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1921 Centre Vs. Harvard Football Game
The 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game was a regular-season college football game played on October 29, 1921, at Harvard Stadium in Allston, Massachusetts. The contest featured the undefeated Centre Praying Colonels, representing Centre College, and the undefeated Harvard Crimson, representing Harvard University. In a rematch of a game played between the two teams the year prior, Centre defeated Harvard in what is widely considered one of the greatest upsets in college football history. Background Recent years After football was played only informally at Harvard in 1917 and 1918 because of World War I, the team returned in 1919 under the leadership of new head coach Bob Fisher. Harvard finished their 1919 season with an undefeated record; they did not allow a point to be scored against them for the first six games of the season, until a 10–10 tie with Princeton. They went on to win the Tournament East-West Football Game against Oregon, 7–6, and were retroactively named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charley Moran
Charles Barthell Moran (February 22, 1878 – June 14, 1949), nicknamed "Uncle Charley", was an American sportsman who gained renown as both a catcher and umpire (baseball), umpire in Major League Baseball and as a college football, collegiate and professional American football coach. Early life Moran was born in Nashville, Tennessee to an Protestantism in Ireland, Irish Protestant family. He played Tennessee Volunteers football, football for the University of Tennessee in 1897 Tennessee Volunteers football team, 1897, but left after one year to go to Bethel College (Tennessee), Bethel College, where he coached football as well as playing the sport. Moran coached the University of Nashville Nashville Garnet and Blue football, football team in 1900 and 1901 Nashville Garnet and Blue football team, 1901. The 1901 team was one of the South's greatest. Baseball Moran played minor league baseball in 1902 for teams in Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chattan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Rose Bowl
The 1920 Rose Bowl, known at the time as the Tournament East-West Football Game, was a college football bowl game in Pasadena, California, played on January 1, 1920. In the sixth Rose Bowl, the once-tied Harvard Crimson met the once-defeated Oregon Webfoots at Tournament Park; Harvard won with all of the scoring in the second quarter. Crimson halfback Edward Casey was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game when the award was created in 1953 and selections were made retroactively.2008 Rose Bowl Program , . Accessed January 26, 2008. It was the first Rose Bowl game following |
William Arthur Ganfield
William Arthur Ganfield (September 3, 1873, in Dubuque County, Iowa – October 18, 1940, in Wisconsin) was a figure in American higher education and served as president of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky from 1915 to 1921 and later president of ''Carroll College'' (now called Carroll University) from 1921 until his retirement in 1939. Ganfield was a supporter of athletic programs at both schools. He was president at Centre College during the school's 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game, when Centre scored a victorious upset over national favorite Harvard University. As of 2006, the game is still considered by ESPN as one of the greatest college football upset victories of all time. Ganfield continued his support of football as college president at Carroll. He boasted that within four years' time the school would be beating the Wisconsin Badgers The Wisconsin Badgers are the athletic teams representing the University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert L
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1917 Centre Praying Colonels Football Team
The 1917 Centre football team represented Centre College in the 1917 college football season and began a string of unparalleled success for the school. The first two games were coached by Robert L. Myers, and the rest by Charley Moran. According to Centre publications, "Myers realized he was dealing with a group of exceptional athletes, who were far beyond his ability to coach. He needed someone who could the team justice, and found that person in Charles Moran." In 1916, Myers became coach at his alma mater Centre after coaching at North Side High School in Fort Worth, Texas. His team there included future Centre stars Bo McMillin and Red Weaver, who were recruited by boosters to Somerset High School in Kentucky where they joined up with Red Roberts. Also at North Side were Sully Montgomery, Matty Bell, Bill James, and Bob Mathias. McMillin kicked and made his only ever field goal attempt to defeat Kentucky 3 to 0. Edgar Diddle was a halfback on the team. Schedule Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1915 College Football Season
The 1915 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing Cornell, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Pittsburgh as having been selected national champions in later years. Only Cornell (named by four major selectors) and Pittsburgh (named by one) claim national championships for the 1915 season. Conference and program changes Conference establishments * The Southwest Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, later known as the Southwest Conference, began its first season of play in 1915. The league had eight founding members in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. *The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, now a Division III conference, began football play in 1915. Membership changes Rose Bowl The Rose Bowl was played for the first time since its inception on January 1, 1902, following the 1901 season. Washington State defeated Brown, 14–0. The game has been played annually ever since. Conference standi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 College Football Season
The 1912 college football season was the first of the modern era, as the NCAA implemented changes to increase scoring: *Teams were given ''4 downs'' instead of ''3 downs'' to gain ten yards *The value of a touchdown was increased from ''5 points'' to ''6 points'' *The field was reduced from ''110 yards'' to ''100 yards'', and ''end zones'' of ten yards were added *Kickoff was made from the ''40 yard line'' rather than midfield. Conference and program changes Conference changes *Five conferences began play in 1912: **Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association – an active NCAA Division II conference **'' Little Five Conference'' – active through the 1917 season **''Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association'' – active through the 1925 season **Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – an active NCAA Division II conference; now known as the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association **''South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association'' – active th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910 Central University Football Team
The 1910 Central University football team represented Central University—now known as Centre College—as an independent during the 1910 college football season. Led by second-year head coach M. B. Banks, the team went undefeated, beating Tennessee, Tulane, and Sewanee Sewanee may refer to: * Sewanee, Tennessee * Sewanee: The University of the South * ''The Sewanee Review'', an American literary magazine established in 1892 * Sewanee Natural Bridge * Saint Andrews-Sewanee School See also * Suwanee (disambiguati .... The team claimed an SIAA title, since Vanderbilt did not play them. Schedule References Central University Centre Colonels football seasons College football undefeated seasons Central University football {{collegefootball-1910-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 California Golden Bears Football Team
The 1920 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1920 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Andy Smith, the team compiled a 9–0 record (3–0 against PCC opponents), shut out seven of nine opponents, won the PCC championship, defeated Ohio State in the 1921 Rose Bowl, and outscored its opponents by a total of 510 to 14. There was no contemporaneous system in 1920 for determining a national champion. However, Cal was retroactively named as the national champion by the College Football Researchers Association, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, National Championship Foundation, and Jeff Sagarin. Olin C. Majors was the team captain. Guard Tim Callahan was a consensus first-team selection on the 1920 All-American football team. Two other players received All-America recognition: end Harold Muller (New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Princeton Tigers Football Team
The 1920 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. They finished with a 6–0–1 record, shut out four of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 144 to 23. the sole blemish on the team's record was a 14–14 tie with Harvard in a road game in Boston. Bill Roper was the head coach for the seventh year. Keene Fitzpatrick, Frank Glick, and Jack Winn were assistant coaches. Henry Callahan was the team captain. There was no contemporaneous system in 1920 for determining a national champion. However, Princeton was retroactively named as the co-national champion by the Boand System and Parke H. Davis. The 1920 California Golden Bears football team were selected as national champion by the majority of selectors. Two Princeton players, quarterback Donold Lourie and tackle Stan Keck, were selected as consensus first-team players on the 1920 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Harvard Crimson Football Team
The 1920 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In its second year under head coach Bob Fisher, the Crimson compiled an 8–0–1 record, shut out seven of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 208 to 28. There was no contemporaneous system in 1920 for determining a national champion. However, Harvard was retroactively named as the co-national champion by the Boand System. The majority of selectors have chosen California (9–0 record) as the national champion for 1920. Harvard guard Tom Woods was selected as consensus first-team player on the 1920 All-America team. Other notable players on the 1920 Harvard team included halfback George Owen, fullback Arnold Horween, back Frederic Cameron Church Jr., center Charles Frederick Havemeyer, guard James Randolph Tolbert, and tackle Robert Minturn Sedgwick. Schedule References Harvard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and universities in the United States and Canada and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The organization is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Until 1957, the NCAA was a single division for all schools. That year, the NCAA split into the University Division and the College Division. In August 1973, the current three-division system of Division I, Division II, and Division III was adopted by the NCAA membership in a special convention. Under NCAA rules, Division I and Division II schools can offer scholarships to athletes for playing a sport. Division III schools may not offer any athletic scholarships. Generally, larger schools compete in Division I and smaller schools in II and III. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
