It was on November 6th, 1869 that Rutgers and Princeton played the very first college football game “on the banks of the Raritan” as the Rutgers fight song says.
One of the things I love about college football is how far back its history goes. It feels odd to think that Ulysses S Grant was in the White House when that game was played.
And per new legislation, the Taylor Swift Act of 2023, all football items MUST be accompanied by footage of Taylor Swift. Here’s to 154 years of college football!
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