Haverford Fords football
| Haverford Fords football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1879 |
| Last season | 1972 |
| Location | Haverford, Pennsylvania |
| Colors | Red and Black |
| Rivalries | Swarthmore |
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] College athletic director James Babbitt was an important figure in the 1905 rules negotiations that brought the forward pass, 10-yard first down and other innovations into the game.[6]
Haverford no longer has a team. The school ended the football program in 1972, after only 9 players joined the team of the expected 30, an insufficient number to field a team. This resulted in the cancellation of all eight games scheduled for the 1972 season.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Lack of Players Cancels Football at Haverford". The New York Times. September 15, 1972.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 17, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Haverford Is Victorious.; Conquers Its Ancient Rival, Swarthmore, by 10 to 7". The New York Times. November 26, 1916.
- ^ "Long lost football team recalled by its star lineman". April 17, 2021.
- ^ "Haverford Vs. Swarthmore 1894 - First Known Action Shot Of A College Football Game". June 29, 2021.
- ^ Fichman, Michael (Fall 2012). "Football Furor". The Magazine of Haverford College. p. 13. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "Frontline: Retrospect". July 10, 2008.
- ^ "Lack of Players Cancels Football at Haverford". The New York Times. September 15, 1972.