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

From my grandparent's home movies. This appears to be at least two early football games in the 1920s; the first played at Yankee Stadium and the second, an Army-Navy game played at the Polo Grounds, both in NYC. The transition takes place about the 45 second point.

From tubage07:
The football game at Yankee Stadium is: 11/12/1927 Army 18 - Notre Dame 0 80,000 attendance

From lollar:
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."

Thanks!

According to Wikipedia, Army-Navy games were played at the Polo grounds in 1913, 1915, 1916, 1919-21, 1923, 1925 and 1927 so I would think it was one (or more) of those years.

You'll see some football, the crowds, marching bands at half-time, the Army mule and the Navy mascot, a goat, and cheerleaders. The sign you see at :21 says "Please remain seated until the cadets march off, when game is over."

See also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sx59PWzgJw

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• yankee
• stadium
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• polo
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• nyc
• notre
• dame
• 11/12/1927

[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!

[lipwak]

Cool!

[lipwak]

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

Thanks all!

[lipwak]

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

[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]

@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.

[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.

[WhiteCamry]

lipwak,

The Navy mascot was a goat.

[quickandcool]

can u get this video with audio?