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John Gagliardi has done something no other human being has ever done. He has coached college football teams to 449 wins in 59 collegiate seasons.

John has only coached at two places in his 59-year college football-coaching career. John’s first assignment was at Carroll College in Helena, Montana during the 1949 to Continue reading…

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Austin Texas is the home of the high and mighty Texas Longhorn football team. The Longhorns are and have always been a perennial powerhouse in the sport ? one of the most elite college football teams in the nation. Since 1998, Mack Brown currently heads the pack of Longhorns as their football coach, and home games are played at the Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin. Championships and accomplishments Though considered a powerhouse, Continue reading…

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The Boston College Eagles college football team was established in 1892, when the college agreed to set up the team upon the request of Joseph O?Connell and John Drum, the latter becoming the team?s first coach. Since its inception the team has proven its worth as a formidable opponent, having won many of its matches among its long-standing rivals, the College of the Holy Cross and the University of Notre Dame. The team has also been ranked high in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) standings in recent years In addition, the Boston College Eagles have been Continue reading…

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The BCS (short for Bowl Championship Series) system is meant to determine who plays in the National title game. Only the top two college football teams will be selected. This system was created in 1998 as a way to select the top two teams for the national level games. Initially, when considering the best system to adopt, Continue reading…

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A reader asked:

I know that the first college football games were more related to rugby and soccer. And the first intercollegiate game was held on November 6, 1869 and was between Rutgers and Princeton. How did the Princeton football team get to Rutgers? How did the other college football teams arrive at their games?

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