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November 1890 was an active time in the sport. In Baldwin City, Kansas, on November 22, 1890, college football was first played in the state of Kansas. Baker beat Kansas 22–9. [41] On the 27th, Vanderbilt played Nashville (Peabody) at Athletic Park and won 40–0. It was the first time organized football played in the state of Tennessee. [42]
November 1890 was an active time in the sport. In Baldwin City, Kansas, on the 22nd, college football was played in the state for the first time as Baker beat Kansas, 22–9. [54] On the 27th, Vanderbilt played Nashville (Peabody) at Athletic Park and won 40–0. [55] It was the first time organized football was played in the state of Tennessee ...
First organized intercollegiate football game in Ohio. The "Victory Bell" is one of the sport's oldest rivalries. [46] The first game was played in a freezing rain. [47] The first organized football game in Ohio involving a college occurred October 23, 1885 when Cincinnati and Mount Auburn Athletic Club tied 0-0 in Cincinnati. SD May 3, 1889
Dwight Vincent "Dike" Beede (January 23, 1903 – December 10, 1972) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the first head football coach at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 1926, Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania from 1934 to 1936, and Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio from 1938 to 1972, compiling a career coaching record ...
The National Football League (NFL) was founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) with ten teams from four states, all of whom existed in some form as participants of regional leagues in their respective territories. The league took on its current name in 1922.
Fred Lew "Curly" Morrison (October 7, 1926 – November 15, 2020) was an American football player and executive. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears, from 1950 to 1953, and the Cleveland Browns, from 1954 to 1956. Morrison played college football at the Ohio State University. [1]
Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate waves to fans after the team's 31-7 win over Northwestern in an NCAA college football game at Wrigley Field on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Chicago.
Stinchcomb played several years of professional football. He played two years for George Halas's Chicago Bears (1921–1922) and also played some for the Columbus Tigers (1923), the Cleveland Indians (1923), and the Louisville Colonels (1926). [20] He was selected as a first-team All-Pro in 1921 and 1922 and a second-team All-Pro in 1923. [20]