The following is a list of historically significant college football games. Games included on this list are single
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football in the United States, American football rules first gained populari ...
games that have historical impact to the sport of college football.
Inclusion on this list requires games of significant historical "firsts" and/or otherwise significant impact to the sport itself, such as significant rules changes or initiation of long-standing ceremony. Historically significant games should be prominently discussed in major historical accounts of college football. Games that may be significant only to a particular team's fan base should not be listed here.
Games are listed in chronological order. The name of the winning team is in bold.
See also
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History of American football
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Game of the Century (college football)
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AP Poll#No. 1 vs. No. 2
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List of NCAA college football rivalry games
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List of college bowl games
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College football on television
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College Football Hall of Fame
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List of NCAA football records
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Total offense
Yards per game, season
: FBS: 474.6 – David Klingler, Houston, 1990, 11 ...
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Bowl Championship Series
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List of NCAA conferences
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is divided into three divisions based on scholarship allocation. Each division is made up of several athletic conference, conferences for regional league competition. Unless otherwise noted, chang ...
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List of college athletic conferences in the United States
In college athletics in the United States, institutions typically join in conferences for regular play under different governing bodies.
Varsity sports
There are several national and regional associations governing the varsity teams of colleges ...
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List of the first college football game in each US state
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References
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