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Today many coeds also enjoy rooting for their favorite college football teams. Learning some simple facets to the sport will enhance your enjoyment and ensure that you can go toe-to-toe with any football fan. more »
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:This article covers college (American) football played in the United States. For other sorts of college football, see College football (disambiguation).
:NCAA Football redirects here. For the video game series, see NCAA Football series. For the current season of Bowl Subdivision play, see 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season
College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies. It was the venue through which American football first gained popularity in the United States.
History
Modern American football has its origins in various games, all known as "football", played at public schools in England in the mid-19th century. By the 1840s, students at Rugby School in England were playing a game in which players were able to pick up the ball and run with it, a sport later known as Rugby football. The game was taken to Canada by British soldiers stationed there and was soon being played at Canadian colleges.
The first football game played between teams representing American colleges was an unfamiliar ancestor of todays college football, as it was played under soccer-style Association rules.http://www.scarletknights.com/football/history/first-game.asp - note that the London Football Associations rules were adopted at the time The game between teams from Rutgers College (now Rutgers University) and the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) took place on November 6, 1869 at College Field (now the site of the College Avenue Gymnasium at Rutgers University) in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Rutgers won by a score of 6 "runs" to Princetons 4. at the National Football League website, accessed 10 September 2006. (timeline), published by Rutgers University (no further authorship information available), accessed 12 January 2007. at www.scarletknights.com. Published by Rutgers University Athletic Department (no further authorship information available), ac read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College+football
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