Football Timeline

1st College Football Games

Nov 6, 1869

Princeton and Rutgers universities met in New Brunswick, New York

Big 10

Jan 11, 1895

Seven mid-western universitie presidents including James H. Smart met at the palmer house in Chicago to establish the Intercollegiate Conferance of Faculty Representatives now called Big Ten Conferance.

NFL

Aug 20, 1920

NFL was established

1st NFL Playoffs

Dec 17, 1932

Bears beat the Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 indoors at Chicago StadiumThey played indoors due to weather.

1st Hiesman Trophy Winner

Jan 11, 1935

Jay Berwanger won the first Hiesman Trophy.He went to the University of Chicago.

1st NFL DRAFT

Feb 8, 1936

The first NFL Draft was held at Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philidelphia. Jay Berwanger was the fist player to be taken in an NFL draft.

AFL

Jan 18, 1960

The NFL split up into two devisions the east and western conferance.

First Super Bowl

Jan 15, 1967

Greenbay Packers vs Kansas City Chiefs. Greenbay won 35-10.It was called the championship games.

The Two Conferances

Jan 18, 1970

In 1970 the AFC AND NFC got together to make what we know today.

Mario Williams

May 24, 2006

He was drafted to the Houston Texans in 2006.He was a DE from N Carolina State with 40 tackles

Clay Mathews

Apr 5, 2009

he was drafted to the greenbay packers.

NFL MVP

Feb 6, 2010

Tom Brady was the NFL's MVP FOR 2010.

BIG 10 mvp

Jan 13, 2011

Denard Robinson QB for Michigan won the Big Ten Award. He rushed for an NCCA QB record of 1,643 yards and 14 touchdowns.

2011 Super Bowl

Feb 6, 2011

The Pittsbug Steelers vs Greenbay Packers. Packers won 31 to 25. It was in Cowboy Stadium in Arlington,Texas.

2011 NFL DRAFT

Apr 29, 2011

Cam Newton was a first round draft pick.He was a QB for Auburn and now a QB for the Carolina Panthers.

Hiesman 2011

Dec 10, 2011

RGIII or Robert Griffin the Third playing for Baylor wins the Hiesman. He threw for 3,998 yards and 36 touchdowns that season. LaMicheal James was a Hiesman Trophy.