1904 Univ. Michigan vs. Univ. Chicago football game - Part 1

[NuisanceMan]

This game seems to have been played before they invented the "skills positions"...

[CoachG1000]

C.W. Sullivan was bullshitting during that kickoff...lazy fuck.

[Abdulziz98]

Brett Favres rookie year

[area51lover]

GO BLUE

[area51lover]

GO BLUE

[TheKassicRock]

Elway was a rookie, right?

[gfmelo1910]

Where's the ball? :P

[skull9111]

its north american rugby

[quietriotfan1976]

Anyone have a copy of the first ever baseball game? I think that was the one where Omar Vizquel had a hit and stole two bases.

[helli3yte]

im taking bets now.

[skinheadfunboy]

Maybe Kevin Gilbride, Giants "Offensive" offensive coordinator, should take a look at these films and get some ideas on how to make plays for a ground and pound offense and utilize running backs a bit more.

[GregWalkerZzZ]

Will u ppl lay off the no-pads vs pads case already? American Football is not about hitting each other anymore. I think we've gone a long way from that pointless macho headbutting game. Now it's about precision, right mechanics, footwork, accurate coordination and a shitload of hard work. Anyone who thinks that football is less of a sport because we don't hit each other like there's no tomorrow is insecure as fuck (and probably has a small pecker!). And dont misunderstand me, I enjoy all sports.

[ludehead]

What were Favre's stats in this game?

[vaibanez17]

Am I imagining things or are lots of people getting hurt? This is real man's football...not today's wussy sport

[beerborn]

I'm amazed. I don't see one black player in this video.

[danvid5]

how is that college football they look 40 years old

[njdx1]

This is hard to see on my end. Dude do you have this in HD? Please repost in HD.

tia

[answerstolucky]

Hey, there's Joe Pa!

[bangylong22]

take 2 250-300 pound linebackers vs 2 of rugbys toughest players (im not sure what the average weight is) without pads and see who wins. all im sayin is without pads, alot of football players would be leaving with broken ribs and what not.

[jafarkay]

@bangylong22 actually what people dont realise is it is the pad that make the impact look so hard. EVER NOTICE HOW THEY BOUNCE UP IN THE AIR WHEN U HIT THEM ! YEP THATS JUST THE PADS.... REMOVE THE PADS AND THE PLAYER WOULDNT EVEN THINK OF GOING AT THE OTHER PLAYER SO HARD.... THATS WHY RUGBY IS A TRUE SPORT BECAUSE NO PADS AND THEY ARE USING REALL BODY IMPACT. not pad impact..

[paladin313]

@jafarkay I hate to break the news to you, but, in those days, they didn't wear pads! it was quite a brutal game, AND THEY HIT JUST AS HARD! Before you go saying things like that, study your history, and the history of the game of football and how all forms of the game, from soccer to Aussie rules, came to be. Each has a rich history,and not one game to me is better than the other, for I enjoy them all.

[sixsixxsixxxx]

@paladin313 WRONG...today's players are so much bigger and faster that the collisions are much more violent and bone-jarring. If players today played with little padding and leather helmets there would be deaths on the field. Hate to break it to you, but all that "how much tougher the old-timers were" is a bunch of myth and bullshit, as is a whole lot you hear about the so-called "good old days". You are blinded by legend not facts, my friend.

[hailhopes]

@sixsixxsixxxx they actually did die on the field sometimes. A lot more then they do now, even president Teddy Rosvelt had to step in and band the famous V formation. It cause several death on the field

[paladin313]

@sixsixxsixxxx No, YOU need to get your facts straight! Football was MUCH MORE violent then! It was said, in those days, to be a footballer, you had to be a good boxer, and a fair wrestler. In fact, 1905, was the worst year for football in America. If memory serves me right, there were 118 injuries, many permanent, and 18 deaths. The Flying Wedge was responsible for much. It was so bad, Pres. Teddy Roosevelt told the colleges to either make it safer or he would ban it! Check you facts!

[theman211294]

@paladin313 I think what he is trying to say is that the players today are much bigger and stronger making the game more violent but really today refs would be calling twice as many penalties because the game was so much more tougher.

[bebomac5]

@paladin313 Their were 33 deaths in 1909.

[lutherheggs]

I was at this game!

[goosoid]

I dont understand why you are all so impressed. This is what Rugby players do week in, week out. You just learn not to go into tackles in such a crazy way, and how to protect yourself, and other people. I am not saying Rugby is a better game,, but the 2 platoon system and all the gear is what has made football what it is. These guys just got out there and played the game for the full 60 minutes. I would watch the 1 platoon fast game, but not a 3 hour event with 60 mins of play.

[Ramona817]

wow, somebody has a tape of this!?

[LeanaJoH76]

Man! I bet there was a lot of broken backs and broken necks back in those days. Wow! That's gutsy to play without the right gear on.

[CLERadio4Me]

Amazing how fast they line up and snap the ball again.

[thatguy0987]

this is basically rugby, they have no pads lol

[unlvrebelx]

US National Archives is where he got it. They have this one and two Princeton vs Yale games.

[BigBretHarris]

Yep. They have a lot of early films on the National Archives site. So old that its copyright-free.

[danimal43026]

Note the lines on the field running in both directions, creating a grid. That is where the term "gridiron" came from. In an effort to cut down injuries from the two sides just pounding at each other, a rule was implemented requiring the ball carrier to go sideways at least 5 yards from where the ball was snapped before crossing the line of scrimmage. The vertical lines on the field were a way to measure that.

[NUCharley]

U Chicago left the Big Ten so Michigan state could join. However, they have an agreement that Chicago can rejoin the Big Ten at any time and Michigan State would have to leave

[Frank12knarF]

Actually, Chicago dropped football in 1939 and left the Big Ten completely in 1946 because their president felt academics were more important than big time sports. Michigan State joined the conference in 1949/50. The agreement you speak of is in regards to the Big Ten adding a twelfth member, and supposedly they need to get Chicago's approval of any addition because they still have close ties with the conference. Nobody would get kicked out, everyone has a good relationship within the leage.

[Frank12knarF]

Chicago dropped football in 1939 and left the Big Ten altogether in 1946 because their president felt academics were more important than big time athletics. Michigan State joined in 1949/50. The agreement you speak of supposedly requires Chicago's permission should the Big Ten add a 12th member, since U of C still has very close ties with the other schools. No school would get booted out either because they have pretty good relationships within the league.

[vprygoski]

The University of Chicago is still part of the academic consortium (Committee on Institutional Cooperation) that also includes the Big Ten sports schools. They are not part of the athletic conference because they play at the Division 3 level and the Big Ten is Division 1. The Maroons would get clobbered if they tried to match up with the Big Ten teams of today.

[vprygoski]

This game was played at Regents Field, not Ferry Field. Regents Field was the original U of M football venue and was located where Schembechler Hall is today. Ferry Field was/is a bit north of there. I say "was/is" because it still technically exists as an outdoor track facility, although the stadium structure was torn down long ago. The old main gate with "Ferry Field" at the top was preserved and can be seen on State Street.

Go Blue!!!!

[fol2005]

um... no

[NittanyBlue2002]

When will the big shots in Park Ridge come to their senses and do the right thing? The University of Chicago (Founding Father of the historic BIG11TEN Conference) should be presented with an invitation to return as our 12th and final Conference member.

[BerlinRebel80]

Das ist Geschichte!!!

[johnemeyers]

Dude----great stuff. Questions:

1. Where on earth did you get this?

2. When will you post part 2?

3. Did Thomas Edison actually film it?

4. Where was it being played?

[Deteriorata]

I can answer #4 at least. They are most definitely playing at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor. The Press Box was quite distinctive.

Michigan won, 22-12, by the way, on their way to a 10-0 record and 4th straight national championshiop.