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A ll A round C ollege F ootball The first college football game took place on the afternoon of November 6, 1869 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. (It could not have taken place at night, since the first practical light bulbs were still a few years away from being invented, actually just a few miles from the site of the game.) A few of the lads from the College of New Jersey, which would later be renamed Princeton University, traveled 17 miles north to take on the Queensmen of Rutgers University. The home team prevailed 6–4, in front of roughly 100 spectators. In a foreshadowing of the deeply rooted passions that would envelop the sport, the visiting team’s players were literally run out of town by the Rutgers fans.

Words to Understand charismatic having a lot of charisma: an ability to charm, inspire, and lead people distinguishes separates, shows the differences between governing body an organization or association that works to create rules and structures for a large group of similar organizations (in this case, college athletic departments)

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