Today's Tidbit... When It Rains, It Punts, 65 Times
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Football fans who enjoy oddball stories from the game's history are familiar with the 1939 Texas Tech-Centenary game played in Shreveport, Louisiana. Played in a torrential downpour, the rain-soaked field made it difficult to run or pass, so the teams repeatedly punted the ball to one another until they did so 77 times, setting a still-standing record for combined punts in a game. Game records were set for most punts by a player, most punting yards by a player, most punt returns by a player, and most punt return yards by a player, as were eight other records. Today, the game holds the NCAA record for most records set in one game.
Today's Tidbit... When It Rains, It Punts, 65 Times
Today's Tidbit... When It Rains, It Punts, 65…
Today's Tidbit... When It Rains, It Punts, 65 Times
Football fans who enjoy oddball stories from the game's history are familiar with the 1939 Texas Tech-Centenary game played in Shreveport, Louisiana. Played in a torrential downpour, the rain-soaked field made it difficult to run or pass, so the teams repeatedly punted the ball to one another until they did so 77 times, setting a still-standing record for combined punts in a game. Game records were set for most punts by a player, most punting yards by a player, most punt returns by a player, and most punt return yards by a player, as were eight other records. Today, the game holds the NCAA record for most records set in one game.