WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile
America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6: FIRST COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME
Profile America -- Friday, November 6th. The first intercollegiate football
game was played on this date in 1869, between Rutgers and Princeton in New
Brunswick, New Jersey. The game, which resembled soccer more closely than
today's college football, was won by Rutgers, 6 goals to 4. A few years
later, representatives from Rutgers, Princeton, Columbia and Yale met to
formulate the first intercollegiate rules for the increasingly popular game,
including the number of players and the size of the field. Today, there are
619 college football teams across the country, and their games are attended by
nearly 49 million people annually. Additional, millions watch the games of
their favorite teams on television. You can find these and more facts about
America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at http://www.census.gov.
Sources: Kane's Famous First Facts, 7315
440 International Calendar of Events
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009, t. 1204
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S.
Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready
to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look
under the "Newsroom" button).
SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau
Rick Reed of the U.S. Census Bureau, +1-301-763-2812, fax: +1-301-763-3762,
Richard.Thomas.Reed-at-census.gov
