it easier on me is the fact that I no longer coaches," said Bethel coach Steve

Johnson, who is entering his 22nd season with the Royals and fear that I might get fired," ranks second to Gagliardi in the Gagliardi said with a smile. "I MIAC in coaching seniority. really did fear that for a long time, even when we were having "That's a lot of who he is. If you success. I think it was Bum have a job you love like that, it Phillips who once said that there makes it hard to quit. are two kinds of coaches: the I'm sure it keeps him going. I'm a ones that have gotten fired and lot younger than he is, but I still the ones who are going to get get energized by being around my fired. Thankfully, I don't have to worry too much about that players. The game is ever- anymore." changing and there are always challenges there." Instead, he can just focus on doing his job, as he has been But Johnson said achieving the doing every season in Collegeville longevity Gagliardi has would be since first arriving in 1953. a hard feat to duplicate. "It would have been hard to "I think it starts with the fact believe back then that I'd still be that St. John's and John are so doing this today, but I was a good together," Johnson said. young guy then," said Gagliardi, "That's the only way you can whose teams have averaged eight achieve real longevity as a coach wins per year over the course of is if the school fits the guy and the past 57 seasons he has been the guy fits the at St. John's. "If you'd have told school. He's really created a me at age 50 or 60, it wouldn't culture up there. I don't know have seemed that that you'll see something like surprising. It helps that we've managed to keep winning for insisted upon a change in the awhile now. rules.

"But as you get older, you adjust. The rules committee, however, stood pat; they pointed out that Once you turn 40, you have 10 ball players ought to enjoy the years to get used to 50. Then at game as it stood, since lots of 50, you have 10 years to get used fumbling and kicking occurred in to 60. You always have ten years most football games. Johnny before the next milestone come Evers pointed out the fact then "Somehow I got through the that whereas in football, when 1960s, the 1970s, the 1980s and one player kicked, another ran the BALL back; in when a player (he himself, for example) did the kicking, the UMPIRE ran The College Football Historian- 24- the PLAYER back. the 1990s. And I'm still here The question was argued pro and now." con (mostly con) for a long time. * * * Finally Edward Walsh, a Chicago player, decided it. He pointed out [Gridiron History (The ) that as it was impossible to Baseball Magazine, 1916] throw a spitball with the pigskin, you might as well allow forward GRIDIRON HISTORY throwing or passing. (THE FORWARD PASS) * * *

THE forward pass was written into the DID YOU KNOW THAT…, the football rules only after a stubborn football coach and for whom the Heisman Trophy is fight by baseball players who were named in honor of…was born two weeks before the taking up the gridiron game. inaugural intercollegiate game on Nov. 6, 1869-- These ball players were (October 23) between Princeton-Rutgers game and accustomed to throwing things, died 17 days--(October 3)--before the first “official” such as balls, bats and fits. In Associated Press college football poll on Oct. 20, 1936. fact, one manager even intimated they threw a game. Inasmuch as  Please keep your editor football then did not permit the ball to be thrown (except in aware of college football’s passing to runner or quarter- historical happenings either back) the ball playing element wih your alma mater or the colleges in your area— especially on small college football.