Today's Tidbit... Football Before Points-Based Scoring
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The 1882 Penn football team picture included a guy wearing a top hat, but that was not the weirdest thing about the season during which the Quakers finished with a 2-5 record. Looking back, the oddest thing about the season was that football used an equivalency-based scoring system borrowed from rugby in 1876. Rule 7 covered scoring
Today's Tidbit... Football Before Points-Based Scoring
Today's Tidbit... Football Before…
Today's Tidbit... Football Before Points-Based Scoring
The 1882 Penn football team picture included a guy wearing a top hat, but that was not the weirdest thing about the season during which the Quakers finished with a 2-5 record. Looking back, the oddest thing about the season was that football used an equivalency-based scoring system borrowed from rugby in 1876. Rule 7 covered scoring