1869 Princeton vs. Rutgers football game

First College Football Game
Princeton at Rutgers
Princeton Tigers Rutgers Queensmen
(0–0) (0–0)
4 6
1 Total
Princeton 4 4
Rutgers 6 6
DateNovember 6, 1869
Season1869
LocationNew Brunswick, New Jersey
Attendance100

The 1869 Princeton vs. Rutgers football game was played between Princeton and Rutgers on November 6, 1869. The rules governing play were based on the London Football Association's 1863 rules that disallowed carrying or throwing the ball.[1][2][3][4][5]

Additionally, because gridiron football developed from the rules of association football and rugby football, many also consider the game played on November 6 to be the first gridiron game and the first collegiate American football game.[6] Rutgers won the game 6–4.[7]

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  2. ^ America and the 1863 Football Association Code by Melvin Smith on Society for American Soccer History, 6 Oct 2015
  3. ^ "U.S. Soccer Timeline". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Wangerin, David (2008). Soccer in a football world : the story of America's forgotten game. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-59213-885-2. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Allaway, Roger (March 26, 2001). "West Hudson: A Cradle of American Soccer". ussoccerhistory.org. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  6. ^ Richmond, Sam (November 6, 2019). "1st college football game ever was New Jersey vs. Rutgers in 1869". NCAA. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "1869 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2017.