| Edition |
First Scribner hardcover edition. |
| Description |
ix, 260 pages : maps ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-245) and index. |
| Contents |
Rutgers 6, Princeton 4 : November 6, 1869 : "You men will come to no Christian end" -- Notre Dame 35, Army 13 : November 1, 1913 : "Like a prayer" -- Minnesota 21, UCLA 3 (Rose Bowl, Ohio State votes to decline invitation) : January 1, 1962 : "An irascible man" -- Notre Dame 10, Michigan State 10 : November 11, 1966 : "Kissing your sister" -- Texas 15, Arkansas 14 : December 6, 1969 : "Does your conscience bother you?" -- Michigan 24, Ohio State 12 : November 22, 1969 : "The leaders and the best" -- Alabama 14, Penn State 7 (Sugar Bowl) : January 1, 1979 : "Bear's way" -- Miami 31, Nebraska 30 (Orange Bowl) : January 2, 1984 : "The resolution will be televised" -- Miami 58, Notre Dame 7 : November 30, 1985 : "In the air tonight" -- Texas 41, USC 38 (Rose Bowl) : January 4, 2006 : "The ballad of Reggie Bush" -- Boise State 43, Oklahoma 42 (Fiesta Bowl) : January 1, 2007 : "My blue heaven" -- Texas Tech 39, Texas 33 : November 1, 2008 : "Jokerman" -- Auburn 34, Alabama 28 (Iron Bowl) : November 30, 2013 : "Get behind me, Saban" -- An epilogue : Penn State 14, Miami 10 (Fiesta Bowl) : January 2, 1987 : "The grand experiment". |
| Summary |
Presents a cultural history that highlights the key moments, games, personalities, and scandals of American college football, tracing how it grew from a rugby offshoot to a part of the country's national identity. |
| Subject |
Football -- United States -- History.
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College sports -- United States -- History.
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SPORTS & RECREATION / Football.
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SPORTS & RECREATION / History.
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SPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports.
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| ISBN |
9781451627817 (hardback) : $25.00 |
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1451627815 (hardback) |
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9781451627824 (trade paperback) |
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