| Nearly 100 spectators gathered around a field
in New Brunswick, N.J., on Nov. 6, 1869 to witness a game unlike
anything seen before. The competition between Rutgers and
Princeton was "replete with surprise, strategy, prodigies of
determination and physical prowess," to use the words of one
player. On that day 140 years ago, the Scarlet Knights defeated
Princeton, 6-4, but more importantly, the players left a lasting
legacy that would evolve into the great spectacle of
intercollegiate football. To honor the birth of an American
institution, the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic created a holiday held
annually on the first Saturday of November. Join us in
celebrating the sixth annual NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAY. Wear
your lapel pin on Saturday, Nov. 7, and pay tribute to this
significant event in our country's history. |
