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History of College Football

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History of College Football 1880-1889

SCHOOLS WHOSE FIRST GAME WAS BETWEEN 1880-1889

1880-1889

1881 Dartmouth Big Green Ivy League

1881 Kentucky Wildcats SEC 

1882 California Golden Bears Pac-12 

1882 Minnesota Golden Gophers Big Ten 

1885 Cincinnati Bearcats American 

1887 Cornell Big Red Ivy League

1887 Indiana Hoosiers Big Ten 

1887 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Independent 

1887 Penn State Nittany Lions Big Ten 

1887 Purdue Boilermakers Big Ten 

1888 Duke Blue Devils ACC 

1888 Miami (OH) RedHawks MAC 

1888 North Carolina Tar Heels ACC 

1888 USC Trojans Pac-12 

1888 Virginia Cavaliers ACC 

1888 Wake Forest Demon Deacons ACC 

1889 Iowa Hawkeyes Big Ten 

1889 Syracuse Orange ACC 

1889 Washington Huskies Pac-12 

1889 Wisconsin Badgers Big Ten 

Yale Bulldogs, 1888 National Champions

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