In the 1880s, East Coast bias in college football could not be avoided ... including 11 players per side and a line of scrimmage in 1880, downs and yards to gain in 1882 and a point system ...

Editor’s note: Throughout the offseason, The Athletic is celebrating the 150th anniversary of college football, one decade at a time. For more on the 1880s, read Matt Brown on the best players ...

Starting in 1880, Walter Camp, a Yale player now known as the father of American football, introduced a series of changes to make the game more strategic. Unfortunately, some ended up making the ...

An indignant editorial on "Harvard Indifference Towards Athletics", appearing in a November issue of the CRIMSON in 1880, shows the extent of neglect to which the sport had fallen. The pitiful ...