2 1920s football games (Yankee Stadium, Army-Navy Polo Grounds)

[fore3113]

Looks like Yankee Stadium but maybe not

[YANKEEBOY114]

I know others have commented already, but this is definitely Yankee Stadium. The buildings in the background and the columns/deck facing at 0:15 give it away.

[tubage07]

The football game at Yankee Stadium is:

11/12/1927 Army 18 - Notre Dame 0 80,000 attendance

[lipwak]

@tubage07 Wow, thanks!

[lipwak]

@tubage07 Wow, thanks!

[tubage07]

@lipwak

There were only 3 football games played in Yankee Stadium before the LF stands were extended (the renovations started in March 1928) that drew enormous crowds as we see in this video, They were all Army-Notre Dame games, one each in 1925, 1926, and 1927. The LF billboards at the back of the bleachers match those from the 1927 WS. Therefore, the game was played on the 1927 date indicated. If you Google "Football Games at Yankee Stadium", the 2nd link down is a good reference.

[alonenjersey]

This is some serious rare footage. Any idea what those great seats cost back then? Thanks for sharing.

[WhiteCamry]

lipwak,

The Navy mascot was a goat.

[53knights]

wow, i didnt know that even in the 20's that college football could get a full capacity crowd like that. thats incredible!

[njdx1]

Dude learn how to post ok? Your audio is f***d up. You can't hear the announcer or the crowd. Idiot learn how to post and dont waste my time

[WallyWaymond]

Dumbass, this is a home video which he stated. This would not contain announcer audio nor any audio for that matter especially also the fact it is from the 1920's jackss. You just wasted my time explaining that!!!

[quickandcool]

can u get this video with audio?

[iwiwil]

@njdx1 its a home video taken from the 1920's, cameras back then didnt have the ability to record voice, as you can see, the videos are taken from in the crowd, and the fact that he could even convert this to be able to be put on youtube is amazing as it is.

[lollar]

Yankee Stadium is featured until the 0:45 mark. That footage was taken between 1923-1928. If you look down the left field line you will notice the upper deck doesn't expand around the corner into the outfield. That edition wasn't added until the baseball offseason of 1927-'28. So it is likely pre-1927....

The Polo Grounds footage was taken no earlier than 1924. You can see a shot of the CenterField clubhouse and grandstand, which was added in '23-'24....these were proly taken between 24-27

[southparkfan2717]

Football teams playing in baseball stadiums is coming back. There are a number of games scheduled at the new Yankee Stadium, and there is talk about a college game at Wrigley Field.

[panhandleman2]

-- Here is a list of the possible games below.... 1913 Army 22, Navy 9 at Polo Grounds 1915 Army 14, Navy 0 at Polo Grounds 1916 Army 15, Navy 7 at Polo Grounds 1919 Navy 6, Army 0 at Polo Grounds 1920 Navy 7, Army 0 at Polo Grounds 1921 Navy 7, Army 0 at Polo Grounds 1923 Army 0, Navy 0 at Polo Grounds 1925 Army 10, Navy 3 at Polo Grounds 1927 Army 14, Navy 9 at Polo Grounds 1930 Army 6, Navy 0 at Yankee Stadium 1931 Army 17, Navy 7 at Yankee Stadium

[nationalpride]

That's awesome. Love Old School Football, that's why my team runs a very old style offense, not quite the Single Wing, but very similar.

[ajawofcopan]

oh wow it actually is the Polo Grounds in Manhattan. You can easily make out the baseball field - they didn't even cover the infield. What year is this?

[korybeats]

You dummy. That is Yankee Stadium. You can see the old hotel thats on the concourse at 0:09 to 0:13 seconds

[IsCumaFut2]

this is great i am from ireland i love photos of old sports games, by the way when did the ymove the posts to the back of the touchdown area. because in rugby they have them at the front and i know they had them there too before

[travismpsu12]

they moved them in 1974 for a couple reasons. first bcuz of safety reasons (it seems kind of dumb tho bcuz its supposed to be a dangerous sport), second bcuz teams would kick field goals all the time and ppl wanted to see more touchdowns. Basically the whole sport of football went down the drain when public interest grew. Its supposed to be about the players but now football serves the needs of the fans first it seems. Canadian football still has them at the goal line tho still. hope this helps!

[IsCumaFut2]

thank you for that because i have american friends here and they couldn't tell me at all. one guy siad 1927. but 1974 wow. i saw a thing about miami being the onyl team to ever win it 100% fantastic. we;ve a team here in ireland Shannon RFc who won the all-ireland rugby league 3 years in a row and 1 of teh seasons 100% and lost 2 games in the thre if i said it correctly to do it in those both games is and achievment

[jlees88]

that is some very awesome footage.

i love watching old stuff like that.

[ubersoxfanjpm]

It's both, it starts out showing Yankee Stadium, very very old yankee stadium, as in pre-1937, and then at 0:45, it switches to the polo grounds.

[1400deadwood]

Very nice video.

[Nitroman08]

great classic footage

[wwwmsu]

Thanks goodness for the internet. Yes the first is at Yankee Stadium. I went and looked at some photos, the goal post is a dead give away. Polo grounds only had goal post at home plate. Also at the polo grounds they put up temp bleachers for football in front of the centerfield club house. Good going guys!

[Tjmaye3]

Frojinator is correct. The 1st game shown is at Yankee Stadium...but probably not Army-Navy. The 2d is Army-Navy at Polo Grounds.

[Tjmaye3]

Been to both stadiums in early 60's and this sure does look like the old Polo Grounds. (Look at the height between levels 1 and 2). Army played Navy there 9 times between 1913 and 1927. The teams played at Yankee Stadium in 1930 and 1931. Beat Navy!

[judesan59]

Frojinator is right. Two games. First, Yankee Stadium (goalpost on first base), then Polo Grounds (goalpost on home plate). See andrewclem dot com, baseball.

[jeremybloom1115]

u can tell that the first one isnt the polo grounds cuz it doesnt have the indent in centerfield for the clubhouses

[Salpointe06]

I'd literally give any appendage for the chance to see a game at the Polo Grounds... so much happened there, all the history... its a shame baseball today cannot be what it used to be back in the days of the Polo Grounds, Crosley Field and Ebbets Field...

[ghs45]

One of the joys of gathering fragments of those things that took place is we get to remember how great things were In the summer time as kids we got to see a game for a dime through the CYO Soda was 5 cents and a hot dog was a dime My first game was betwen the Boston BEES AND THE NY Giants TODAY THEY ARE THE ATLANTA Braves

[bluepastry]

cool, what a stadium, what  a history

so many teams played there

[frojinator]

This film is of two different games. The first 45 seconds is of a game played at Yankee Stadium. The rest is an Army-Navy game played at the Polo Grounds. Note the different goal post placements. Terry Walters

[lipwak]

Cool!

[billythenye1992]

wow thats cool, i never knew they played football there....i love learning about the old ballparks makes me wish i could go back and visit this era in time to go see places like this.

[lipwak]

OK. I'll hold off on setting it in stone...

Thanks all!

[phatphelix]

Actually, I take that back. The scoreboard & the look of the outfield really do look like Yankee Stadium. But that would put this game in the 30s, not the 20s.

[lipwak]

OK. I'll go with your vote. Thanks!

[phatphelix]

That is DEFINITELY the Polo Grounds.

[lipwak]

Could be. I was guessing. Thanks!

[byrd56]

Great film. Polo Grounds, though, looks more like Yankee Stadium.