NFL Origins
when did the NFL begin?
19th century
When did the NCAA begin?
1906
When was the NFL draft created
What does the NFL stand for
National Football league
what game was modified to create the rules of football?
Rugby
When was the NFL founded
1920
Who founded the NCAA
Theodore Roosevelt
2000
What does AFL stand for?
Australian Football League
what year did the first super bowl occur?
1967
what was the NFL first called?
APFA (american professional football association)
Who won the first NCAA football playoff
Ohio State
When was instant replay passed?
1986
What does IFL stand for?
Indoor football league
what was so special about the 1958 NFL championship game?
They say it was the "greatest game ever played"
Walter Chauncey Camp
what teams played in the first college football game?
Princeton and Rutgers
When was the first Ice bowl game?
1967
What does WAFL stand for?
Women's American Football League
why is it called "foot"ball?
people in the middle ages considered any sport played on "foot" to be called football
Who was the NFL first president
Jim Thorpe
What president wanted to ban football?
Teddy Roosevelt
when was the immaculate reception?
1972
What does the XFL stand for?
Extreme football league
How much was the AAA player named William heffelfinger paid to play in the game?
$500