football football team represents collegiate level football team competes affiliated presidents athletic conference founding team played home games college field renamed number players named players elected players gone play professionally including elected national_football_league nfl 1920s decade team team coached best known coaches football history including founded team quickly known drawing large crowds defeating number prominent football teams faculty administration expressed concern strength team efforts reduce influence players 1910s suggested presidents teams nation greatest achievement team history presidents appeared rose bowl playing heavily favored california golden bears scoreless tie college football evolved 1930s 1940s presidents fell far larger competitors able offer scholarships players controversy poor play football team lack play larger teams contributed resignation college president 1950s team joined presidents athletic conference 1980s team learned thrive environment winning number conference championships regularly qualifying playoffs history early history development athletics began students formed charging members membership fee went fund athletics football team played game november win game inaugural season remains disputed day schools claiming victory controversy erupted clock management team impression game left field lead continued play scored touchdown extra point disputed victory college community interest sport grown considerably stronger opponents team paid coach special train washington pittsburgh chartered carry fans students watch victory semi team developed college community especially certain members faculty began express concerns influence college sports especially use semi professional students openly professional football player played football returning incident caused faculty adopt college eligibility requirements student athletes time activities football team successful season finale exposition park pittsburgh largest crowds western pennsylvania history overflow crowd watched defeat country athletic club september game marked birth big time football lost eventual national champions counted moral victory missing starters new eligibility requirements game college football team history wear numbered uniforms new residency requirements near dissolution early 1900s football fever swept student body leading college administration steps integrate sport educational framework including development new governance structure new faculty athletic committees instituted minimum year residency requirement combat students created alumni coach system coaches sympathetic educational objectives college football program danger dissolved crushing debt proposed term student fee fund team proposal met initial resistance student body team manager beloved student solicitor able convince students accept fee agreed residency rule blamed contributing losses instituted student athlete requirements including ban use preparatory students increase entrance requirements stringent system recording new rules highlighted growing tension athletics academics orchestrated group alumni football supporters professors brought faculty committee having support athletic programs time winchester serving france world war wells maintained hearing object athletics way run event known nationally winchester wells case investigated book step investigation state american colleges bob era new chapter football history began head coach recruited away team manager early high point came team held scoreless tie team posted record highest scoring team nation season featured scoreless tie yale defeat victory broke lions game winning streak earning entire school day celebrate season team able hire trained athletic coaches players named americans sportswriter suggested notre dame new big college football instead traditional grouping princeton yale harvard penn squad lost harvard_university fans score kick hit won game share mythical national championship squad saved face seventh team defeat yale_university decisive victory game received national press coverage team received personal note left coach penn alma mater following season succeeded led team record seasons took team season ended record world war shortened season coached team decade earlier returned second stint team coached went regular season defeating syracuse victory rival celebrated day canceled classes inspirational speeches best team east invited rose bowl play best team west undefeated heavily favored california golden bears begun best team college football history afford send men cross country trip mortgage home pay way rose bowl team play men entire game train ride continued prepare men caught pneumonia finish journey reserve player away train fed smuggled trip available fill roster spot opponents season margin defense held golden bears potent offense led points downs completed passes yards rushing disputed plays rose bowl history rushing touchdown overturned penalty called play slipped fell way scoring sure touchdown contest ended scoreless draw game notable time small school represented rose bowl team featured rose bowl freshman play charlie west african american play quarterback team captain inducted rose bowl hall fame finished season share mythical national championship determined best games football history came november spectators polo grounds new_york halftime west sparked comeback won game final play defeated powerful time home victory ivy league team left coach replaced legendary coach stayed season moving coach teams continued play defeat best teams country defeated college college indoor night game held spectators great depression decline football program like rest college football program struggled result decreased enrollment funding depression tenure college president student faculty athletic committees heavily debt approaching gate receipts football games committees main source income fallen team began larger schools traditionally played report showed athletics program like programs colleges held large fund donations alumni businessmen totaling year extreme case funded college expenses football players plus performers alleviate problem president baker proposed wholly separate athletic funds general college funds creating athletic council control athletic program spite defeat proposal original report commended creating institutional controls including limiting tuition room board baker office amid student strike partially fueled frustration declining sports programs baker successor personally popular baker able bring control athletic program reducing number scholarships limiting practice playing powerhouse football teams played games rivals west_virginia later athletic program reorganized athletic director practice awarding athletic scholarships abolished created new governing structure athletics unlike plan proposed baker decade earlier new composed faculty members students responsibility student income ticket sales govern hiring payment coaches new system intended unite athletics programs faculty athletic governance responsibility students create freshman football program football coach member advocating return scholarship model blaming alumni interest college team poor performance college time result player time athletics took half student activity fee attempt stabilize fiscal picture athletic budget cut significantly freshman football boxing discontinued plan worked 1940s athletic finances stabilized signaled end football team games larger schools football team disbanded world war athletic director took football coaching duties things began look late 1940s native chose offers larger football programs nicknamed dominant highest scoring total country group best nation plague injuries fifties generally poor football president faced budget limited athletic scholarships need spread remaining scholarships sports bright spot drafted 29th round nfl draft making players drafted competed presidents previously independent members conference joined presidents athletic conference teams similarly poor save championship second place finish ncaa aligned football conference structure joined resurgence present john lucky took team began resurgence led freshman running presidents qualified playoffs team post season appearance rose bowl team nationally ranked barely missed taking championship won secured bid playoffs lose undefeated united team won advanced playoffs defeated inches snow game called greatest playoffs played teams successful teams securing share championship team making playoffs presidents led running advanced lose team returned game losing presidents won championships advanced playoffs times team record fourth victories time period alumni notable players members football team received individual honors including conference mvp awards team conference selections football players named players received ncaa post graduate scholarship additionally football team produced americans academic americans past years number players achieved notoriety collegiate professional football leading scorer college football named american joined american named american team american teams college football hall fame member member consensus american consensus american mvp member american team member won controversial nfl championship played elected named americans named american team later coach football team member american teams future pittsburgh head coach member american teams little american graduate seven year professional career early 1950s named pro times pittsburgh mayor time leading college history coaches team head coaches coach started playing organized football played season head coach coaches led playoffs coaches plus coached teams won presidents athletic conference championship team played rose bowl tied heavily favored california golden bears time leader seasons coached games coached wins current coach highest winning percentage coach 1890s years head coach worst winning percentage coaches inducted coaches inducted current coach season tradition lore missed game team physician total straight games record time halftime ceremony october commemorate straight game called football fan graduated rivalries history football team rivalries schools including rivalry heightened fact located dry county making trip nearby washington game event students verse hail west_virginia fight song refers line black crimson gold blue rivalry nearby oldest prolific presidents holding time record rivalry dates season season records team successful early years ending seasons winning records served head coach times total seasons different decades team went hiatus seasons world war presidents won presidents athletic conference championship coached seasons leadership team began year streak winning seasons running
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