Haverford Fords football
Haverford Fords football | |
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First season | 1879 |
Location | Haverford, Pennsylvania |
Rivalries | Swarthmore |
Colors | Red and Black |
The Haverford Fords football team represented Haverford College in college football. The team started in 1879, just the third school in Pennsylvania to field a football team.[1][2] The team was rivals with Swarthmore.[3][4] The 1894 game claims to have the first "action shot" photograph of a game.[5] Haverford no longer has a team. The school ended the football program in 1972.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Lack of Players Cancels Football at Haverford". The New York Times. September 15, 1972.
- ^ https://tripod.swarthmore.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=01TRI_INST:SC&search_scope=SC_All&tab=Everything&docid=alma991012377669704921
- ^ Times, Special to The New York (November 26, 1916). "HAVERFORD IS VICTORIOUS.; Conquers Its Ancient Rival, Swarthmore, by 10 to 7". The New York Times.
- ^ "Long lost football team recalled by its star lineman". 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Haverford Vs. Swarthmore 1894 - First Known Action Shot Of A College Football Game". June 29, 2021.
- ^ "FRONTLINE: Retrospect". 10 July 2008.
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