American Football At The Summer Olympics
American football was featured in the Summer Olympic Games demonstration programme in 1904 and 1932. College football was played at the 1904 Olympics, which was played at Francis Field, but was, in reality, college teams playing each other as part of their regular seasons. The sport was eventually played officially as a demonstration sport only once, in 1932. Though American football has not been played in the Olympics since then, various American football players have participated in the Olympics. The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) oversees the IFAF World Championship, which is an international tournament, which itself is held every four years. In 2013, the International Olympic Committee gave provisional recognition to The International Federation of American Football, setting up a possible vote on its future participation in the Olympics. In 2015, American Football was not included in the 2020 additions. 1904 Summer Games Saint Louis University and ...
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American Football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with possession of the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with the ball or passing it, while the defense, the team without possession of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs or plays; if they fail, they turn over the football to the defense, but if they succeed, they are given a new set of four downs to continue the drive. Points are scored primarily by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts for a field goal. The team with the most points at the end of a game wins. American football evolved in the United States, ...
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American Indian Boarding Schools
American Indian boarding schools, also known more recently as American Indian residential schools, were established in the United States from the mid 17th to the early 20th centuries with a primary objective of "civilizing" or assimilating Native American children and youth into Euro-American culture. In the process, these schools denigrated Native American culture and made children give up their languages and religion. At the same time the schools provided a basic Western education. These boarding schools were first established by Christian missionaries of various denominations. The missionaries were often approved by the federal government to start both missions and schools on reservations, especially in the lightly populated areas of the West. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries especially, the government paid religious orders to provide basic education to Native American children on reservations, and later established its own schools on reservations. The Bureau ...
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2015 IFAF World Championship
The 2015 IFAF World Championship was the fifth instance of the IFAF World Championship, an international American football tournament. The United States hosted the tournament. Seven teams had confirmed their participation for the tournament in Canton, Ohio. The tournament was to be hosted by Stockholm, Sweden with all games to be taken place at the new Tele2 Arena, but on 19 December 2014, the local organizing committee for the Stockholm 2015 VM Amerikansk fotboll announced that it could not raise the sponsor structure to run the event and thus had to cancel. USA Football then stepped in and announced the Championships would be held at the Fawcett Stadium, Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton. Several days later both the Germany national American football team, German and Austria national American football team, Austrian teams announced they would not be able to attend the 2015 Championships citing the increased financial costs of travelling to the United States and also ques ...
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West Virginia Mountaineers Football
The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University (also referred to as "WVU" or "West Virginia") in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of college football. West Virginia plays its home games at Milan Puskar Stadium on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. The Mountaineers have won or shared a total of 15 conference championships, including eight Southern Conference titles and seven Big East Conference titles. The Mountaineers compete in the Big 12 Conference and are led by head coach Neal Brown. History Early history (1891–1949) The West Virginia University football program traces its origin back to November 28, 1891 when its first team fell to Washington & Jefferson 72–0 on a converted cow pasture. Despite its humble beginning, West Virginia enjoyed a 25–23–3 overall record prior to 1900, which proved to be a fruitful century of Mountaineer football. The early 1900s brought about early successe ...
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Kansas Jayhawks Football
The Kansas Jayhawks football program is the intercollegiate football program of the University of Kansas. The program is classified in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks are led by head coach Lance Leipold. The program's first season was 1890, making it one of the oldest college football programs, and the oldest team in the state of Kansas. The team's home field is David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, which opened in 1921 and is one of the oldest college football stadiums in the nation. Until 2014, Memorial Stadium was one of the few football stadiums in Division I that had a track encircling the field. The track was removed in 2014, as the University's newly built Rock Chalk Park sports complex opened for use by the school's outdoor track and field team. In 2019, immediately adjacent to the west of the stadium, the University of Kansas Football Indoor Practice Faci ...
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1904 Texas Longhorns Football Team
The 1904 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwestern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SWIAA) during the 1904 college football season. In their second year under head coach Ralph Hutchinson, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 6–2, with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, and outscored opponents by a collective total of 219 to 88. Schedule References Texas Texas Longhorns football seasons Texas Longhorns football The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate team representing the University of Texas at Austin (variously Texas or UT) in the sport of American football. The Texas Longhorns, Longhorns compete in the NCAA Division I Football ...

1904 Indiana Hoosiers Football Team
The 1904 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1904 Western Conference football season. In their seventh season under head coach James H. Horne, the Hoosiers compiled a 6–4 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 116 to 84. Schedule References Indiana Indiana Hoosiers football seasons Indiana Hoosiers football The Indiana Hoosiers football program represents Indiana University Bloomington in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football and in the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers have played their home games at Memorial Stadium since 1960 ...

Drury Panthers
The Drury Panthers are the athletic teams that represent Drury University, located in Springfield, Missouri, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Panthers compete as members of the Great Lakes Valley Conference for all 18 varsity sports. Drury has been a member of the GLVC since 2005. Varsity teams List of teams Men's sports (9) *Baseball *Basketball *Cross country *Golf *Soccer *Swimming and diving *Tennis *Track and field *Wrestling Women's sports (9) *Basketball *Bowling *Cross country *Golf *Soccer *Softball *Swimming and diving *Tennis *Track and field *Volleyball National championships The Panthers have twenty-three NCAA team national championships, the fourth-most among active Division II athletics program ( Saint Augustine's, Adams State, and Florida Southern have more). Team (23) Individual teams Baseball Baseball, in hiatus since the 1970s, was reorganized for the 2007 season by new head coach Mark Stratton. Bill Virdon was the first Panther ...
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1904 Sewanee Tigers Football Team
The 1904 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South in the 1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Schedule Players Line Backfield References Sewanee Sewanee Tigers football seasons Sewanee Tigers football The Sewanee Tigers football team represents Sewanee: The University of the South in the sport of American football. The Tigers compete in NCAA Division III as members of the Southern Athletic Association. Three Sewanee Tigers are members of the ...

1904 Illinois Fighting Illini Football Team
The 1904 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1904 Western Conference football season. Coached by Arthur R. Hall, Justa Lindgren, Fred Lowenthal, and Clyde Matthews, the Illini compiled a 9–2–1 record and finished in fourth place in the Western Conference. Guard Charles A. Fairweather was the team captain. Schedule Awards and honors * Claude Rothgeb, end :* Third-team selection by Walter Camp for the ''Collier's Weekly'' 1904 College Football All-America Team :* Selected as an All-American by Fred Lowenthal, coach of the University of Illinois * John M. Haselwood, guard :* Selected as an All-American by Fred Lowenthal References Illinois Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football The Illinois Fighting Illini football program represents the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subd ...
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