It has been a long time since veterinary college teams took the field, but that time existed in football's past, just like the business college and medical, dental, and law school teams that existed before 1910.
Turning things back to my own team (as I'm wont to do), Willie Heston was NC State's first major brush with football fame. Heston coached the Farmers during the 1906 season you mentioned, but left Raleigh about 10 days before their final Thanksgiving Day game vs Virginia Tech, taking a $100 (about $3k now) pay-cut to do so. Heston was originally supposed to participate in a Michigan alumni vs Chicago football game, but it was canceled last second. The regrouped and participated in the All-Western All-Stars - Masillon Tigers game instead. I never knew they had a tune-up game before.
Heston had remained notably skeptical the new rule changes of 1906. His conservative play style (eschewing new open formations and instead preferring old-style kicking or mass plays) led the Farmers to their most ties in school history, finishing the season 3-1-4 despite considerable perceived talent returning to campus. He doubted the changes improved player safety, remarking to Michigan training staff pre-season "You'll have to train a squad on how to carry stretchers." His doubts were likely reinforced by the injury he sustained in the Masillon-All Stars game, after which he swore to never play football again; as best I can tell, he held true to that claim.
That is great information. Thanks. To confirm, the AWAS boys appear to have scrimmaged Chicago Veterinary rather than played a game, per an 11/28/06 article in the Indianapolis New.
Yes, and they were one of St. Louis's victims in 1906. Another was ASO, the Osteopathic college in Kirksville, MO. They had some strong teams and beat Mizzou at least once.
You may be interested in reading about the Eutectics of The University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis (formerly known as the St. Louis College of Pharmacy).
Who knew there were so many Med teams in the Windy City other than the Gridiron Indiana Jones himself! For my CVC mascot suggestion, I hate to say this as someone who podcasts from the Pigpen, but a favorite cadaver of vet and bio students is of the swine variety. So I'm going with the Hogs
Top dog! Like rented mules! Beat a dead horse! New York Vets! This is your most animated item ever!!
Turning things back to my own team (as I'm wont to do), Willie Heston was NC State's first major brush with football fame. Heston coached the Farmers during the 1906 season you mentioned, but left Raleigh about 10 days before their final Thanksgiving Day game vs Virginia Tech, taking a $100 (about $3k now) pay-cut to do so. Heston was originally supposed to participate in a Michigan alumni vs Chicago football game, but it was canceled last second. The regrouped and participated in the All-Western All-Stars - Masillon Tigers game instead. I never knew they had a tune-up game before.
Heston had remained notably skeptical the new rule changes of 1906. His conservative play style (eschewing new open formations and instead preferring old-style kicking or mass plays) led the Farmers to their most ties in school history, finishing the season 3-1-4 despite considerable perceived talent returning to campus. He doubted the changes improved player safety, remarking to Michigan training staff pre-season "You'll have to train a squad on how to carry stretchers." His doubts were likely reinforced by the injury he sustained in the Masillon-All Stars game, after which he swore to never play football again; as best I can tell, he held true to that claim.
That is great information. Thanks. To confirm, the AWAS boys appear to have scrimmaged Chicago Veterinary rather than played a game, per an 11/28/06 article in the Indianapolis New.
The Kansas City Medics had Nebraska's number in the late 1890's ..
Yes, and they were one of St. Louis's victims in 1906. Another was ASO, the Osteopathic college in Kirksville, MO. They had some strong teams and beat Mizzou at least once.
You may be interested in reading about the Eutectics of The University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis (formerly known as the St. Louis College of Pharmacy).
https://eutecticsports.com/landing/index
No football team, but they do have 18 intercollegiate varsity sports and are NAIA members. Maybe they even had a football team in their distant past?
Eutectic describes the scientific process of combining two solids to form a liquid. An obvious choice for a nickname. lol
Let's go, Euts!
Who knew there were so many Med teams in the Windy City other than the Gridiron Indiana Jones himself! For my CVC mascot suggestion, I hate to say this as someone who podcasts from the Pigpen, but a favorite cadaver of vet and bio students is of the swine variety. So I'm going with the Hogs