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Report of the AC's (USU) First Football Game (1892)
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Report of the AC's (USU) First Football Game (1892)
I thought some of you might enjoy this report of USU's (then the Agricultural College) first football game against the U. While it appears some faculty and students at the AC played each other on campus in 1891, this game was the first intercollegiate game for the AC. Here is the write-up from one of the two local paper's (The Journal).
"The great football game has been played. The Agricultural
College boys met the University students and the
latter are the former's.
In this city there is no disappointment over the
result- i.e., after the University people had departed.
The score stood twelve for the Agriculturalists and
nothing for anybody else.
The University team wore brown pants, white
jumpers, red stockings and a smile of confidence.
The home team wore clothing to protect them from
the weather. In other words, they dressed as each man
pleased.
Back and forth the two teams surged and the excitement
grew apace. Blood flowed , mud splashed and
hearts fluttered.
To an unsophisticated spectator it might have been
taken for a rough and tumble fight.
Finally the game ended and the score was
announced with many cheers for the victorious students
of the Agricultural College."
Enjoy.
"The great football game has been played. The Agricultural
College boys met the University students and the
latter are the former's.
In this city there is no disappointment over the
result- i.e., after the University people had departed.
The score stood twelve for the Agriculturalists and
nothing for anybody else.
The University team wore brown pants, white
jumpers, red stockings and a smile of confidence.
The home team wore clothing to protect them from
the weather. In other words, they dressed as each man
pleased.
Back and forth the two teams surged and the excitement
grew apace. Blood flowed , mud splashed and
hearts fluttered.
To an unsophisticated spectator it might have been
taken for a rough and tumble fight.
Finally the game ended and the score was
announced with many cheers for the victorious students
of the Agricultural College."
Enjoy.
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Re: Report of the AC's (USU) First Football Game (1892)
Now that was awesome! Thank you. Made my day.JSHarvey wrote: ↑May 14th, 2021, 11:16 amI thought some of you might enjoy this report of USU's (then the Agricultural College) first football game against the U. While it appears some faculty and students at the AC played each other on campus in 1891, this game was the first intercollegiate game for the AC. Here is the write-up from one of the two local paper's (The Journal).
"The great football game has been played. The Agricultural
College boys met the University students and the
latter are the former's.
In this city there is no disappointment over the
result- i.e., after the University people had departed.
The score stood twelve for the Agriculturalists and
nothing for anybody else.
The University team wore brown pants, white
jumpers, red stockings and a smile of confidence.
The home team wore clothing to protect them from
the weather. In other words, they dressed as each man
pleased.
Back and forth the two teams surged and the excitement
grew apace. Blood flowed , mud splashed and
hearts fluttered.
To an unsophisticated spectator it might have been
taken for a rough and tumble fight.
Finally the game ended and the score was
announced with many cheers for the victorious students
of the Agricultural College."
Enjoy.
Good thing some of our current Aggie board members were not there. They would still be complaining about the “agriculturists’” uniforms...or lack thereof.
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Re: Report of the AC's (USU) First Football Game (1892)
Always loved that. Thanks for posting it.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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Re: Report of the AC's (USU) First Football Game (1892)
Classic. Man, writing was much more simple back then.
Straight to the point.
Straight to the point.
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Re: Report of the AC's (USU) First Football Game (1892)
That spirit of that game lives on in our beloved troutputz it seems like to me. Tougher than old leather and ready for another round.
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