College Football History

The history of college football through photos.

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November 11, 1967, at the Astrodome.

35–18 victory for the No. 10 Houston Cougars over the Memphis State Tigers.

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1976 Tangerine Bowl

Oklahoma State 49, BYU 21

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1971 Rose Bowl

The Stanford Indians of the Pacific-8 Conference upset the second-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference by a score of 27–17.

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Bob Griese of the Purdue Boilermakers. 1967 Rose Bowl winners.

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The University of Iowa Hawkeyes upset the 19th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones 12–10 on September 17, 1977, at Kinnick Stadium, renewing the intrastate rivalry after a 43-year hiatus.

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The California Golden Bears defeated the Hawaii Rainbows 17–12 on November 30, 1968

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West Virginia vs Virginia Tech 1979

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Lamar Lundy (1954-57) was the first African American to receive a football scholarship to Purdue.

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Penn State vs Colorado 1970

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Colorado State vs Wyoming 1976

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Texas Longhorns running back Earl Campbell against Texas A&M. 1977.

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Georgia 23 — Georgia Tech 14
November 26, 1966

Coached by Vince Dooley, Georgia won to finish the regular season 10–1, share the SEC Championship with Alabama, and defeat SMU in the Cotton Bowl.

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1899 LSU Tigers football team

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Orange Bowl 1/2/1984

Nebraska quarterback Turner Gill passing against Miami.

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North Carolina vs North Carolina State 1960s

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A victorious Ole Miss football player being kissed by a cheerleader after the Cotton Bowl 1956.

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1979 Texas Longhorns

Bill Acker and Steve McMichael

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November 12, 1960: Miami Hurricanes defeated the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame 28-21 in front of a homecoming crowd of 58,062 fans at the Orange Bowl. It was Miami's first victory over Notre Dame.

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Bear Bryant and Joe Namath.

Alabama Crimson Tide 1964.

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1960 Missouri football