Oct. 19th - 125th Anniversary for UNI Football

[ronfitch]

"Is the most interesting game in Panther football history the first game ever?

On Oct. 19, 1895, 11 Iowa State Normal School players with no coach traveled south from Cedar Falls to Cedar Rapids to take on Coe College. It was the first game of a 125-year tradition of UNI Football that includes undefeated seasons, Hall of Fame coaches and players, FCS playoff appearances, NFL MVPs, a national championship game appearance, and countless other events that have impacted countless lives.

The game was the first of 1162 Panther football games to date, and according to UNI record books, it was the first win, a 12-10 victory, but in the Coe College media guide, the game is listed as a 10-10 tie."

Entire read:

https://unipanthers.com/news/2020/10/19/uni-celebrates-the-125-anniversary-of-panther-football.aspx

[UNIAlum95]

That's a great story. I nice read on some UNI football history.

[vbfan19]

The game was the first of 1162 Panther football games to date, and according to UNI record books, it was the first win, a 12-10 victory, but in the Coe College media guide, the game is listed as a 10-10 tie."

for those not reading the article, scoring in those days was 4 points for a touchdown and 2 points for the conversion kick.
Iowa State Normal School trailed 10-6 in the second half when they scored a touchdown, tying the score at 10 apiece, but after scoring the TD, instead of bringing the ball out for the conversion attempt, as was protocol, the player threw the ball in celebration. One official ruled that this forfeited the conversion attempt while the other official said that the conversion could be attempted (and that attempt was evidently successful), but the two officials couldn't come to an agreement. And neither team scored again after that.
thus the two different scores being reported.

[sevelev711]

There's only one way to settle this: have a game with Coe, right here, right now. I see literally nothing wrong with this idea.

[Big Cats]

Might be able to beat the Georgia Tech vs Cumberland score.

[vbfan19]

There's only one way to settle this: have a game with Coe, right here, right now. I see literally nothing wrong with this idea.

if the basketball team can play D3 opponents, why not football?
gotta play by 1895 rules, though

[GonzoCat]

Interesting that UNI's long history of getting screwed by refs goes all the way back.