Today's Tidbit... Factoid Feast VIII

As discussed in Factoid Feasts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII, my searches through football history sometimes lead to topics too important to ignore but too minor to Tidbit. Such nuggets are factoids, three of which are shared today.

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Am I Blue?

Earlier this week, I wrote a story about the Boston University football program, which led me to review some old Terrier yearbooks. One had the image below of several UConn players tackling a BU player.

UConn has helmets with dark and light sides. (1966 Boston U yearbook)

As seen in the image, Connecticut could not decide whether to wear blue or white helmets in 1965, so they chose to wear both.

This small act gave UConn the distinction of having the ugliest blue thing in football until Boise State installed its blue field.

Football's White Lines

For many years, the NCAA rulebook was the law for all levels of football, so the 1928 NCAA rulebook applied to high school, college, and pro football. Rule 1 described the various lines that defined a football field, and Section 2 of the rule informed everyone that those lines should be white.