Football History

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This Week in College Football History give a look into the history of college football from a given weeks and gives short stories of great historical events that happened on each given day in the past. This give article is a look at what has happened in football history between October 3^rd and 9^th over the past 143 years, all of which are courtesy of The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame.

 

All of the following was researched and reported by NFF Communications Assistant Zach Barnett.

 

On October 7^th, 1995 No. 12 ranked Penn State University held the lead most of the game against No. 5 Ohio State University. In the last 1:42 left to play college football hall of fame inductee, Eddie George had a 6-yar score which allowed for Ohio State to take the victory over rival Penn State.

 

The first time in 31 all-time meetings between Georgia Tech and Clemson University, both tams were ranked in the top. 10. This game was played on October 3^rd, 1956. Georgia Tech was ranked number 7 while Clemson was ranked number 6.

 

NFF chairman and College Football Hall of Famer Archie Manning became the first player in college football history to throw for 300 yards and rush for 100 yards in the same game. This game was played on October 4^th, 1969, Ole Miss played Alabama.

 

Air Force and College Football Hall of Fame coach Fisher DeBerry beat Notre Dame on October 5^th, 1985. This was the 4^th-straight meeting between the two schools that Air Force came out as victorious.

 

On October 6^th, 1980 “Northern Illinois tailback Stacey Robinson set an NCAA record with 287 first-half rushing yards.” He gained 114 rushing yards in the first quarter and 173 in the second. Robinson finished with a school record (at the time) and a current fourth with 308 yards.