In New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers College defeats Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey), 6–4, in the first official intercollegiate American football game.

New Brunswick, New Jersey

City in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US

New Brunswick is a city in and the county seat of Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A regional commercial hub for Central New Jersey, the city is both a college town and a commuter town for residents commuting to New York City within the New York metropolitan…

Rutgers University

Public research university in New Jersey

Rutgers University, officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College and was affiliated with the Dutch Reformed Church.…

Princeton University

Private university in Princeton, New Jersey, US

Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial…

1869 college football season

American college football season

The 1869 college football season was the first season of intercollegiate football in the United States. The teams played using improvised rules more closely resembling soccer and rugby than modern gridiron football, it is traditionally considered the inaugural college football…

College football

College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur student-athletes at universities and colleges. It was through collegiate competition that gridiron football first gained popularity in the United States.

November 6

Day of the year

November 6 is the 310th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 55 days remain until the end of the year.